South Africa Retail Sales YoY 2003-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Retail sales in South Africa increased 2.5 percent year-on-year in August of 2018, following an upwardly revised 1.4 percent in July and beating market expectations of a 0.3 percent rise. It was the biggest gain in retail trade since May, as sales advanced further for general dealers (1.7 percent from 0.5 percent in July); textiles, clothing, footwear & leather goods (6.0 percent from 3.1 percent); pharmaceuticals goods & cosmetics (3.1 percent from 2.1 percent) and furniture & household equipment (10.4 percent from 6.8 percent). Also, sales rebounded for food, beverages & tobacco (0.3 percent from -1.9 percent) and declined at a softer pace for hardware, paint & glass (-2.0 percent from -5.1 percent). On the other hand, sales of all other retailers slowed (2.3 percent from 6.3 percent). On a monthly basis, retail trade went up 0.6 percent, easing from a 1.4 percent increase in the previous month. Retail Sales YoY in South Africa averaged 4.53 percent from 2003 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 15.50 percent in September of 2006 and a record low of -6.30 percent in April of 2009.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-08-15	11:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	0.7%	1.9%	2%	3.1%
2018-09-12	11:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	1.3%	1.8%	1.3%	1.8%
2018-10-17	11:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY	2.5%	1.4%	0.3%	1.6%
2018-11-14	11:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY		2.5%	2.2%	1.7%
2018-12-13	11:00 AM	Retail Sales YoY				1.8%

South Africa Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	22.00	26.00	26.00	-33.00	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.60	1.50	4.70	-5.10	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	2.50	1.40	15.50	-6.30	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	1926959.00	1933508.00	1933508.00	260612.00	ZAR Million	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	2911510.00	2868646.00	2911510.00	3393.00	ZAR Million	[+]
Personal Savings	0.40	-0.20	23.80	-2.70	percent	[+]
Private Sector Credit	6.26	6.74	35.88	-2.35	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	10.00	10.00	25.50	5.50	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.17	1.14	1.44	0.43	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To GDP	33.10	33.10	43.90	33.10	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	71.90	74.40	86.40	40.30	percent	[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	-22.20	-1.00	37.00	-38.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Financial Expectations	6.40	3.00	30.40	-22.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations	-11.80	-17.00	13.10	-42.00		[+]

South Africa Retail Sales YoY

In South Africa, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago. This page provides - South Africa Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. South Africa Retail Sales YoY - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.