Thursday, May 31, 2007

S.Africa April credit data raises rate hike chances

(Reuters) - Growth in demand for credit by South Africa's private sector quickened to 25.08 percent year-on-year in April, central bank data showed on Thursday, making another interest rate increase next week more likely.

Credit growth accelerated from a downwardly revised 24.09 percent in March while the broadly defined M3 measure of money supply grew by 22.27 percent, above forecasts, compared to 20.02 percent the previous month.


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