SARB - Economic and Financial data for SA
Economic and Financial Data for South Africa
RSA FlagContact persons: Mr Patrick Maumela
South African Reserve Bank
Phone: +27 12 313 4406
Fax: +27 12 313 4013
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Internet e-mail : Patrick.Maumela@resbank.co.za		 Last Update Period: 2017-10-18
The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which South Africa has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page
 
  Observations
SDDS data category and componentUnit
description		Date of
latest		Latest
data		Previous
period		% change
over same
period of
previous
year		Agency
Real Sector Fiscal Sector Financial Sector External Sector Population
Real Sectorsee DSBB
GDP at current prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)
Agriculture, forestry and fishingR MillionQ2/179109210327115.0SARB
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ2/173170013187861.5SARB
ManufacturingR MillionQ2/175380765234272.2SARB
Electricity and waterR MillionQ2/171516651509585.7SARB
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ2/171647271617005.2SARB
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ2/176265016168925.9SARB
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ2/174069994071766.4SARB
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ2/178413848071548.1SARB
Personal servicesR MillionQ2/172402992332247.5SARB
General government servicesR MillionQ2/177259937036187.3SARB
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ2/17410373740262066.0SARB
GDP at market prices (current, sa)R MillionQ2/17458647944724475.9SARB
GDP at constant 2010 prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)
Agriculture, forestry and fishingR MillionQ2/17741426896513.1STATS SA
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ2/172324022301812.0STATS SA
ManufacturingR MillionQ2/17379277377901-2.2STATS SA
Electricity and waterR MillionQ2/1764676633310.8STATS SA
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ2/171089751091010.0STATS SA
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ2/17421775421117-1.3STATS SA
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ2/172644922630401.2STATS SA
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ2/176229196190231.1STATS SA
Personal servicesR MillionQ2/171675651671090.9STATS SA
General Government ServicesR MillionQ2/174742864750520.4STATS SA
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ2/17281051027948200.4STATS SA
GDP at market prices (constant, sa)R MillionQ2/17309236930730290.5STATS SA
National Accounts - at current prices
Private consumption expenditure (sa)R MillionQ2/17271712826742486.0SARB
Consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ2/179484299180106.0SARB
Gross domestic fixed investment (sa)R MillionQ2/17853649859675-0.2SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ2/1731872933SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ2/176598-35841SARB
Gross domestic expenditureR MillionQ2/17452899344190245.6SARB
Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ2/17138126313292751.0SARB
Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ2/17132377712758530.0SARB
National Accounts - at constant 2010 prices
Final consumption expenditure by household (sa)R MillionQ2/17188455318631531.6SARB
Final consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ2/176332686320650.3SARB
Gross fixed capital formation (sa)R MillionQ2/17610160614256-0.8SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ2/1753406774SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ2/17-5573-6677SARB
Gross domestic expenditure (sa)R MillionQ2/17312774831095712.2SARB
Exports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ2/17936332905275-0.5SARB
Imports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ2/179717119418175.3SARB
Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2015 = 100Aug/17101.3101.0STATS SA
Leading indicator  (16)2010 = 100Jul/1797.395.8SARB
Employment (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (1)(15)2000 = 100Q2/17115.3115.60.1STATS SA
Unemployment rate (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (2)per centQ2/1727.727.7STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (3)(15)2000 = 100Q2/17403.4397.16.1STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)2016/12 = 100Sep/17103.8103.35.1STATS SA
Producer Prices (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2016/12 =100Aug/17102.7102.34.2STATS SA
Fiscal Sectorsee DSBB
General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activitiesR MillionQ2/17394620435752SARB
Cash payments for operating activitiesR MillionQ2/17408694400025SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionQ2/172726455042SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activitiesR MillionQ2/17-1407435727SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activitiesR MillionQ2/17-32181-33350SARB
