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Economic and Financial Data for South Africa

Contact persons: Mrs Sandisiwe Kazadi

South African Reserve Bank

Phone: +27 12 313 3298

Fax: +27 12 313 4013

0861 12 7272(SARB)

Internet e-mail :
Sandisiwe.Kazadi@resbank.co.za

Date of last update: 2010-07-30

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which South Africa has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page

SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Percentage change over same period of previous year	Agency
		Date of Latest	Latest Data	Previous period

Real Sector Fiscal Sector Financial Sector External Sector Population

Real Sector

see DSBB


GDP at current prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)						SARB
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	R Million	Q1/10	72491	50864	-4.7	SARB
Mining and quarrying	R Million	Q1/10	211422	239112	6.5	SARB
Manufacturing	R Million	Q1/10	335412	345077	2.6	SARB
Electricity and water	R Million	Q1/10	53907	51676	11.5	SARB
Construction (contractors)	R Million	Q1/10	82968	86757	6.6	SARB
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation	R Million	Q1/10	313616	294274	9.8	SARB
Transport, storage and communication	R Million	Q1/10	218607	213419	10.6	SARB
Finance and insurance, real estate and business services	R Million	Q1/10	514194	474562	7.9	SARB
Personal services	R Million	Q1/10	131068	130095	8.2	SARB
General government services	R Million	Q1/10	361869	381277	16.6	SARB
Total value added at basic prices	R Million	Q1/10	2295554	2267113	8.3	SARB
GDP at market prices (current, sa)	R Million	Q1/10	2544717	2489883	8.2	SARB
GDP at constant 2005 prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)						STATS SA
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	R Million	Q1/10	37960	37678	-8.3	STATS SA
Mining and quarrying	R Million	Q1/10	96829	93417	7.1	STATS SA
Manufacturing	R Million	Q1/09	276470	270952	3.4	STATS SA
Electricity and water	R Million	Q1/10	36186	35756	3.0	STATS SA
Construction (contractors)	R Million	Q1/10	58780	58476	5.1	STATS SA
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation	R Million	Q1/10	213881	212147	-1.2	STATS SA
Transport, storage and communication	R Million	Q1/10	164442	163461	1.1	STATS SA
Finance and insurance, real estate and business services	R Million	Q1/10	384210	381801	-0.2	STATS SA
Personal services	R Million	Q1/10	106326	105790	3.0	STATS SA
General Government Services	R Million	Q1/10	248769	247086	4.1	STATS SA
Total value added at basic prices	R Million	Q1/10	1623853	1606564	1.7	STATS SA
GDP at market prices (constant, sa)	R Million	Q1/10	1811786	1791575	1.4	STATS SA
National Accounts - at current prices						SARB/STATS SA
Private consumption expenditure (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	1535939	1480701	5,6	SARB
Consumption expenditure by general government (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	543353	560247	13,9	SARB
Gross domestic fixed investment (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	543472	537821	-1.7	SARB
Change in inventories (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	-20168	-61379		SARB
Residual item (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	-11246	-27799		SARB
Gross domestic expenditure	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	2591350	2489591	6.7	SARB
Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	663672	685361	-3.5	SARB
Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q1/10	710305	685069	-7,2	SARB
National Accounts - at constant prices
Final consumption expenditure by household (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	1135861	1120298	0,0	SARB
Final consumption expenditure by general government (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	380685	374028	4,6	SARB
Gross fixed capital formation (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	381639	381815	-2.5	SARB
Change in inventories (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	-8748	-38358		SARB
Residual item (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	15138	13716		SARB
Gross domestic expenditure (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	1904751	1851323	0,8	SARB
Exports of goods and services (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	402038	419071	-0,4	SARB
Imports of goods and services (sa)	R Million, 2005 prices	Q1/10	495003	478819	-2,3	SARB
Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2005=100	May/10	102.3	100.6	8.0	STATS SA
Leading indicator 18	2000=100	May/10	130.6	131.3	20.9	SARB
Employment (sa) 1 17 Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000=100	Q1/10	104.3	104.7	-2.9	STATS SA
Unemployment rate (sa) 2 Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	per cent	Jun/10	25.3	25.2		STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) 3 17 Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000 = 100	Q1/10	243.3	240.0	15.1	STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)	2008=100	Jun/10	111.5	111.5	4.2	STATS SA
Production Prices (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000=100	Jun/10	196.8	189.3	9.4	STATS SA

