Sjokoladeliefhebbers moet vinnig voorraad aanvul, want die prys van sjokolade gaan vanjaar nog verder styg. Die hoofbestanddeel van sjokolade is kakao en dit lyk of wêreldproduksie vanjaar byna 11% laer gaan wees. Die prys het al verdubbel sedert die begin van die jaar. Dit is ʼn klassieke storie van vraag en aanbod.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

Chocolate lovers need to stock up fast, because the price of chocolate is set to rise even further this year. The main ingredient of chocolate is cocoa and it looks like world production will be almost 11% lower this year. The price has already doubled since the beginning of the year. It is a classic story of supply and demand.

This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

Die Ekonomie Minuut kan nie hierdie week die nuus so mooi volg nie want ek is met vakansie, maar ek het ʼn paar episodes vooraf opgeneem. ʼn Aanwyser wat verlede week verby geglip het was die vierde kwartaal van verlede jaar se kwartaallikse opname van indiensname.

The Economics Minute cannot follow the news this week since I am on holiday, but I have recorded a few episodes in advance.An indicator that slipped by last week was the fourth quarter of last year's quarterly survey of employment.

Die Ekonomie Minuut kan nie hierdie week die nuus so mooi volg nie want ek is met vakansie, maar ek het ʼn paar episodes vooraf opgeneem. Ekonome by PWC het verlede week ʼn nuwe Produktiwiteit Potensiaal Indeks bekend gestel. Dit sluit die gewone maatstawwe soos menslike

The Economics Minute cannot follow the news this week since I am on holiday, but I have recorded a few episodes in advance. Economists at PWC launched a new Productivity Potential Index last week. It includes the usual measures such as human capital, physical capital and innovation, but adds social capital, natural capital and institutions.

Ek is met vakansie, maar die NWU Sakeskool se Beleidsonsekerheidindeks word vandag bekend gemaak en onsekerheid het effens toegeneem in die eerste kwartaal. Dit het baie te make met die verkiesing.

I am on holiday, but the NWU Business School's Policy Uncertainty Index is published today and uncertainty increased slightly in the first quarter. It has a lot to do with the election.