By Rafiq Raji, PhD
Twitter: @DrRafiqRaji
| Date | Data / Event | Period | Forecast | Previous |
| 17 Oct | South Africa Retail Sales, % yy | Aug 2018 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| 18 Oct | South Africa Mining Production, % yy | Aug 2018 | -10.2 | -5.2 |
| – | Botswana CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2018 | 3.0 (0.1) | 3.0 (0.0) |
| – | Nigeria CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2018 | 11.5 (1.1) | 11.2 (1.1) |
| – | Ghana CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2018 | 10.3 (0.4) | 9.9 (0.0) |
| – | South Africa CPI, % yy (mm) | Sep 2018 | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.9 (-0.1) |
