Stats SA’s NHTS aims to inform transport planning
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                                29 January  2020                                                   Stats SA’s NHTS read more »
National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
Travel is a necessity South Africans travel from their homes to places of work, education, healthcare, for business, for leisure and social activities daily. Travel is a necessity. The increase in urbanisation and population numbers changes the demand for urban infrastructure and transport services. But, how can we know and understand transport needs and behaviour read more »
28 000 jobs lost in SA formal sector third quarter of 2019
Formal sector employment decreased by 28Â 000 in September 2019, with 11Â 000 full-time and 17Â 000 part-time jobs shed during the quarter. The September 2019 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey showed that an estimated 10Â 142Â 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is down by 28Â 000 from 10Â 170Â 000 in the read more »
Inflation continues to edge lower
Annual inflation eased further in November, falling to 3,6% from October’s 3,7%. This is the third successive month of disinflation, which means that the pace of price increases is slowing down. November’s reading is the lowest since December 2010 when the rate was 3,5%. The highest rate recorded since December 2010 was 7,0% in February read more »
Stats Biz – November 2019
After rebounding by a revised 3,2% in the second quarter of 2019, activity in the South African economy slipped by 0,6% in the third quarter. Mining, manufacturing and transport were the biggest drags on growth in gross domestic product (GDP). Explore economic growth, as well as other stories, in this edition of Stats Biz. Download read more »
GDP contracts by 0,6% in the third quarter
After rebounding by a revised 3,2%1 in the second quarter of 2019, activity in the South African economy slipped slightly in the third quarter. Mining, manufacturing and transport were the biggest drags on growth in gross domestic product (GDP). Mining was down by 6,1%, driven largely by a fall in the production of platinum group read more »
SA’s tourism trade balance edges lower
South Africa enjoys a positive tourism trade balance with the rest of the world. What this means is that non-resident visitors spend more money in our country than South African travellers spend abroad. However, the trade balance surplus has narrowed since 2016. In 2018, non-resident visitors1 (which includes both tourists and same-day visitors) spent a read more »
Government spending climbs to R1,71 trillion
The South African government spent 7,3% more in 2017/18 than it did in 2016/17. The rise was largely driven by general public services, education and health. This pushed total government spending up to R1,71Â trillion1 in 2017/18, R116Â billion more than the R1,59Â trillion spent in 2016/17. This is according to the latest Financial statistics of consolidated general read more »
Inequality Trends in South Africa: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                14 November 2019 Inequality Trends in South Africa: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality Statistics South Africa in partnership with the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) and the Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD) have released the first Inequality Trends Report for South Africa. This partnership was forged through our collective involvement read more »
South Africa sees Improvement on Social Challenges
Like many countries around the world, South Africa has faced many socio-economic challenges over the years. Emphasis has been placed on improving the lives of citizens by targeting poverty, inequality and unemployment. A recently released report by Statistics South Africa, in partnership with Agence Francaise de Développement (AFD), Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit read more »