2025 COMPETITION PROGRAMME

VARIABLES SELECTED TO BE INCLUDED IN 2025

The following variables have been selected to be included in the 2025 competition. Economic forecasts with respect to these variables will need to be predicted on a monthly basis during 2025.

• Average real annual GDP growth rate for 2025
• Average consumer inflation rate (CPI) for 2025
• Average prime interest rate in Q4 2025
• Average ZAR/USD exchange rate in Q4 2025
• Average Brent Crude oil price in Q4 2025
• Average real annual household expenditure growth rate for 2025
• Average yield on long-term government bonds in Q4 2025
• Current Account Balance growth as % of GDP for 2025
• Real annual global GDP growth rate for 2025
• Year-on-year growth rate in the number of employed in Q4 2025