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Business Tendency Surveys: Business Situation: Economic Activity: Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles: Tendency for South Africa (ZAFBRBUTE02STSAQ)

Observations

Q1 2026: -31
Updated: Mar 16, 2026 3:02 PM CDT
Q1 2026:  -31  
Q4 2025:  -3  
Q3 2025:  -34  
Q2 2025:  -18  
Q1 2025:  -8  

Units:

Percentage balance,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

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Notes

Title Release Dates
Business tendency surveys (retail trade): Business situation - Activity: Tendency: National indicator for South Africa 2018-07-17 2023-09-08
Business Tendency Surveys (Retail Trade): Business Situation: Activity: Tendency: National Indicator for South Africa 2023-09-09 2024-04-09
Business Tendency Surveys: Business Situation: Economic Activity: Retail Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles: Tendency for South Africa 2024-04-10 2026-03-16
 
Source    
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 2018-07-17 2026-03-16
 
Release    
Main Economic Indicators 2018-07-17 2026-03-16
 
Units    
Percent 2018-07-17 2024-04-09
Percentage balance 2024-04-10 2026-03-16
 
Frequency    
Quarterly 2018-07-17 2026-03-16
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Seasonally Adjusted 2018-07-17 2026-03-16
 
Notes    
OECD descriptor ID: BRBUTE02 OECD unit ID: STSA OECD country ID: ZAF All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD,"Main Economic Indicators - complete database"Main Economic Indicators(database)http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/data-00052-en(Accessed on date)Copyright, 2016, OECD. Reprinted with permission.

2018-07-17 2023-09-08
OECD Descriptor ID: BRBUTE02
OECD unit ID: PC
OECD country ID: ZAF

All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD, "Main Economic Indicators - complete database", Main Economic Indicators (database), https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/data-00052-en (Accessed on date) Copyright, 2016, OECD. Reprinted with permission

2023-09-09 2024-04-09
OECD Data Filters:
REF_AREA: ZAF
MEASURE: BU
UNIT_MEASURE: PB
ACTIVITY: G47
ADJUSTMENT: Y
TRANSFORMATION: _Z
TIME_HORIZ: T
METHODOLOGY: N
FREQ: Q

All OECD data should be cited as follows: OECD (year), (dataset name), (data source) DOI or https://data-explorer.oecd.org/ (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/). (accessed on (date)).

2024-04-10 2026-03-16

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