Economists have a busy week ahead with a slew of data releases expected, ranging from SA’s own version of non-farm payrolls to consumer confidence, private sector borrowing and the nation’s trade balance.

The data-heavy week kicks off on Tuesday with the release of the country’s quarterly employment statistics, which will provide insight into employment dynamics in the formal non-agricultural sectors of the economy for the first quarter of 2022. Though employment still remains below pre-pandemic levels, the number of people on non-farm business payrolls grew 1.6% in the final quarter of 2021...

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