Fiscal Sector

see DSBB


General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activities	R Million	Q1/10	225448	206818	SARB
Cash payments for operating activities	R Million	Q1/10	218422	218015	SARB
Of which: Interest	R Million	Q1/10	17627	13878	SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activities	R Million	Q1/10	7026	-11197	SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activities	R Million	Q1/10	-20968	-20022	SARB
Cash surplus/deficit	R Million	Q1/10	-13942	-31219	SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activities	R Million	Q1/10	63167	29410	SARB
Financial assets other than cash	R Million	Q1/10	-9518	-8739	SARB
Domestic	R Million	Q1/10	-9518	-8739	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q1/10	-7592	-7514	SARB
Other domestic financial assets	R Million	Q1/10	-1926	-1225	SARB
Foreign	R Million	Q1/10	0	0	SARB
Liabilities	R Million	Q1/10	72684	38149	SARB
Domestic	R Million	Q1/10	58264	38290	SARB
Currency and deposits	R Million	Q1/10	0	-17	SARB
Securities other than shares	R Million	Q1/10	54361	34507	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q1/10	-171	-163	SARB
Other domestic liabilities	R Million	Q1/10	4074	3963	SARB
Foreign	R Million	Q1/10	14420	-140	SARB
Currency and deposits	R Million	Q1/10	0	0	SARB
Securities other than shares	R Million	Q1/10	0	0	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q1/10	14420	-140	SARB
Net change in the stock of cash	R Million	Q1/10	49224	-1809	SARB
Central Government Operations
Revenue (nsa)	R Million	May/10	39252	36711	SARB
Expenditure (nsa)	R Million	May/10	58710	59391	SARB
Of which: Interest	R Million	May/10	1942	1680	SARB
Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) (nsa)	R Million	May/10	-19458	-22680	SARB
Financing (nsa)	R Million	May/10	19458	22680	SARB
Treasury Bills	R Million	May/10	3300	3700	SARB
Government Bonds	R Million	May/10	13097	9726	SARB
Other financing 4	R Million	May/10	0	-63	SARB
Loan levy	R Million	May/10	0	0	SARB
Non-marketable bonds	R Million	May/10	154	163	SARB
Foreign bonds and loans	R Million	May/10	-140	-550	SARB
Use of cash balances	R Million	May/10	1122	10117	SARB
Extraordinary receipts	R Million	May/10	146	0	SARB
Extraordinary transfers	R Million	May/10	-25	-206	SARB
Central Government Debt
Total debt (nsa)	R Million	May/10	789198	766786	SARB
Total loan debt (nsa)	R Million	May/10	832120	809708	SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)	R Million	May/10	725576	707023	SARB
Bills	R Million	May/10	121539	118239	SARB
Bonds	R Million	May/10	604037	588784	SARB
Not exceeding 1 year	R Million	May/10	12941	12941	SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 years	R Million	May/10	61385	61385	SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 years	R Million	May/10	288756	282429	SARB
Exceeding 10 years	R Million	May/10	240955	232029	SARB
Loan Levies	R Million	May/10	0	0	SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)	R Million	May/10	6385	4472	SARB
Bills	R Million	May/10	1854	50	SARB
Bonds	R Million	May/10	4531	4377	SARB
Floating rate bond	R Million	May/10	0	0	SARB
Loan levies	R Million	May/10	0	0	SARB
Foreign Debt	R Million	May/10	100139	98239	SARB
Marketable	R Million	May/10	78739	76521	SARB
Not exceeding 1 year	R Million	May/10	0	0	SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 years	R Million	May/10	7675	0	SARB
Exceeding 3 years	R Million	May/10	71064	76521	SARB
Non-marketable	R Million	May/10	21400	21718	SARB
Other Debt (nsa) 4	R Million	May/10	20	20	SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)	R Million	May/10	-42922	-42922	SARB
Government guaranteed debt 16	R Million	Mar/10	126779	102798	SARB

Financial Sector

see DSBB


Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)	R Million	Jun/10	50151	70156	10.77	SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)	R Million	Jun/10	2011060	2002451	0.92	SARB
External position	R Million	Jun/10	10473	-33		SARB
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa) 5	R Million	Jun/10	1982692	1979529	2.41	SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)	R Million	Jun/10	32	32	0.00	SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)	R Million	Jun/10	8344	8423	-1.74	SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)	R Million	Jun/10	317578	310893	19.57	SARB
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa) 7	R Million	Jun/10	125736	127393	6.23	SARB
Interest Rates						see SARB
Stock Market						see SARB

