South Africa cenbank business indicator down 0.2 pct in March

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African central bank's leading business cycle indicator fell 0.2 percent month-on-month in March, weighed down by a drop in the number of residential building plans passed and a decline in the dollar-based export commodity price index. The indicator collates data including vehicle sales, job advertisements, business confidence and money supply to gauge the economic outlook. Indices: 2010 = 100 Jan Feb March Leading Indicator 98.9 98.7 98.5 12-mth percentage change -2.4 -2.3 -1.6 Coincident Indicator 118.5 119.2 -- 12-mth percentage change 1.0 1.9 -- Lagging Indicator 104.9 105.7 -- 12-mth percentage change -0.9 -0.1 --