The FNB House Price Index growth averaged 0.8% y/y in December, marginally higher than the 0.7% in November (revised from 0.5%), and a low of 0.5% in October.
South African consumers showed cautious but noticeable improvement during the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25). This modest recovery was largely supported by rising real disposable income and successive interest rate cuts, which helped ease financial pressure on households. However, deep-rooted structural challenges, especially in the labour market, continue to hinder a broad-based and sustainable recovery. Here's what the 3Q25 Quarterly Bulletin reveals.
The past week was busy on the economic data front, offering valuable insights into current conditions and potential future trends. We take the opportunity to link these indicators and present a concise view of what we think of prevailing developments and whether they challenge our outlook.
After troughing at 2.1% y/y in May 2020, due to a lockdown-driven fall in demand and statistical imputations, headline inflation accelerated to 5.2% y/y in May of 2021. CPI weights are typically updated at least every five years, in line with international standards. New weights will be introduced with the January 2022 data and the base year will change to December 2020.
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