Trade conditions remain weak SACCI’s February 2019 trade conditions survey reflected an improvement on January 2019 trading conditions although conditions remained weak. The Trade Activity Index (TAI) for February 2019 measured 35 compared to 30 in January 2019. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) improved to 34 – gaining 4 index points, therefore 66%…
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 Cautionary Business Mode SACCI released the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for February 2019 at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined in February 2019 to 93.4. This is 1.7 index points lower than in January 2019 and 5.5 points below the February 2018 BCI level of 98.9. The level of…
Trade conditions slip The January 2019 trade conditions survey by SACCI’s depicts a defensive mode with 70% of the respondents negative about trade conditions. The Trade Activity Index (TAI), at 30 in January 2019, was at its lowest level since inception of the Survey in 2000. The previous lowest level for the TAI was 32…
Dear chamber member (and non-chamber member), For several years now Chambers in South Africa have been issuing Certificates of Origin for the exporting business Community. The authority to issue these certificates was negotiated for chambers by SACCI and a Memorandum Of Understanding entered into with the Department of Trade and Industry in this regard. The…
Business confidence in waiting SACCI released the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for January 2019 at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained virtually unchanged in January 2019 by measuring 95.1 compared to 95.2 in December 2018. Compared to January 2018, however, the BCI was 4.6 index points down from the exceptional level of 99.7 in…
SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This position will require support to the team as a whole. The prospective candidate will manage mostly business-related tasks for the…
SACCI press release 16 January 2019 Moderate but strained trade conditions Results from SACCI’s December 2018 trade conditions survey show that activity improved slightly on November 2018 if adjusted for seasonal factors whereas the six-month prospects remained muted. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) recorded 47 compared to 40 in November 2018. In December 2018 the non-seasonally adjusted TAI…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE Thursday, 6 December 2018 Maintaining business confidence SACCI released the November 2018 Business Confidence Index (BCI) at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) for November 2018 measured 96.1 and increased by only 0.3 index point month-on-month. The BCI was one index point higher than in November 2017. The upward momentum of…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, 10 October 2018 SACCI released the September 2018 SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) at its Offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI), comprising of indicators valued by business as critical to their assessment of the business climate, has improved in September 2018 to 93.3, from 90.5 in August 2018 – an increase of 2.8…
SACCI press release Tuesday, 17 July 2018 Trade conditions worsen According to SACCI’s June 2018 trade conditions survey, trade conditions deteriorated further. The Trade Activity Index (TAI) that measures present trade conditions, moved further into negative territory and was 37, compared to 40 in May 2018. The survey also shows trade expectations for the next six…