In the third quarter of 2023, consumers in South Africa spent an estimated 3.07 trillion South African rand in total, which demonstrates a continuous decline from the first quarter of 2023. The coronavirus pandemic had a noticeable impact on the wallets of South African consumers: during the second quarter of 2020, the household consumer spending amounted to about 2.4 trillion South African Rand.
Quarterly consumer spending in South Africa from Q1 2018 to Q3 2023
(in trillion South African Rand)
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SARB. (January 2, 2024). Quarterly consumer spending in South Africa from Q1 2018 to Q3 2023 (in trillion South African Rand) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233147/total-consumer-spending-in-south-africa/
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SARB. (2024). Quarterly consumer spending in South Africa from Q1 2018 to Q3 2023 (in trillion South African Rand). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233147/total-consumer-spending-in-south-africa/
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