IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

BREAK OF EMBARGO Media Announcement 1 March 2016 Break of Embargo for GDP estimates of the fourth quarter of 2015  As the official statistics agency of South Africa, Statistics South Africa is guided by the 10 fundamental principles of official statistics. Principle 1 that deals with “relevance, impartiality and equal access” requires that care is   read more »

South Africa’s economy grew by 1,3% in 2015, down from 1,5% in 2014 and 2,2% in 2013, according to preliminary estimates of real gross domestic product (GDP) published by Stats SA. Overall economic growth in 2015 was characterised by two of the main industry groups shrinking in size, while the other eight experienced some growth.   read more »