Municipalities spend more on electricity as tariffs rise
An increase in your electricity bill during the current spate of load shedding might put a damper on your holiday spirits, but recent financial data show that municipalities paid 10% more for electricity than they did a year ago. Stats SA’s latest release of the Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities report shows that municipalities spent read more »
CPI inflation drops to 5,8%
Annual CPI inflation dropped to 5,8% in November 2014 from 5,9% in October. Petrol and food prices, which are key drivers of changes in the CPI both showed lower annual inflation rates. Food inflation continued its slowing trend with a 7,7% annual rate compared to 8% in October. The main drivers of the steadily declining 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 »
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 »
Business tax revenue struggles to recover to pre-recession highs
With last week’s income tax deadline still fresh in the minds of many South Africans, it is interesting to note that although the total amount of tax collected from individuals has been steadily increasing over the last four years, business tax hasn’t fared as well, with government receiving less tax from businesses in 2012/13 than read more »
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 »
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 »
Annual Financial Statistics (AFS) 2013
PRESS STATEMENT 19 November 2014 Annual Financial Statistics (AFS) 2013 The Annual Financial Statistics (AFS) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) estimates the total turnover of all industries at R6 969 677 million (R7,0 trillion) for 2013, an increase of 8,9% compared with the revised estimate of R6 399 775 million (R6,4 trillion) for 2012. According read more »