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Beyond GDP - SA needs a new barometer of economic activity

Date Uploaded: March 09 2026 07:30


For firms deciding where to invest, for the Reserve Bank setting interest rates, and for a government setting its budget, more immediate ways of measuring economic activity would be useful. SA needs to create a real-time barometer, a composite index that goes beyond GDP. Fortunately, it has the tools to do so. This article, written by Johan and Helanya Fourie, first appeared in the Business Day on 6 March 2026.