Die ekonomie minuut

Daar was die afgelope naweek effens paniekerige verslagdoening oor die stand van die regering se finansies. Die Sunday Times het gesê die geld is nou op. ʼn Beter verduideliking is om te sê dat die regering heelwat meer sal moet leen as waarvoor hulle begroot het, maar wat beteken dit vir ons almal?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

There was slightly panicked reporting about the government's finances this past weekend. The Sunday Times said the money had now run out. A better explanation is to say that the government will have to borrow a lot more than they budgeted for, but what does that mean for all of us?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Verlede week is die interessante aanwysers eers laat in die week bekende gemaak en het dit nie die Minuut gehaal nie. Ek wil vandag ʼn kort opsomming gee van Juliemaand se Produsenteprys inflasiesyfer, ABSA en die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek se Aankopebestuurdersindeks en Naamsa se nuwe voertuigverkopesyfers vir Augustus. Die syfers sê iets oor die vraag- en die aanbodkant van die ekonomie.

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Last week, the interesting indicators were only released late in the week and did not make it to the Minute. Today I want to give a brief summary of July's Producer Price inflation figure, ABSA and the Bureau of Economic Research's Purchasing Managers' Index and Naamsa's new vehicle sales figures for August. The figures say something about the demand and the supply side of the economy.

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

Errors and omissions are my own.

ʼn Nuwe navorsingsnota uit die RESEP groep by Stellenbosch Universiteit gee ʼn oorsig van van die impak van die Covid-19 pandemie op die Suid-Afrikaanse arbeidsmark. Dit evalueer ook die beleid wat gevolg is. Daarin lê ʼn belangrike vraag oor die voorsetting van die Presidensiële Indiensneming Stimulusprogram en die volhoubaarheid van die fiskale posisie waaroor ek gister gepraat het.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

A new research note from the RESEP group at Stellenbosch University provides an overview of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the South African labour market. It also evaluates the policy that has been followed. Therein lies an important question about continuing the Presidential Employment Stimulus Program and the sustainability of the fiscal position I spoke about yesterday.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Sedert die Covid pandemie probeer die regering die fiskale posisie konsolideer. Dit beteken dat hulle probeer om besteding te beperk om die begrotingstekort en staatskuld onder beheer te bring. Die afgelope twee jaar was hulle gelukkig om meer belastinginkomste in te vorder as waarvoor hulle begroot het, maar die Minister gaan nie hierdie jaar ʼn meevaller kry nie. Gister het die Tesourie parlementariërs ingelig oor die stand van sake by die openbare ondernemings en dit lyk nie goed nie.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Since the Covid pandemic, the government has been trying to consolidate its fiscal position. This means that they are trying to limit spending to bring the budget deficit and government debt under control. In the past two years, they were lucky to collect more tax revenue than they had budgeted for, but the Minister is not going to get a windfall this year. Yesterday the Treasury briefed

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Errors and omissions are my own.

Baie ontleders het verwag dat die Sjinese ekonomie sterk gaan herstel nadat hulle Covid-inperking opgehef is. Dit het nie gebeur nie en die aanwysers bly teleurstellend. Wat is aan die gang en wat gaan die impak wees op ons hier in Suid-Afrika?

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

Foute en weglatings is my eie.

Many analysts expected the Chinese economy to recover strongly after their Covid restrictions were lifted. This did not happen and the indicators remain disappointing. What is going on and what will be the impact on us here in South Africa?

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

Errors and omissions are my own.