Die ekonomie minuut

Ons het almal die sms en eposse begin kry met Swart Vrydag spesiale aanbiedinge. Is dit ʼn goeie tyd om aankope te maak, en hoe lyk die vooruitsigte vir die kleinhandelsektor?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

We have all started getting the sms and emails with Black Friday special offers. Is it a good time to make purchases, and what does the outlook look like for the retail sector?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die afgelope week se belangrike aanwyser was die werkloosheidskoers. Dit het effens afgeneem in die derde kwartaal. Hierdie week se groot twee is Oktobermaand se verbruikersprys inflasiesyfer en die Monetêre Beleidskomitee se repokoersbesluit.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

This past week's important indicator was the unemployment rate. It decreased slightly in the third quarter. This week's big two are October's consumer price inflation figure and the Monetary Policy Committee's repo rate decision.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die Harvard Growth Lab se verslag Growth through iIclusion in South Africa is gister wyd in die media bespreek en ek wil graag my twee sent mening gee in daardie gesprek.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The Harvard Growth Lab's report Growth through Inclusion in South Africa was widely discussed in the media yesterday and I would like to give my two cents opinion in that discussion.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Wanneer mens praat oor ekonomiese vooruitsigte vir volgende jaar gaan dit oor ʼn balans van internasionale en plaaslike faktore. Ek wil nie nou enige iets voorspel nie, maar daar is groot veranderinge om ʼn oog op te hou.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

When talking about economic prospects for next year, it is about a balance of international and local factors. I don't want to make any predictions now, but there are major trends to keep an eye on.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Volgens die kwartaallikse arbeidsmagopname het indiensname toegeneem in die derde kwartaal en die werkloosheidskoers afgeneem. As dit te goed klink om waar te wees, onthou dat die maandelikse aanwysers wat wys dat die ekonomie swaar gekry het in die derde kwartaal, wys dat die sektore waar produksie afgeneem het, ook dié is waar werke verlore gegaan het, spesifiek vervaardiging en mynbou. Maar wat weet ons dan van die werk wat geskep is?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

According to the quarterly labour force survey, employment increased in the third quarter and the unemployment rate decreased. If it sounds too good to be true, remember that the monthly indicators showing that the economy struggled in the third quarter show that the sectors where production declined are also those where jobs were lost, specifically manufacturing and mining. But then what do we know about the jobs that were created?

This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.