Die ekonomie minuut

More word Augustusmaand se inflasiekoers bekend gemaak en ekonome verwag dat dit effens hoër gaan inkom as in Julie, op 4,8% of 4,9%. Die drywers is die swak rand, stygings in die brandstofprys, Eskom se tariefverhogings en hoë fases van beurtkrag wat bedryfskoste verhoog. Een van die groot bronne van kommer bly voedselpryse.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Tomorrow August's inflation rate will be announced and economists expect it to come in slightly higher than in July, at 4.8% or 4.9%. The drivers are the weak rand, increases in the price of fuel, Eskom's tariff increases and high stages of load shedding which increase operating costs. One of the major concerns remains food prices.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Hierdie week se ekonomiese nuus gaan oor die nuutste verbruikersprys inflasiesyfer en die Monetêre Beleidskomitee se repokoersbesluit. In Juliemaand het die hooflyn inflasiesyfer op 4,7% gestaan, maar die Reserwebank sal bekommerd wees oor dinge wat dit weer kan verhoog. Ek dink daar is ʼn paar dinge wat ons weet en dan is daar ander

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

This week's economic news is about the latest consumer price inflation figure and the Monetary Policy Committee's repo rate decision. For July, the headline inflation figure stood at 4.7%, but the Reserve Bank will be concerned about things that could raise it again. I think there are a few things we know and then there are other stories in the newspaper.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Volgende week praat ons oor inflasie en die repokoersbesluit, maar ek wil graag hierdie week afsluit met ʼn paar aanwysers. Juliemaand se produksie- en verkope-data vir die vervaardigingsektor en mynbousektor is die week bekend gemaak. BankservAfrica se ekonomiese transaksies indeks vir Augustusmaand was gister in die nuus.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Next week we will talk about inflation and the repo rate decision, but I want to close this week with a few indicators. July production and sales data for the manufacturing sector and mining sector were released this week. BankservAfrica's economic transactions index for the month of August was in the news yesterday.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Bekommernis oor die volhoubaarheid van Suid-Afrika se fiskale posisie het gister weer in koerant-opskrifte weerklink. Dit gaan oor besluite oor owerheidsbesteding, die begrotingstekort en die trajek van die staatskuld.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Concerns about the sustainability of South Africa's fiscal position echoed again in newspaper headlines yesterday. It involves decisions about government spending, the budget deficit and the trajectory of the national debt.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Ek is vandag by die twee-jaarlikse konferensie van die Ekonomiese Vereniging van Suid-Afrika. Dit is waar akademiese ekonome praat oor hulle navorsing en dit is interessant om te sien waarop hulle fokus.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Today I am at the bi-annual conference of the Economic Society of South Africa. This is where academic economists talk about their research and it is interesting to see what they focus on.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.