Die dae is lank, maar die weke is kort en more is al die eerste Augustus. Hierdie week se ekonomiese aanwysers is Juniemaand se kredietverlening aan die privaatsektor, die handelsbalans, ABSA en S&P Global se aankopebestuurdersindekse vir vir Julie.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The days are long, but the weeks are short and tomorrow is already the first of August. This week's economic indicators include private sector credit extension, June’s trade balance, and ABSA and S&P Global's purchasing managers' indices for July.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Daar is twee aanwysers om die week mee af te sluit. Die Amerikaanse Fed het Woensdag hulle beleidskoers weer met 25 basispunte verhoog, maar wat beteken dit vir ons repokoers? Gister het Statistieke Suid-Afrika se roduksieprysindeksdata bekend gemaak en die PPI het in Junie op 4,8% gestaan.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

There are two indicators to close the week with. The US Fed raised their policy rate again by 25 basis points on Wednesday, but what does this mean for our repo rate? Yesterday Statistics South Africa released the producer price index data and the PPI stood at 4.8% in June.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die IMF het gister hulle groeivooruitskatting vir Suid-Afrika verhoog van 0,1% tot 0,3% in 2023. Die Reserwebank het verlede week ʼn vooruitskatting van 0,4% gepubliseer. Ek is bly dat dit dalk nie heeltemal so sleg gaan as wat gevrees is nie, maar daar is ernstige vrae oor volgende jaar en daarna se groeikoerse. Onlangse vervaardigingsyfers en investeringsdata maak mens bekommerd.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The IMF yesterday increased its growth forecast for South Africa from 0.1% to 0.3% in 2023. The Reserve Bank published a forecast of 0.4% last week. I am glad that the growth rate may not be quite as low as feared, but there are serious questions about next year's growth rates and beyond. Recent manufacturing figures and investment data are worrying.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Verlede jaar het die Minister van Handel en Nywerheid teen-stortingstariewe op ingevoerde hoendervleis opgehef om so die prys van ingevoerde hoender te verlaag en verbruikers wat gebuk gaan onder ʼn hoë voedselprysinflasie, te help. Nou doen plaaslike hoendervleisprodusente aansoek dat die tariewe weer ingestel moet word. Mens dink die vraagstuk is so eenvoudig soos, wil die Minister die bedryf of die verbruiker help, maar dit is meer ingewikkeld as dit.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Last year, the Minister of Trade and Industry lifted anti-dumping tariffs on imported chicken in order to reduce the price of imported chicken and help consumers who are struggling with high food price inflation. Now local poultry producers are applying for the tariffs to be reinstated. One thinks the issue is as simple as, does the Minister want to help the industry or the consumer, but it is more complicated than that.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

Die veerkragtigheid van verbruiksbesteding is een van die ligpunte wat die ekonomie aan die gang gehou het die jaar, maar verbruikers is nou onder meer druk as ooit. ʼn Paar verskillende opnames skets ʼn prentjie van hoe dit gaan en wat mense doen om dit deur die maand te maak.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

The resilience of consumer spending has been one of the few things that kept the economy going this year, but consumers are now under more pressure than ever. A number of different surveys paint a picture of how it is going and what people do to make it through the month.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.