South Africa capacity utilization
South Africa capacity utilization closed down 78.8 as of September 30, 2022 from 77.6 from the previous month and 80.4 from last year.
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South Africa capacity utilization
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | 78.8 |
| 2022-06-30 | 77.6 |
| 2022-03-31 | 77.7 |
| 2021-12-31 | 77.1 |
| 2021-09-30 | 77.9 |
| 2021-06-30 | 79 |
| 2021-03-31 | 74.6 |
| 2020-12-31 | 78.2 |
| 2020-09-30 | 72.8 |
| 2020-06-30 | 60.1 |
| 2020-03-31 | 78.3 |
| 2019-12-31 | 79.9 |
| 2019-09-30 | 80.4 |
| 2019-06-30 | 81.7 |
| 2019-03-31 | 81.7 |
| 2018-12-31 | 81.9 |
| 2018-09-30 | 81.1 |
| 2018-06-30 | 81.1 |
| 2018-03-31 | 81.3 |
| 2017-12-31 | 81.9 |
South Africa Capacity utilization Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the South Africa capacity utilization signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| capacity utilization | za.caputilization | 78.8 | 77.6 | 1.55 | -3.55 | UP | Down | 20 | 2022-12-21 |
South Africa Financial Markets
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE Top 40 | JTOPI | 69675.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72.96 | 1.84 | 4.28 | 4.74 | 6.99 |
| South Africa ETF | EZA | 43.02 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 53 | -0.99 | -2.56 | -0.62 | -2.93 |
| South African Rand US Dollar (ZAR/USD) | ZARUSD | 17.2456 | -50 | -25 | 0 | 45.99 | -0.54 | 1.47 | -0.4 | 11.16 |
| South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield | ZA.10Y | 10.29 | -50 | -50 | 0 | 43.25 | -2.09 | 0.34 | -0.53 | 11.6 |
| South Africa 5-Year Bond Yield | ZA.5Y | 8.955 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.90596 | 42.0716 | 0.00336 | -0.01159 | -0.02451 | 0.12712 |
| South Africa 2-Year Bond Yield | SA.2Y | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa Yield Curve | SA.YC | 3.325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa Credit Default Swaps | CDS.South-Africa | 295.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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South Africa Macroeconomic Indicators
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | za.balanceoftrade | 19700 | 6205 | 217 | -10 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 61 | 2022-09-30 |
| bank lending rate | za.banks.lendingrate | 9.75 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2022-09-30 |
| banks balance sheet | za.banks.bs | 7280600 | 7316140 | -0.49 | 7.35 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| business confidence | za.bizconfidence | 38 | 39 | -2.56 | 46.15 | UP | UP | 45 | 2022-11-23 |
| capacity utilization | za.caputilization | 78.8 | 77.6 | 1.55 | -3.55 | UP | Down | 20 | 2022-12-21 |
| car registrations | za.carregistrations | 28793 | 32859 | -12.37 | 15.41 | Down | UP | 50 | 2022-12-21 |
| central bank balance sheet | za.cb.assets | 1094320 | 1078700 | 1.45 | 6.78 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| composite pmi | za.comppmi | 50.2 | 50.6 | -0.79 | 3.72 | Down | UP | 56.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| consumer confidence | za.consconfidence | -8 | -20 | -60 | 14.29 | UP | Down | 31.67 | 2022-12-05 |
| consumer price index cpi | za.cpi | 106.8 | 106.5 | 0.28 | 8.43 | UP | UP | 36.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| core inflation rate | za.coreinflationrate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 7 | 52 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98 | 2022-09-30 |
| current account | za.currentaccount | -18071 | -106544 | -83.04 | -90.39 | Down | UP | 85 | 2022-12-05 |
| current account to gdp | za.currentaccountgdp | 3.7 | 2 | 85 | -193 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | za.depositrate | 5.19 | 5.33 | -3 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2022-08-31 |
| exports | za.exports | 191562 | 175373 | 9 | 22 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87 | 2022-09-30 |
| external debt | za.externaldebt | 157915 | 169320 | -6.74 | -11.12 | Down | Down | 70 | 2022-12-21 |
| fiscal expenditure | za.fiscalexp | 129796 | 152454 | -14.86 | 7.13 | Down | UP | 33.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign direct investment | za.fdi | 11859 | 26229 | -54.79 | -34.57 | Down | Down | 50 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign exchange reserves | za.fxreserves | 60570 | 59877 | 1.16 | 5.18 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| gdp | za.gdp | 419.02 | 337.62 | 24.11 | 11.63 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| Real GDP | za.realgdp | 4637910 | 4565500 | 1.59 | 47.12 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-05 |
