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Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased in the Fourth quarter
Employment increased by 18Â 000 or 0,2% quarter-on-quarter, from 9Â 672 000 in September 2016 to 9 690 000 in December 2016. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: trade (68Â 000 or 3,3%), business services (33 000 or 1,6%) and manufacturing (13Â 000 or 1,1%). The electricity industry remained unchanged. However there were decreases in read more »
Media release: Quarterly Employment Statistics Q4 2016
Media Release                                                                                                                   07 April 2017  QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS, Q4 2016 The current QES survey results are based on a sample drawn from the 2016 Business Sampling Frame (BSF) and therefore the previous trend has been revised to reflect the current growth in the business register. Employment for the quarter ending December 2016 read more »
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Mining: a brief history
The 1970s are best remembered for disco, bell-bottoms, and the mesmerising lava lamp. It was also the decade that saw South African mining forge ahead in its influence on the economy and employment. How has the economy in general, and mining in particular, shifted since then? Mining’s contribution to total economic production climbed in the read more »
GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 contracted by 0,3%
Press statement                                          Embargo: Tuesday 7 March 2017, 11:30 GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 read more »
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The economy shrinks in the fourth quarter of 2016
A fall in mining and manufacturing production in the final quarter of 2016 pulled South African economic growth into negative territory, according to preliminary figures of gross domestic product (GDP) released by Stats SA. South Africa’s economy contracted by 0,3% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised). The mining industry’s 11,5%1 drop in production was the main read more »
Media release:Quarterly Labour Force Survey – QLFS Q4:2016
MEDIA RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14 February 2017 The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the fourth quarter of 2016 released by Statistics South Africa today, indicate that employment grew by 235Â 000 and the number of job seekers declined by 92Â 000 resulting in slight decline in the unemployment rate by 0,6 of percentage point to read more »
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Appreciating scale: business turnover in R200 notes
The South African formal business sector generated R2,17 trillion in turnover in the third quarter of 2016. To put this into perspective, imagine if you drew this amount in R200 bills and went about giving away a bill every second. It would take 344 years to get rid of all the bills in this way! read more »
Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased in the third quarter
The September 2016 QES survey showed that an estimated 9 282 000 persons were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy. This reflected a net quarterly increase of 93 000 employees (1,0%) between June 2016 and September 2016 following a revised decrease of 96 000 employees (-1,0%) between March 2016 and read more »
GDP in the third quarter of 2016 grew by 0,2%
Press statement                                          Embargo: Tuesday 6 December 2016, 09:30  GDP in the third quarter of 2016 read more »
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How did the economy perform in the third quarter of 2016?
Local government elections, increased mining of iron ore, water restrictions and reduced electricity consumption. Find out more about these, as well as other factors, that influenced economic growth in the third quarter. The South African economy grew by 0,2%1 quarter-on-quarter (compared with 3,5% in the second quarter), according to estimates of real gross domestic product. read more »