The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s business confidence index fell in April and May, ahead of the elections, snapping a rally that dated back to November 2023
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The president’s focus is on fixing the economy — infrastructure build and local manufacturing are two priority areas
The business climate and South Africa’s economic momentum remain restrained
Manufacturing numbers may be up, but business confidence is low
Despite the rise in business confidence the survey showed actual business conditions remain depressed.
The Business Confidence Index in March surged forward almost 13 points.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s business confidence index has dropped to its lowest level in five months.
Business confidence in the first quarter of 2013 has risen by six points, Rand Merchant Bank and the Bureau for Economic Research has reported.
Business confidence reached a 10-year low last month, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business confidence dropped last month, declining further after a three-year low in March.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business confidence dropped to its lowest point last month since March 2009.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reported a slight recovery in February’s business confidence numbers.
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/ 7 December 2011
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says business confidence stabilised in November — but at low levels.
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/ 6 September 2011
Business confidence dropped to its lowest level in a year in the third quarter of 2011, declining a further nine points from the second quarter.
Confidence in the South African economy rose slightly in June 2011 in spite of shaky spending in the public and private sector.
Business confidence dipped in May to its lowest levels this year, but remains higher in year-on-year figures, says Sacci.
Business confidence in the first quarter of 2011 was positive for the first time in three years, according to an index by Rand Merchant Bank.
South Africa’s business confidence index fell in December on concerns that an economic recovery from a recession will be weak.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index (BCI) has improved to 81,9 in April.
Business confidence was at its lowest level in 10 years, according to the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index published on Wednesday.
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/ 13 January 2009
Business did not experience a good holiday period and retail sales are still down, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday.
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/ 13 January 2009
SA’s business confidence index (BCI) fell to 83,8 points in December from 86,7 points the previous month, reaching its lowest level for 2008.
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/ 10 September 2008
Having fallen by 22 index points over the first half of 2008, the RMB/BER business confidence index declined by 11 points during third quarter.
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/ 4 September 2008
SA’s business confidence index fell to a five-year low of 90,5 in August as weaker local and global economic activity weighed on sentiment.
SA’s business confidence index rose slightly to 92,8 in July from 92,6 in June, although a weaker economic environment continued to exert pressure.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s business confidence index declined further to 92,6 in June.
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s business confidence index declined further to 93 in May from 93,4 in April.