| gdp growth | za.gdpgrowth | 1.6 | -0.7 | -328.57 | -300 | UP | UP | 49.17 | 2022-12-05 |
| gdp growth annual | za.gdpgrowthan | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1950 | -4200 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-12-05 |
| gold reserves | za.goldres | 125.35 | 125.35 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42 | 2021-03-31 |
| government budget | za.govbudget | -5.7 | -10 | -43 | -10 | -100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| Government budget | za.govbudgetvalue | -20839 | -46700 | -55.38 | 86.65 | UP | Down | 53.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt | za.govdebt | 71863 | 78749 | -8.74 | 1.45 | Down | UP | 83.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt to gdp | za.govdebtgdp | 69.9 | 70.7 | -1 | 123 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| government revenues | za.govrev | 108957 | 105755 | 3.03 | -0.94 | Down | Down | 53.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| housing index | za.housingindex | 544.475 | 539.711 | 1 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94 | 2016-11-30 |
| imports | za.imports | 171863 | 168193 | 2 | 27 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 81 | 2022-09-30 |
| industrial production | za.indproduction | -1.1 | 1 | -210 | 1000 | Down | Down | 40.83 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production mom | za.indproductionmm | 2 | -6.2 | -132.26 | -66.67 | UP | Down | 71.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| inflation cpi | za.inflationcpi | 7.4 | 7.6 | -2.63 | 37.04 | UP | UP | 92.5 | 2022-12-21 |
| interbank rate | za.interbankrate | 6.62 | 6.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| interest rate | za.interestrate | 6.25 | 6.25 | 0 | 79 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99 | 2022-10-31 |
| loans to private sector | za.loanprivate | 4428950 | 4408960 | 0.45 | 7.97 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| South Africa | za.manpmi | 52.6 | 50 | 5.2 | -8.36 | Down | Down | 80 | 2022-12-01 |
| money supply m0 | za.msm0 | 363350 | 363585 | -0.06 | 14.05 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m1 | za.msm1 | 2483660 | 2441370 | 1.73 | 5.49 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m2 | za.msm2 | 3909720 | 3858600 | 1.32 | 6.85 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m3 | za.msm3 | 4745920 | 4679780 | 1.41 | 9.08 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| Producer Price Index | za.producerprices | 125.8 | 125.2 | 0.48 | 16.59 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| PPI Index | za.producerpricesch | 13.5 | 15 | -10 | 25 | Down | UP | 88.33 | 2023-01-25 |
| retail sales MoM | za.retailsales | 1.1 | 0.3 | 266.67 | 83.33 | UP | UP | 63.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales | za.retailsalesan | 0.4 | -0.7 | -157.14 | -78.95 | Down | Down | 33.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| total vehicle sales | za.vehiclesales | 41780 | 49410 | -15.44 | 16.24 | Down | UP | 51.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| unemployment rate | za.unemploymentrate | 32.9 | 33.9 | -2.95 | 13.45 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-12-01 |
| youth unemployment rate | za.ytunemploymentrate | 59.6 | 61.4 | -2.93 | 2.41 | Down | UP | 0 | 2022-12-01 |
| Lending Rate | za.lendingrate | 9.75 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-09-30 |
South Africa capacity utilization analysis
South-africa’s capacity utilization rate measures the proportion of actual economic output versus the country’s potential economic output. South-africa capacity utilization is displayed as a percentage, and provides an insight of the slack in an economy. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
South Africa capacity utilization trend
South Africa capacity utilization trend is in an uptrend when the last value is higher than its twelve-month moving average and its twelve-month moving average slope is positive (last twelve-month moving average is higher than the previous month twelve-month moving average) and vice-versa. MacroVar calculates the number of months the South Africa capacity utilization has recorded new highs or lows. South Africa capacity utilization trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
South Africa capacity utilization momentum
South Africa capacity utilization momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.