Cash surplus/deficitR MillionQ2/17-462552377SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activitiesR MillionQ2/1783432-31366SARB
Financial assets other than cashR MillionQ2/17-6397-20778SARB
DomesticR MillionQ2/1730775-49762SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/17-230-91SARB
Other domestic financial assetsR MillionQ2/1731005-49672SARB
ForeignR MillionQ2/1700SARB
LiabilitiesR MillionQ2/1789828-10588SARB
DomesticR MillionQ2/1791098-10477SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ2/17-55SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ2/1767879-16121SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/17112211SARB
Other domestic liabilitiesR MillionQ2/17220975633SARB
ForeignR MillionQ2/17-1269-111SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ2/1700SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ2/1700SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/17-1269-111SARB
Net change in the stock of cashR MillionQ2/1737177-28989SARB
Central Government Operations
Revenue (nsa)R MillionAug/1710336863278SARB
Of which: Extra-ordinary receiptsR MillionAug/17278858SARB
Expenditure (nsa)R MillionAug/17117920151611SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionAug/172013020015SARB
Extra-ordinary paymentsR MillionAug/17-140SARB
Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) (nsa)R MillionAug/17-14552-88333SARB
PLUS: Cost/profit on revaluation of foreign debt at redemptionR MillionAug/170-87SARB
Net borrowing requirementR MillionAug/17-14552-88420SARB
Treasury billsR MillionAug/1786268597SARB
Domestic government bondsR MillionAug/171554212824SARB
Other financing  (4)R MillionAug/17-1399-527SARB
Non-marketable bondsR MillionAug/17-640SARB
Loan levyR MillionAug/1700SARB
Foreign bonds and loansR MillionAug/170-111SARB
Use of cash balancesR MillionAug/17-822067638SARB
Total financing (nsa)R MillionAug/171454988420SARB
Central Government Debt
Total gross loan debt (nsa)R MillionAug/1723628522335279SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)R MillionAug/1721010392069135SARB
BillsR MillionAug/17273040260605SARB
BondsR MillionAug/1718279991808530SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionAug/172217244847SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionAug/17100559100561SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 yearsR MillionAug/17426733415403SARB
Exceeding 10 yearsR MillionAug/1712785351247718SARB
Loan LeviesR MillionAug/1700SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)R MillionAug/175398657860SARB
BillsR MillionAug/174261646425SARB
BondsR MillionAug/171137011434SARB
Floating rate bondR MillionAug/1700SARB
Loan leviesR MillionAug/1700SARB
Foreign DebtR MillionAug/17207807208264SARB
MarketableR MillionAug/17202703203192SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionAug/1700SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionAug/174757747708SARB
Exceeding 3 yearsR MillionAug/17155127155484SARB
Non-marketableR MillionAug/1751045072SARB
Other Debt (nsa)  (4)R MillionAug/172020SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)R MillionAug/17-241514-241514SARB
Government guaranteed debt  (14)R MillionMay/17290355290355SARB
Financial Sectorsee DSBB
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)R MillionAug/17266297264088SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)R MillionAug/17336623333533925.98SARB
External positionR MillionAug/1711658-2151SARB
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa)  (5)R MillionAug/17327551332604126.48SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)R MillionSep/17000.00SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)R MillionSep/175505551254-17.29SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)R MillionSep/176541316023983.77SARB
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa)  (6)R MillionSep/172352882335315.81SARB
Interest ratesSee SARB
Financial Soundness IndicatorsSee DSBB
Stock MarketSee JSE
External Sectorsee DSBB
Balance of Payments  (7)
Current account (nsa)R MillionQ2/17-18102-31261SARB
Goods: exports (nsa)R MillionQ2/17275004255914SARB
Goods: imports (nsa)R MillionQ2/17269719264620SARB
Services: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/174837754534SARB
Services: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/175410151732SARB
Income: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/171412623747SARB
Income: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/173945055724SARB
Current transfers: credit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ2/1753965177SARB
Current transfers: debit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ2/171635612321SARB
Capital account (nsa)R MillionQ2/176360SARB
Capital account: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/17103102SARB
Capital account: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/174042SARB
Financial account  (9)R MillionQ2/17317637564SARB
