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Trade conditions recovered in October from a setback in August and September 2013, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday. "Trade conditions recovered from the setback suffered in August and September 2013, with the Trade Activity Index (TAI) measuring 58 in October 2013 or 55 if seasonally adjusted," said the Chamber. The TAI improved by five points (seasonally adjusted) from September 2013 and it is at a better level than in October 2011, where it … [Read more...] about SA Trade conditions rebound

Trade conditions remained in positive territory in June although international and retail trade are tightening, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said. Trade conditions (TAI) came off a recent high in April 2013 of 61 - to 56 in May 2013 - and consolidated at 55 in June 2013. A positive trend in trade conditions can be observed since October 2013 although it is characterised by volatility. The seasonally adjusted TAI dipped by 1 point to 56 after declining by 8 … [Read more...] about Trade conditions in positive territory in June

Trade conditions remained in positive territory in February at about the same level as in January 2013, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Wednesday. "Trade conditions remained in positive territory in February 2013 and at about the same level as in January 2013.  The strong improvement of the Trade Activity Index (TAI) from 42 in December 2012 to 52 in January 2013 was followed by a lateral move to 51 in February 2013," said Sacci. In its monthly Trade … [Read more...] about Trade conditions remain in positive territory

Trade conditions improved in January 2013 following a decline in December of the previous year, said the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) on Wednesday. "The volatile trade conditions returned to positive territory in January 2013," said SACCI. It said the strong improvement seen in trade conditions in November was followed by a dramatic 15 index points decline to 42 in December, with a recovery of 52 index points in January. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity … [Read more...] about Trade conditions in positive territory

Trade conditions remained lacklustre in August, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said today. "Trade conditions have been tighter since April 2012 and continue to provide lacklustre performance," said Sacci as it released its monthly Trade Conditions Survey. According to Sacci, although the seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) recovered by five points to 50 in August 2012, it remains below levels that were achieved earlier in the year; while a year ago … [Read more...] about Trade conditions remain tight

February saw stronger trade conditions following a slow start in January, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday. "Trade conditions had a slow start in January 2012, but it put up a strong showing in February 2012," said SACCI as it released its monthly Trade Conditions Survey. According to SACCI, the non-seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) increased by 9 points to 57 points in February while the seasonally adjusted TAI gained 6 points which … [Read more...] about Stronger February Trading

Trade conditions in November moved into positive territory, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday. "The SACCI Trade Conditions Survey for November 2011 indicates that trade conditions moved into positive territory as the trade activity index (TAI) that measures present trade conditions, improved by three points to 53 in November," said the chamber on its monthly release. In September, SACCI said overall trade conditions had been in negative territory … [Read more...] about Trading in Positive Territory

Trade conditions remained weak in September, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Tuesday. "The results of the monthly Trade Conditions Survey for September 2011 indicate that overall trade conditions remained weak and have been in negative territory since April 2011," said SACCI. Present trade conditions reflected by the Trade Activity Index (TAI) deteriorated to a seasonally adjusted 45 from 48 in August 2011. According to the TAI, the average of 47.8 for … [Read more...] about September Trade Conditions Weak

Trade conditions in April fell into negative territory, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Thursday. "Current trade conditions, as reflected by the Trade Activity Index (TAI), declined into negative territory from 54 in March 2011 to 45 in April 2011. The seasonally adjusted TAI dipped from 52 to 47," SACCI said. In April 2010, the TAI measured 47 and the seasonally adjusted TAI was at 49. It appears that trade conditions are more negatively affected than by … [Read more...] about April Trade Conditions Hit Negative Territory

Trade conditions in January 2011 have lost momentum, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said on Wednesday. Releasing its Trade Conditions Survey, SACCI said trade conditions reflected by the Trade Activity Index (TAI) was at 49 points, which was below the level of 50 increasing from a seasonal low of 44 in December 2010. "In January 2011, the TAI was 5 points above the January 2010 level. The path to improvement in trade conditions, which started in September 2010, … [Read more...] about Trade Conditions Lose Momentum in January