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ASSD in brief
The Africa Symposia on Statistical Development in Brief The Africa Symposium on Statistical Development is a forum created to address a concern by African statisticians in a gathering in Yaounde, Cameroon in the year 2005.Taking place against a background of poor performance of African countries in undertaking population census previously and a report that painted read more »
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Formal employment declines in third quarter
The September 2014 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) report, released on 11 December 2014, shows that total formal non-agricultural employment decreased by 129 000 jobs from 8,67 million in June 2014 to 8,54 million in September 2014. 132 000 jobs were lost in the government sector. The main contributor to this decline was the Independent Electoral read more »
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A glimmer of hope in a time of darkness?
With the current electricity supply problems gripping the country, some comfort can be drawn from recent financial data that indicates intensive investment in infrastructure by players in the electricity, gas and water supply industry. The recently published Quarterly financial statistics report, which provides a range of financial statistics on industries in the South African economy, read more »
Media Announcement: Producer Price Index (PPI), November 2014
09 December 2014 Producer Price Index (PPI), November 2014 Stats SA has noted that an incorrect version of the release calendar indicated that the Producer Price Index (PPI) will be released on 11 December 2014. This is incorrect. The Producer Price Index (PPI), November 2014 will be released on Thursday 18 December 2014 at the read more »
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10th ASSD
ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH) 10TH ASSD The 10th installment of the ASSD will be held as follows: Theme: “A Decade of Statistical Development: Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063”. Dates: 13th to 15th January 2015 Host Country: Government of the Republic of Uganda Host Ministries: Uganda Bureau of Statistics and Uganda read more »
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10th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD)
ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH) 10TH ASSD The 10th installment of the ASSD will be held as follows: Theme: “A Decade of Statistical Development: Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063”. Dates: 13th to 15th January 2015 Host Country: Government of the Republic of Uganda Host Ministries: Uganda Bureau of Statistics and Uganda read more »
Media Advisory: Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification, 2013
Media enquiries: Ms Lesedi Dibakwane Tel: (012) 310 8578 Cell: 082 805 7088 Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za Mortality and causes of death in South Africa: Findings from death notification, 2013 The Statistician General Pali Lehohla, will release the Mortality and causes of death in South Africa 2013 report. The release is based on data collected by the read more »
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Manufacturing continues to disappoint as the South African economy grows by 1,4% in the third quarter
The manufacturing industry recorded the third consecutive quarter-on-quarter contraction in 2014, shrinking by 3,4% in the third quarter of 2014. In the second quarter manufacturing posted a growth rate of -4,0% and in the first quarter -6,4%. The other industry that recorded a negative growth rate in the third quarter was electricity, gas and water, read more »
Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 1,4 per cent during the third quarter of 2014
25 November 2014: 11:30 a.m. PRESS STATEMENT Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 1,4 per cent during the third quarter of 2014 The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the third quarter of 2014 increased by an annualised rate of 1,4 per cent compared with an increase of 0,5 read more »
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Countdown to an all new GDP
On Tuesday, 25 November 2014, Stats SA will introduce new and improved GDP estimates. In the following video clip, the Deputy Director-General for Economic Statistics, Joe de Beer, provides a brief overview of the changes and what you can expect from Tuesday’s release. Click here for the video clip To ensure that gross domestic product read more »