Media Invite: Statistician-General to release formal sector employment statistics for the second quarter of 2016
Media Invite 04 October 2016 Statistician-General to release formal sector employment statistics for the second quarter of 2016 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the second quarter of 2016. The QES measures changes in employment across all industries in the formal sector of read more »
AGDP Media statement
Press statement Embargo: Tuesday 06 September 2016, 11:30 GDP in the second quarter of 2016 grew by 3,3% Gross domestic product (measured by production) South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was 3,3% in the second quarter of 2016.1 The main contributors to the GDP growth rate were the manufacturing industry and read more »
Positive GDP growth in the second quarter of 2016
South Africa’s economy grew by 3,3% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised), according to estimates of real gross domestic product (measured by production). This is the fastest quarter-on-quarter rise in economic activity since the fourth quarter of 2014. Year-on-year growth in the second quarter of 2016 was 0,6%. The mining and manufacturing industries contributed over half 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 »
The economy slides in the first quarter
A sharp contraction in mining tipped economic growth into negative territory in the first quarter of 2016. South Africa’s economy shrank by 1,2% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised), according to the latest gross domestic product (GDP) figures published by Stats SA. Year-on-year growth for the same quarter was -0,2%. The supply side of the economy: read more »
Themes
Conference Themes The conference is organized around the following research sub-themes but are not restricted to these: THEME 1: A DEMOGRAPHY OF AFRICA  Fertility transition in Africa Children, youth and the transition to adulthood  Determinants and consequences of African urbanisation  Family planning & reproductive health  Demographic projections  Adult health, mortality, read more »
Media Release – Quarterly Labour Force Survey
9 May 2016 Unemployment increased in the first quarter of 2016 Employment declined by 2,2% or 355Â 000 in Q1: 2016, which combined with an increase in the number of unemployed persons of 521Â 000 resulted in an unemployment rate of 26,7%; this was 2,2 percentage points higher compared to that reported in Q4: 2015. However, read more »
Stats Biz – February 2016
Current data point to an agriculture industry that is struggling. During November 2015, in the midst of South Africa’s worst drought in 23 years, Stats SA released gross domestic product (GDP) figures showing three consecutive quarters of steep decline in agricultural activity. A number of forecasts suggest that food prices might rise sharply as a read more »
Ocean fish: measuring a valuable resource
Next time you dig into a delicious plate of fish and chips, take a moment to ponder the value of seafood as a natural resource. Stats SA’s latest Environmental Economic Accounts Compendium provides estimates of quantities of fish available in our oceans, as well as data on catch numbers. The oceans that straddle the Southern read more »
The economy: winners and losers of 2015
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 »