Four facts about our rivers you probably didn’t know
In honour of World Wetlands Day on 2 February, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revisits a set of indicators on river health in South Africa to remind all of us how important our water resources are. Here are four interesting facts from the National River Ecosystem Accounts for South Africa, published in October 2015 by read more »
Media Release: Living Conditions Survey (LCS) 2014/2015
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 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 27 January 2017 Â Living Conditions Survey 2014/2015 The total annual household consumption expenditure between October 2014 and October 2015 is estimated at R1,72 trillion and the average South African household spent approximately R103 293 during the survey year. The main components of this expenditure come from housing and utilities, transport, food, and read more »
Media Release: Community Survey 2016, Agricultural Households
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                                       27 January 2017 Community Survey 2016, Agricultural Households The number of South African households engaged in agricultural activities decreased between 2011 and 2016. There were 550 000 (19,1%) fewer agricultural households in 2016 (2,33 million) than in 2011 (2,88 million).This decline was mainly due to the drought experienced throughout the country read more »
The new inflation basket: what’s in and what’s out
Stats SA recently announced changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket of goods and services. The changes provide interesting insight into how consumer spending patterns have shifted over the last four years. The basket forms the basis from which the monthly CPI is calculated. There are 412 products and services in the new basket, read more »
Do men buy more clothing than women?
On average, male-headed households spend more on clothing and footwear than female-headed households (R5Â 343 and R4Â 364 per annum in 2015, respectively). This is just one of the findings from the Living Conditions Survey (LCS), released by Statistics South Africa recently. The LCS was conducted between October 2014 and October 2015. The results of this household read more »
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 »
UN World Data Forum wraps up
PRESS RELEASE UN World Data Forum wraps up with launch of Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data  United Arab Emirates selected to host next Forum (Cape Town, 18 January) — The inaugural United Nations World Data Forum is concluding today with the launch of a global plan for better data read more »
Fwd: Media advisory:The UN World Data Forum to close with an outline of Global Action Plan on achieving Sustainable Development Goals
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Conference Registration
Conference fees For non-Africans Early bird 180Â Euros before April 28; 250Â Euros after 28 April. For participants from Africa: Early bird 1000 ZAR before April 28; 1500 ZARÂ after 28 April. For Regional Science Association International (RSAI) members Early bird 150 Euros before 28 April; 200 Euros after 28 April. Conference fee includes participation in the conference, read more »
Tourism: jobs, the economy and spending
Despite a drop in the number of tourists visiting South Africa, the tourism industry continued to create jobs in 2015. Stats SA’s latest release of its Tourism Satellite Account for South Africa report provides an overview of tourism’s contribution in terms of employment, its impact on the gross domestic product (GDP) and spending. The number read more »