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Consumer inflation
Nedbank: Producer Price Inflation
28 Sep. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Producer Price Inflation. Producer inflation better than expected. Producer inflation slowed to 5,1% y-o-y in August, from 5,4% in July, below market expectations of 5,3%. The annual increase can mainly be attributed to the price of electricity, which increased by 13,8% y-o-y and contributed 1,9 percentage points. Other categories which also … Continue reading
SARB Quarterly Bulletin
South African Reserve Bank, September 2012. Introduction Global economic growth decelerated in the second quarter of 2012 with activity slowing across a wide range of advanced and emerging-market countries after having surprised on the upside in the first quarter of the year. Concerns around debt sustainability and austerity programmes in the euro area continued to … Continue reading
Nedbank: Consumer Inflation
21 Jun. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Consumer Inflation. Inflation returned to within the Reserve Bank’s target range in May. Headline inflation fell to 5,7% in May from 6,1% in April, much better than the consensus forecast of 6%. Over the month, average consumer prices increased by 0,1%, with the moderate rise mainly reflecting a 0,2% drop … Continue reading
Nedbank: Producer Price Inflation
27 Apr. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Producer Price Inflation. Producer inflation moderated further in March. Headline producer inflation eased to 7,2% in March from 8,3% in February, beating market expectations of 7,9%. Over the month, producer prices fell by 0,1%, mainly due to lower prices of key agricultural commodities and basic metals. Producer inflation is forecast to … Continue reading
Nedbank: Consumer Inflation
19 Apr. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Consumer Inflation. Inflation moderated in line with market expectations. Headline inflation moderated to 6% in March, slightly down from 6,1% in February and in line with market expectations. On average, retail prices rose by 1,1% over the month, mainly due to higher excise duties on alcohol and tobacco, the 28c/l … Continue reading
Nedbank: Producer inflation
29 Mar. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Producer inflation. Producer inflation moderated by less than expected. Headline producer inflation eased to 8,3% in February from 8,9% in January. The market generally expected producer inflation to moderate to 8%. Over the month, producer prices rose by a relatively large 0,9%. The upward pressure mainly came from mining and … Continue reading
Nedbank: Consumer Inflation
22 Mar. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Consumer Inflation. Inflation surprised on the downside in February. Headline consumer inflation eased to 6,1 % in February from 6,3 % in January, better than the 6,4 % expected on average by the market. Over the month, retail prices rose by 0,6 %, mainly due to a 6,4 % rise … Continue reading
Nedbank: Producer inflation
23 Feb. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Producer inflation. Producer inflation came out lower than expected in January. Producer inflation declined to 8,9% y-o-y in January from 9,8% in December, against consensus forecasts of 9,5%. Over the month, producer prices rose by 0,3% following no change in December, mainly driven by a 0,6% rise in prices at manufacturing … Continue reading
Nedbank: Consumer Inflation
22 Feb. Nedbank Economic Commentary: Consumer Inflation. Consumer inflation rose more than expected in January. Headline consumer inflation rose to 6,3% in January, up from 6,1% in December last year and slightly above the 6,2% expected by the market. Over the month, retail prices rose by 0,6%, mainly due to higher food prices, which jumped … Continue reading
Nedbank Weekly Economic Monitor
20 Feb. Nedbank Weekly Economic Monitor: Review of 13 to 17 February and preview of 20 to 24 February 2012. The rand firmed at the end of the week on higher precious metal prices and improved risk appetite. Retail sales rose by stronger than expected 8,7 % y-o-y in December. Moody’s has downgraded some Eurozone … Continue reading
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