Dél-Afrika - GDP Növekedési Ráta

The South African GDP grew 3.1 percent on quarter in the three months to June of 2019, following a downwardly revised 3.1 percent contraction in the previous period and beating market expectations of a 2.4 percent expansion. It was the strongest growth rate since the last quarter of 2017, partly due to low base effects and the positive impact of reduced power cuts in mining and manufacturing.

The South African economy shrank an annualized 3.2 percent on quarter in the three months to March of 2019, following a 1.4 percent growth in the previous period and compared with market expectations of a 1.7 percent contraction. It was the sharpest quarterly decline since Q1 2009, mainly reflecting the effects of Eskom's power cuts on manufacturing and mining.

The South African economy advanced a seasonally adjusted annualized 1.4 percent on quarter in the three months to December of 2018, following an upwardly revised 2.6 percent growth in the previous period and missing market expectations of a 1.8 percent expansion. Manufacturing and agriculture grew less and contractions were primarily recorded in internal trade, public administration and mining.