ECONOMIC DIARY SEPTEMBER 25 - 29

THIS COMING week investors will concentrate on South Africa’s production price inflation (PPI), money supply and credit financing data and the latest balance of trade numbers. Globally most countries will release their latest inflation rate data and figures for housing, retail sales, and manufacturing and production data. The US and the UK will also publish their final data on GDP economic growth for Q2.

Domestically:

Thursday, September 28: StatsSA will release the PPI figure for August. Friday, September 29: The Reserve Bank will publish the M3 money supply and private sector credit data for August. The Department of Customs will release the latest Balance of Trade numbers.

Globally

Today: China: Inflation rate – September; Japan: Leading economic index – July; France: Business confidence index – September; Russia: Business confidence index – September.

Tomorrow: UK: Nation-wide housing prices – September; France: Consumer confidence index – September; EU: M3 Money supply – August; US: Crude oil stocks 22/ September.

Thursday, September 28: Germany: Consumer confidence index – October; Germany: Inflation rate – September; Russia: GDP growth rate – August; EU: Business and Consumer confidence indices – September; EU: Economic sentiment index – September; US: GDP growth rate, final – Q2; US: Gas stock change – 23/September.

Friday, September 29: UK: Consumer confidence index – September; GDP growth rate, final – Q2; UK: Current account – Q2; Japan: Inflation rate – August; Germany: Retail sales – August; Unemployment rate – September; France: Inflation rate – September; Household consumption – August; EU: Inflation rate – September; US: Personal income and spending – August.