Economically, no country is an island. Just as a household cannot produce all that it needs on its own, South Africa depends on global trade for a range of goods and services. Take crude petroleum. Figure 1 tracks oil-related transactions across our economy, showing where crude petroleum comes from and where it ends up. The   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                   27 May 2022 Statistics South Africa to release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), Quarter 1 of 2022 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results for the first quarter of 2022 at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 31 May 2022 in Pretoria. The   read more »

The annual change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 5,9% in April, unchanged from 5,9% in March. The monthly rate decreased to 0,6% from 1,0%. This is the third time in five months that the annual rate was 5,9%, testing the 6% upper limit of the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy target range.   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     17 May 2022 Statistics South africa to Brief Media After Portfolio Committee Census 2022 project update The Statistician-General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke will provide a media update on Census 2022 project after briefing Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on Wednesday, 18 May in Cape Town. The media   read more »

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) would like to appeal to Western Cape residents to take part in the completion of the Census 2022 questionnaire after an extension period. This appeal comes after the province has been lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of completeness of the data collection. Nationally, 88% of households   read more »

MEDIA STATEMENT                                                         13 May 2022 Final call to Western Cape Residents: Census 2022 data collection will run until 31 May The Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, is making a final call to all residents of the Western Cape who have not yet been counted to make use of this last opportunity to complete the census questionnaire   read more »

The South African population census of 2022 is nearing the end of mop-up activities, namely chasing down missed appointments, or reminding people to complete their online census, and so on. For the most part, the South African Statistics Council is encouraged by good rates of completion despite rains and flooding, Covid, the lack of rental   read more »

What’s the deal with seasonal adjustment? Take retail trade. Every year Christmas shoppers hit the stores in November and December, pushing up sales. This seasonal pattern is strong and familiar, but it tends to hide other unusual phenomena that might be lurking, unseen, in the data. Explore seasonal adjustment, as well as other stories, in   read more »

Residents of the Western Cape have an additional period – until 14 May – to complete the Census questionnaire. The province is still lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of completeness of data collection. Nationally, 88% of households have been counted while the Western Cape is at the 60% mark. Stats SA   read more »