Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 0,6 per cent during the second quarter of 2014
26 August 2014: 11:30 a.m PRESS STATEMENT Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 0,6 per cent during the second quarter of 2014 The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the second quarter of 2014 increased by an annualised rate of 0,6 per cent compared with a decrease of 0,6 read more »
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PRESS STATEMENT: Survey of Employers and the Self-Employed (SESE), 2013: 14 August 2014
The SESE is a household-based sample survey conducted every four years. The survey collects detailed information about non-VAT registered businesses, most of which are in the informal sector. Highlights Table 1: Individuals running informal businesses, 2001–2013 2001 2005* 2009 2013 2001 2005 2009 2013 Thousand Per cent By sex 2 258 1 668 1 144 read more »
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First quarter GDP down
The seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices for the first quarter of 2014 decreased by an annualised rate of 0,6 percent. The main contributors to this decrease in economic activity were the mining and quarrying industry (-1,3 percentage points) and the manufacturing industry (-0,7 of a percentage point). The mining and read more »
Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices decreased by 0,6 per cent during the first quarter of 2014
The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the first quarter of 2014 decreased by an annualised rate of 0,6 per cent compared with an increase of 3,8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2013. The main contributors to the decrease in economic activity in the first quarter of 2014 were the mining read more »
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QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY: Quarter 1(January to March), 2014
Stats SA today released the Q1:2014 results which show a quarterly decline in employment by 122 000 due to a loss of 110Â 000 jobs in the informal sector. Formal sector employment was virtually unchanged at 10,8 million compared with the previous quarter, while both Private households and Agriculture shed jobs (14Â 000 and 5Â 000 respectively). The read more »
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Automotive strikes hamper growth
Before the slump in 2008/09 due to the global recession, manufacturing performed well, recording annual growth rates of 2,9%, 4,6% and 4,2% for 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. The recovery after the recession from 2010 to 2012 was sluggish, and 2013 showed anaemic annual growth of 1,3% to date. Factory output remains far from the read more »
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Employment levels back to pre-recession peak but absorption rate lower
Employment levels at 14 million in Q3: 2013 are now back to the Q4: 2008 peak. The working age population however, has increased by 2,3 million over the period Q4: 2008 to Q3: 2013 such that the percentage of South Africans aged 15-64 years with jobs (the absorption rate) has declined from 45,0% in Q4: read more »
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Quarterly Financial Statistics: Ratio Analysis
Given the vast amount of information appearing in detailed financial statements of companies, it may be difficult to discern significant relationships and trends in the data. One way to address this challenge is to use accounting ratios, which provides substantial insights into the relationships between variables and can indicate certain trends. Accounting ratios are calculated read more »
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices increased by 3,0 per cent during the second quarter of 2013.
27 August 2013: 11:30 a.m. The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the second quarter of 2013 increased by an annualised rate of 3,0 per cent compared with an increase of 0,9 per  cent during the first quarter of 2013. GDP is one of the Economic Indicators which measures the rate of economic read more »
Mbalo Brief – May 2013
South Africa just recently hosted the 2013 Tourism Indaba in Durban from 11 to 14 May 2013. The main focus of the Indaba was to pursue the growth of South Africa’s tourism industry and to strengthen existing partnerships while establishing new ones. South Africa stands out as a tourist destination mostly because of its friendly, read more »