ECS2603
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: APRIL 2026
, ECS2603 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE APRIL 2026
Question 1
This question is based on the article "Brian Kantor: SA economy and its capital markets
get midyear report card" (Business Day, 17 July 2025) and the most recent SARB
Quarterly Bulletin (March 2026).
No Economic Current/Most Where can Why is this indicator important?
Indicator recent value this indicator
of indicator be found?
(Indicate
period in
brackets)
1 Real GDP 1.1% (2025)- SARB Real GDP growth is the primary
Growth 125 Quarterly measure of economic growth,
(Annual) Bulletin, indicating the rate at which the
March 2026, country's total output of goods and
page 1 (or services is expanding. It is a key
statistical indicator for assessing the
tables). performance of the economy against
Retrieved the macroeconomic objective of
from SARB economic growth (Learning Unit 2, p.
Quarterly 139). As discussed in Learning Unit 4
Bulletin - (p. 70), real data (adjusted for
March 2026 inflation) is necessary to accurately
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: APRIL 2026
, ECS2603 ASSIGNMENT 3 2026
DUE APRIL 2026
Question 1
This question is based on the article "Brian Kantor: SA economy and its capital markets
get midyear report card" (Business Day, 17 July 2025) and the most recent SARB
Quarterly Bulletin (March 2026).
No Economic Current/Most Where can Why is this indicator important?
Indicator recent value this indicator
of indicator be found?
(Indicate
period in
brackets)
1 Real GDP 1.1% (2025)- SARB Real GDP growth is the primary
Growth 125 Quarterly measure of economic growth,
(Annual) Bulletin, indicating the rate at which the
March 2026, country's total output of goods and
page 1 (or services is expanding. It is a key
statistical indicator for assessing the
tables). performance of the economy against
Retrieved the macroeconomic objective of
from SARB economic growth (Learning Unit 2, p.
Quarterly 139). As discussed in Learning Unit 4
Bulletin - (p. 70), real data (adjusted for
March 2026 inflation) is necessary to accurately
