MANUFACTURING SECTOR An April without rolling blackouts lifts Absa PMI back into positive terrain 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
DOWNTURN Surge in power cuts undermines Absa PMI in September, manufacturing output likely contracted in Q3 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index dips again in March amid some signs of improved manufacturing output 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index contracts into negative terrain after power crisis crunches confidence 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index barely changed in January, but some subindices hold promise 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa PMI improved slightly in November — before Phala Phala hit the fan 3 min 0 By Georgina Crouth
HEADWINDS ANALYSIS Buckling SA registers fourth month of declining economic transactions 2 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index falls back into negative terrain on Eskom’s rolling blackouts 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s economy ‘almost certainly’ contracted in second quarter, recession may be looming 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index springs back into positive territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC BAROMETER Retail trade sales and other data point to continued strain on consumers 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
DECLINE AND FALL Absa PMI sinks back into negative territory, signalling a looming recession 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Absa PMI tumbles over nine points in April, signalling manufacturing contraction 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Absa PMI rises in March as new car sales reach highest level since the pandemic started 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Absa PMI rises again in February, sign of tentative manufacturing rebound 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC TRENDS Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index dips in December, signalling a tepid recovery in manufacturing 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Rebound: Absa PMI gains ground in November, employment index back in positive territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
Business Maverick Confidence shattered: Absa PMI plunged during the hard month of July 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index edges down in June, but employment index back in positive territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
BUSINESS MAVERICK Absa PMI climbs in May — but employment index back in negative territory 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
