South Africa Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - September 2016
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices: the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 5.8 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 4.3 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 1.6 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 3.4 percentage points over last month.
The South Africa Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for September,2016 is up 3.1 percentage points over last month. The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices noted below.
- “Current Conditions” = perceived current personal financial conditions. The South Africa PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is up 3.4 percentage points over last month.
- “Expectations” = perceived Economic Expectations combining both personal and community economic outlook. The South Africa PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is up 4.3 percentage points over last month.
- “Investment” = perceived investment climate. The South Africa PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is up 1.6 percentage points over last month.
- “Jobs” = current job security, outlook on job security and retrospective on job security. The South Africa PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is up 5.8 percentage points over last month.
