AN ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

H. Smith, James Blignaut () and Jan Horn Van Heerden ()

South African Journal of Economics, 2006, vol. 74, issue 1, pages 6-19

Abstract: This paper describes the evolution of inventory investment in South Africa over the past two decades, and identifies the factors influencing inventory investment over this period. An econometric model of inventory investment in South Africa, based on the production smoothing approach, is constructed. The results of the model indicate that actual sales, production, unfilled orders, price levels, interest rates and expected sales have an influence on the evolution of inventory investment. These variables are directly or indirectly influenced by macroeconomic policy decisions and through their influence on inventory investment they also influence changes in gross domestic product. Therefore, prior information on the factors that influence inventory investment contributes to explaining changes in gross domestic product and may help to prepare more accurate short-term forecasts of overall economic activity. Copyright (c) 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation (c) 2006 Economic Society of South Africa.

Date: 2006

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