Media release: Annual financial statistics, 2015
Media release                                                                                                 24 November 2016 Annual financial statistics, 2015 The total annual turnover of private sector businesses operating in the South African economy[1] increased by 5,5% between 2014 and 2015, from a revised R7,8 trillion in 2014 to an estimated R8,3 trillion in 2015, according to the latest Annual financial statistics, 2015 report released by read more »
MEDIA STATEMENT: QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS June 2016
Media Release                                                                                                                                                                           7 October  2016 QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS June 2016 There was an estimated 9 218 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in June 2016. This reflected a net decrease of 67 000 employees or -0,7% compared to March 2016. There was an annual job gains of 30 000 (+0,3%) between the second read more »
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SA jobs shrink in Q2
The South African formal sector employment shrank by 67Â 000 jobs in the second quarter of this year. According to the June 2016 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa, an estimated 9Â 218Â 000 persons were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy. Quarterly employment losses were observed in all read more »
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South African manufacturing production and the rand (an update)
Industry growth rates depend on many factors, and the South African manufacturing industry is no exception. The state of the local and global economy and the rand exchange rate are some of the factors that are watched closely when assessing the performance of manufacturing production. Figure 1 shows the severe impact of the global read more »
Mbalo Brief – July 2016
The Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla and Minister Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, released the results of the Community Survey (CS) 2016 on 30 June 2016. The survey reflects the progress that the country has made 20 years since Census 1996 in terms of educational attainment, service delivery, poverty reduction and access read more »
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A ten-year snapshot of business profitability in South Africa
How well have South African businesses performed? This can be a complicated question that can be tackled with a range of indicators. From the wealth of financial data available from the recently published Quarterly Financial Statistics (QFS), Stats SA takes a look at one such indicator: the profit margin ratio. A limitation of financial read more »
Media Release: Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), first quarter 2016
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), first quarter 2016 According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2016 released by Statistics South Africa today, employment in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy decreased by 0,2% (15 000 employees) to 9 273 000 in the first quarter of 2016, compared read more »
Media Invite: Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2016
Media Invite 1 July 2016 Statistician-General to release formal sector employment statistics for the first quarter of 2016 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2016. The QES measures changes in employment across all industries in the formal sector of the read more »
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Finding a home in a big pond
Finding a home in a big pond It is often said that small businesses hold the key to economic growth. Recently released data paint an interesting picture of where small businesses are making a substantial contribution to economic activity. Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics reports that the private sector earned a total of R2,1 read more »
Quarterly Employment Statistics, December 2015
23 March 2016 Media Release QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Employment There was an estimated 8 992 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in December 2015. This was an increase of 43 000 employees or +0,5% quarter to quarter and an increase of 6Â 000 employees or +0,1% year on year. Quarterly employment gains read more »