By Rafiq Raji, PhD
| Date | Data / Event | Period | Forecast | Previous |
| 9 Oct | Tanzania CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 5.1 (-0.1) | 5.0 (-0.4) |
| 10 Oct | South Africa Manufacturing Production, % yy | Aug 2017 | -1.8 | -1.4 |
| 12 Oct | South Africa Mining Production, % yy | Aug 2017 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| – | Botswana CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 3.3 (0.2) | 3.4 (0.1) |
| – | Namibia CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 5.4 (0.2) | 5.4 (0.1) |
| – | Nigeria CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 16.0 (0.8) | 16.0 (1.0) |
| – | Ghana CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 12.5 (0.3) | 12.3 (-0.2) |
| – | South Africa CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 4.8 (0.2) | 4.8 (0.1) |
| – | Ethiopia CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2017 | 9.3 (1.0) | 10.4 (1.5) |
