| 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Change in Average Purchase P... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 62.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1975 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Change in Average Purchase Prices: Real... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 20.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Change in Average Selling Prices: Reali... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Change in Present Stock in Relation to ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Non Consumer Goods (NC): Business Confi... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 45.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -14.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -32.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Change in Average Purchase Prices: ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Change in Average Selling Prices: R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -16.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: NC: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 32.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Consumer Goods (CG): Business Confidenc... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 80.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 40.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 16.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Change in Average Purchase Prices: ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Change in Average Selling Prices: R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 37.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 49.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CG: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 72.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Change in Business Condition... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -15.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -23.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Growth: Number of People Emp... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -45.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Change in Average Selling Pr... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Overall Profitability of Bus... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Machinery: Change in Present Stock in R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 52.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Construction & Building Material (CB): ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -7.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -4.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -4.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -35.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Change in Average Purchase Prices: ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 79.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Change in Average Selling Prices: R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 39.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: CB: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Textiles, Clothing & Footwear (TC): Bus... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 53.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -4.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 46.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 44.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -5.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Change in Average Purchase Prices: ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 28.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Change in Average Selling Prices: R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 26.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 32.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: TC: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 81.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Food, Beverage & Tobacco (FB): Business... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 87.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 21.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 48.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Growth: Number of People Employed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 33.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1986 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Change in Average Purchase Prices: ... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 40.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Change in Average Selling Prices: R... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 27.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 74.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: FB: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Dec 1985 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Western Cape (WC): Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 68.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 25.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 44.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 48.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Food, Beverage & Tobacco (FB): Empl... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: FB: Change in Average Purchase Pric... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 25.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: FB: Change in Average Selling Price... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 28.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: WC: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Eastern Cape (EC): Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Food, Beverage & Tobacco (FB): Empl... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: FB: Change in Average Purchase Pric... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 98.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: FB: Change in Average Selling Price... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 98.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: EC: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 100.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Kwazulu Natal (KN): Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 31.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 39.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Food, Beverage & Tobacco (FB): Empl... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -44.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: FB: Change in Average Purchase Pric... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -70.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: FB: Change in Average Selling Price... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -30.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -28.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: KN: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 41.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: Gauteng (GA): Business Confidence (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 58.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Change in Business Conditions (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Growth: Sales (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Growth: Orders Placed (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -13.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Food, Beverage & Tobacco (FB): Empl... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -19.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: FB: Change in Average Purchase Pric... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: FB: Change in Average Selling Price... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.000
            
                                        Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Sep 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Overall Profitability of Business (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Jun 2001 - Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                South Africa Business Survey: Wholesale: GA: Change in Present Stock in Relation... (%)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 41.000
            
                                        Jun 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 1995 - Jun 2018
                                     |