Die week se ekonomiese nuus is oorheers deur Desembermaand se inflasie data en die vooruitsig van ʼn repokoers verhoging volgende week. Die ander aanwysers: Novembermaand se mynbou-produksie en kleinhandelverkope los mens met gemengde gevoelens.

This week's economic news was dominated by December's inflation data and the prospect of a repo rate hike next week. The other indicators: November's mining production and retail sales leave one with mixed feelings.

Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister Desembermaand se verbruikerprysindekssyfer bekend gemaak en inflasie het met 5,9% gestyg. Ekonome verwag ʼn verhoging van die repokoers by volgende week se vergadering van die monetêre beleidskomittee.

Statistics South Africa released its December consumer price index figure yesterday and inflation increased by 5.9%. Economists expect an increase in the repo rate at next week's meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.

Die Business Partners Kleinsake-indeks wat sakevertroue onder kleinsake-ondernnemings meet is hierdie week bekend gemaak. Dit wys dat slegs 33% van die kleinsake-ondernemings wat einde verlede jaar aan ʼn opname deelgeneem het, vertroue gehad het dat hulle besigheid oor die volgende 12 maande gaan groei. Hulle is bekommerd oor kontantvloei, stygende brandstofkoste, die beskikbaarheid van vaardighede, en moeilike ekonomiese omstandighede.

The Business Partners Small Business Index, which measures business confidence among small businesses, was released this week. This shows that only 33% of the small businesses that participated in a survey at the end of last year had confidence that their business would grow over the next 12 months. They are concerned about cash flow, rising fuel costs, the availability of skilled workers, and difficult economic conditions.

Saam met Desembermaand se Verbruikersprysindeksdata is daar ook twee ander aanwysers om hierdie week dop te hou: mynbouproduksie en kleinhandelverkope.

Along with December's Consumer Price Index data, there are also two other indicators to watch this week: mining production and retail sales.

Hierdie week se belangrike aanwyser is Desembermaand se verbruikersprysindeks en die inflasiekoers. Ekonome voorspel dat rentekoerse hierdie jaar tussen 3 en 5 keer met kwart persentasiepunte verhoog gaan word om inflasie te beveg. Daar is ʼn paar dinge om te verduidelik.

This week's key indicator is December's consumer price index and the inflation rate. Economists predict that interest rates will be raised by a quarter of a percentage point between 3 and 5 times this year, to fight inflation. There are a few things to explain.