External Sector

see DSBB


Balance of Payments 8
Imports of goods and services (nsa)	R Million	Q1/10	171014	174203	SARB
Exports of goods and services (nsa)	R Million	Q1/10	163815	172309	SARB
Net income receipts (nsa)	R Million	Q1/10	-11945	-11411	SARB
Net transfer receipts (nsa) 9	R Million	Q1/10	-5774	-5486	SARB
International reserves 10	R Million	Q1/10	23765	2289	SARB
Financial transactions	R Million	Q1/10	48624	21299	SARB
Official Reserve Assets 12	US $ Million	Jun/10	42203	41600	SARB
IMF reserve position	US $ Million	Jun/10	-	-	SARB
Special drawing rights	US $ Million	Jun/10	2638	2636	SARB
Gold	US $ Million	Jun/10	4969	4881	SARB
Foreign currency reserves	US $ Million	Jun/10	34596	34083	SARB
Other reserve assets	US $ Million	Jun/10	-	-	SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidity	R Million	Jun/10	322122	318970	SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa) 15
Total imports (nsa)	R Million	May/10	47479	46056	SARS
Total exports (nsa)	R Million	May/10	47177	44167	SARS
International investment position as at 31 December
Assets	R Billion	2008	1712	1484	SARB
Direct investment	R Billion	2008	463	449	SARB
Portfolio investment	R Billion	2008	602	519	SARB
Equity	R Billion	2008	551	478	SARB
Debt	R Billion	2008	51	41	SARB
Other investment	R Billion	2008	647	516	SARB
Liabilities	R Billion	2008	1812	1949	SARB
Direct investment	R Billion	2008	633	752	SARB
Portfolio investment	R Billion	2008	797	907	SARB
Equity	R Billion	2008	590	750	SARB
Debt	R Billion	2008	207	157	SARB
Other investment	R Billion	2008	382	290	SARB
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)	R Billion	2008	-100	-465	SARB
External debt	US $ Million	Q1/10	81336	79031	SARB
Exchange rates					see SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate 13	2000=100	Jun/10	75.35	74.64	SARB
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollar	Rand per US	Jun/10	7.6473	7.6332	SARB


POPULATION(mid-year estimates as at 30 June) 14	'000	Jun/10	49991	49320		see STATS SA

Footnotes:

1/ Employment in the non-agricultural sectors. (back)

2/ Sources of basic data : Labour force survey by Statistics South Africa (back)

3/ Remuneration per worker at current prices in the non-agricultural sectors. (back)

4/ Includes the debt and liabilities of the former TBVC-countries and self-governing states that were assumed by the national government in terms of Section 230 of the second Amendment Bill of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as well as the liability assumed for the payment of the debts incurred by the Republic of Namibia as contemplated in Subsection (1) of Section 52C of the Exchequer Act No 66 of 1975, as amended. (back)

5/ Notes and coin in circulation outside the monetary sector plus all deposits of the private sector with the monetary sector (back)

7/ Notes and coin in circulation outside the SARB plus required reserve balances of banks and mutual banks with the SARB. (back)

8/ The Reserve Bank disseminates all the main components of the balance of payments as prescribed by the fifth edition of the IMF's "Balance of Payments Manual". (back)

9/ Net receipts from current transfers as described in the fifth edition of the IMF's "Balance of Payments Manual". (back)

10/ Change in total net foreign reserves (back)

12/ Total gross foreign reserves of the Reserve Bank. Balance as at the end of the month. (back)

13/ Monthly average exchange rate against the fifteen most important currencies. (back)

14/ The mid-year estimates are based on the 2001 population census. The census for 2001 yielded an estimated population of 44.8 million people. (back)

15/ Preliminary figures from South African Revenue Services; not adjusted for Balance of Payments purposes. (back)

16/ Amounts recorded in the accounts of National Treasury are kept constant for the following three months. (back)

17/ This information is obtained from a discussion document published by Statistics South Africa. For more information visit STATSSA (back)

18/ Components revised. See "Note on the revision of composite leading and coincident business cycle indicators" in the March 2004 Quarterly Bulletin. Previous and new indices were linked in January 1994. (back)

Key:

Quarters Q1 through Q4 apply to calendar yearsSARB = South African Reserve Banksa = seasonally adjustedSTATS SA = Statistics South AfricaSARS = South African Revenue Servicensa = not seasonally adjusted( ) indicates a negative percentage change