A study conducted by the Personal Finance Research Division of the Bureau of Market Research analysed how South African consumers utilised pay-outs under the two-pot retirement system following the implementation
A study conducted by the Personal Finance Research Division of the Bureau of Market Research analysed how South African consumers utilised pay-outs under the two-pot retirement system following the implementation
In 2024, South Africa saw a notable slowdown in food inflation, with December recording a rate of 1.7%. Key contributors included significant price declines in staples like bread, maize meal,
The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) and the University of South Africa (UNISA) conducted an opinion poll among 36 top economists participating in the 2024 Economist of the Year competition
MID-2024 POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA BY PROVINCE, DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, MAIN-PLACE AND SUB-PLACE It was recently highlighted by the leader of one of the major political parties that
A case study on the prevalence and potential consequences of online fatigue The Bureau of Market Research (Pty) Ltd at the University of South Africa (Unisa) recently released the results
ECONOMIST OF THE YEAR CONSENSUS FORECASTS – JUNE 2024 The 2024 Economist of the Year competition hosted by the Bureau of Market Research and the University of South Africa is
The Bureau of Market Research (Pty) Ltd (BMR) and the University of South Africa (Unisa) has been hosting the Economist of the Year Competition since 2022. The winner and two
The latest official unemployment rate in South Africa is recorded as 32.9%, painting a worrying scenario, with youth aged between 15 and 34 years continuing to have the highest unemployment
EXPECTATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE DURING 2024 Author: Prof Carel van Aardt (Research Director: Market Intelligence Research Division) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY There is a broad
Structural factors to keep consumer finances fragile Cyclical factors kept consumer finances in a fragile state, with structural factors becoming main risks to consumer finances in the third quarter of