One of the highlights of the performance of the country has been the unprecedented levels of economic growth attained since the turn of the century. Calculated at constant 2000 prices, real gross domestic product per capita rose by more than 28 per cent, from R20 214 in 1994 to R25 897 in 2008.
7 Graph 8  Prospects for rebalancing In contrast to the weakness in profits, the share of income going to labour now appears to be rising, reversing the decline seen over the past decade. 8 Accordingly, it is reasonable to expect that, over time, the composition of demand will tilt towards consumption and away from investment.