A total of 153 building plans were approved by the City of Windhoek in September, decreasing by 43.1% m/m and 15.5% y/y. In value terms, approvals decreased by N$276.2 million to N$147.3 million, representing a 65.2% m/m decline, but a 26.0% y/y increase. The number of completions for the month… Continue reading
The Namibian annual inflation rate accelerated to 4.8% y/y in September, after moderating to 4.4% y/y in August. Notably, prices in the overall NCPI basket increased by 0.8% m/m in September compared to August where there was no overall change in the price index. On an annual basis prices in… Continue reading
982 New vehicles were sold in September, which represents a 7.4% m/m decrease from the 1,061 vehicles sold in August, and a 13.4% y/y decrease from September 2017. Year-to-date 9,052 vehicles have been sold of which 3,962 were passenger vehicles, 4,607 light commercial vehicles, and 483 medium and heavy commercial… Continue reading