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South Africa Business Confidence
The South Africa Business Confidence asks companies in South Africa how they judge current business conditions and what they expect for the coming months.
- Importance
- Medium
- Publié
- Quarterly
- Prochaine publication
- Devise
- ZAR · South African rand
- Banque centrale
- The South African Reserve Bank
Derniers chiffres
La dernière publication, pour Q3, est parue le 2026-09-02 et s’est établie à 38. C’est moins que 39 la fois précédente.
Sur les 7 dernières publications, la valeur est allée de 38 à 47, avec une moyenne de 42. Elle a baissé trois publications d’affilée.
| Publié | Pour | Réel | Consensus | Précédent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Q3 | 38 | – | 39 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Q2 | 39 | – | 47 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Q1 | 47 | – | 44 |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Q4 | 44 | – | 39 |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Q3 | 39 | – | 40 |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Q2 | 40 | – | 45 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Q1 | 45 | – | 45 |
Pourquoi c’est important
Confidence leads hiring and investment decisions, so these surveys often turn before the hard data. Germany's Ifo and ZEW, and Japan's Tankan, are among the most market-moving releases for the euro and the yen.
Mode de calcul
Survey answers (better/same/worse) are turned into a balance (positive minus negative answers) or an index around a long-run average of 100; the release separates current conditions from expectations.
Ce que signifient les variations
- The expectations component turns first; watch its direction over several months.
- A gap between strong current conditions and weak expectations often marks a peak.
Supérieur aux attentes : A stronger figure than expected points to a healthier economy: it usually supports the South African rand and local stocks, and can push bond yields up.
Inférieur aux attentes : A weaker figure than expected points to slowing activity: the South African rand tends to soften and markets price in lower rates.
Un bref historique
Business tendency surveys began in Germany (Ifo) and other European countries after the Second World War; the Bank of Japan's Tankan has been run for decades, and the ZEW financial-expert survey since 1991.
Questions
What is the South Africa Business Confidence?
The South Africa Business Confidence asks companies in South Africa how they judge current business conditions and what they expect for the coming months.
What was the latest South Africa Business Confidence?
38 for Q3, published on 2 September 2026.
When is the next South Africa Business Confidence?
On Friday 20 November 2026.
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