Direct investment abroadR MillionQ2/17-30424-9919SARB
Direct investment in reporting economyR MillionQ2/1738798994SARB
Portfolio investment, assetsR MillionQ2/17-9412-18402SARB
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/177473025945SARB
Financial derivatives, assetsR MillionQ2/175841890565SARB
Financial derivatives, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/17-59627-90924SARB
Other investment, assetsR MillionQ2/17-3104-22241SARB
Other investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/17-2938840879SARB
Reserve assetsR MillionQ2/17-189612667SARB
Net errors and omissionsR MillionQ2/1714863-6363SARB
Official Reserve Assets  (10)US $ MillionSep/174938446921SARB
IMF reserve positionUS $ MillionSep/17661661SARB
Special drawing rightsUS $ MillionSep/1721102109SARB
GoldUS $ MillionSep/1751895262SARB
Foreign currency reservesUS $ MillionSep/174142438889SARB
Other reserve assetsUS $ MillionSep/1700SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidityR MillionAug/17613415612789SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa)  (13)
Total exports (nsa)R MillionAug/1710337793093SARS
Total imports (nsa)R MillionAug/179743683762SARS
International investment position as at end of quarter
AssetsR BillionQ2/1762906068SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ2/1728032591SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ2/1722762245SARB
EquityR BillionQ2/1721572132SARB
DebtR BillionQ2/17119113SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ2/178695SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ2/17507519SARB
Reserve assetsR BillionQ2/17618618SARB
LiabilitiesR BillionQ2/1756345622SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ2/1718301842SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ2/1729422879SARB
EquityR BillionQ2/1719641947SARB
DebtR BillionQ2/17978932SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ2/1792102SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ2/17770799SARB
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)R BillionQ2/17656447SARB
External debtUS $ MillionQ2/17158533152128SARB
Exchange rates
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollarRand per USSep/1713.134513.2309SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate  (11)2010 = 100Sep/1761.5361.53SARB
POPULATIONsee DSBB
Population
POPULATION(mid-year estimates as at 30 June)  (12)'00020175652255620STATS SA

Footnotes
1. Employment in the non-agricultural sectors. Back
2. Sources of basic data : Labour force survey by Statistics South Africa. Back
3. Remuneration per worker at current prices in the non-agricultural sectors. Back
4. Includes the debt and liabilities of the former TBVC-countries and self-governing states that were assumed by the national government in terms of Section 230 of the second Amendment Bill of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as well as the liability assumed for the payment of the debts incurred by the Republic of Namibia as contemplated in Subsection (1) of Section 52C of the Exchequer Act No 66 of 1975, as amended. Back
5. Notes and coin in circulation outside the monetary sector plus all deposits of the private sector with the monetary sector. Back
6. Notes and coin in circulation outside the SARB plus required reserve balances of banks and mutual banks with the SARB. Back
7. The Reserve Bank disseminates all the main components of the balance of payments as prescribed by the sixth edition of the IMF's "Balance of Payments Manual". Back
8. Gross current transfer receipts and gross current transfer payments, as described in the sixth edition of the IMF's "Balance of Payments Manual". Back
9. Including reserve assets but excluding unrecorded transactions. Back
10. Total gross foreign reserves of the Reserve Bank. Balance as at the end of the month. Back
11. Monthly average exchange rate against the twenty most important currencies. Back
12. The mid-year estimates are based on the 2011 population census. The census for 2011 yielded an estimated population of 51.6 million people. Back
13. Preliminary figures from South African Revenue Services; not adjusted for Balance of Payments purposes. Back
14. Amounts recorded in the accounts of National Treasury are kept constant for the following three months. Back
15. This information is obtained from a discussion document published by Statistics South Africa. For more information visit STATSSA . Back
16. Components revised. See "Note on the revision of composite leading and coincident business cycle indicators" in the March 2004 Quarterly Bulletin. Previous and new indices were linked in January 1994. Back

Key:
Quarters Q1 through Q4 apply to calendar years
SARB = South African Reserve Bank
sa = seasonally adjusted
STATS SA = Statistics South Africa
SARS = South African Revenue Service
nsa = not seasonally adjusted
( ) indicates a negative percentage change