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
0861 12 7272(SARB)
Internet e-mail : Patrick.Maumela@resbank.co.za		 Last Update Period: 2018-12-07
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 MillionQ3/18115550912095.8SARB
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ3/183446433436610.2SARB
ManufacturingR MillionQ3/186046235672769.0SARB
Electricity and waterR MillionQ3/181671241650717.3SARB
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ3/181746791736886.8SARB
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ3/186791016559217.6SARB
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ3/184442854224256.7SARB
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ3/189084478956556.7SARB
Personal servicesR MillionQ3/182560142574224.9SARB
General government servicesR MillionQ3/188048047943587.6SARB
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ3/18449927043666856.7SARB
GDP at market prices (current, sa)R MillionQ3/18507083649302797.9SARB
GDP at constant 2010 prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)
Agriculture, forestry and fishingR MillionQ3/187064469545-9.6STATS SA
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ3/18228080233377-4.1STATS SA
ManufacturingR MillionQ3/183903703833481.3STATS SA
Electricity and waterR MillionQ3/1865472656151.2STATS SA
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ3/18107970108723-1.0STATS SA
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ3/184293204259470.8STATS SA
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ3/182715252677791.0STATS SA
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ3/186475246438662.0STATS SA
Personal servicesR MillionQ3/181703481700690.9STATS SA
General Government ServicesR MillionQ3/184823244804741.1STATS SA
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ3/18286357828487430.5STATS SA
GDP at market prices (constant, sa)R MillionQ3/18315099531335550.6STATS SA
National Accounts - at current prices
Private consumption expenditure (sa)R MillionQ3/18295918628999626.4SARB
Consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ3/18107006210488138.8SARB
Gross domestic fixed investment (sa)R MillionQ3/188955648855603.7SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ3/1819177-10628SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ3/1812425473209SARB
Gross domestic expenditureR MillionQ3/18506824248969159.9SARB
Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ3/181526927139581310.6SARB
Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ3/181524333136244918.0SARB
National Accounts - at constant 2010 prices
Final consumption expenditure by household (sa)R MillionQ3/18193561419281131.2SARB
Final consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ3/186437046402101.5SARB
Gross fixed capital formation (sa)R MillionQ3/18607743615744-0.6SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ3/1812744-9149SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ3/18-1774-1628SARB
Gross domestic expenditure (sa)R MillionQ3/18319803231732901.7SARB
Exports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ3/189746729233266.7SARB
Imports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ3/18102170996306110.5SARB
Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2015 = 100Sep/18101.3102.3STATS SA
Leading indicator  (16)2010 = 100Sep/18104.7104.9SARB
Employment (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (1)(15)2000 = 100Q2/18105.1105.60.2STATS SA
Unemployment rate (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (2)per centQ3/1827.527.2STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (3)(15)2000 = 100Q2/18164.3162.84.0STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)2016/12 = 100Oct/18109.4108.95.1STATS SA
Producer Prices (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2016/12 =100Oct/18111.3109.86.9STATS SA
Fiscal Sectorsee DSBB
General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activitiesR MillionQ2/18424133470286SARB
Cash payments for operating activitiesR MillionQ2/18411851424246SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionQ2/182600659959SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activitiesR MillionQ2/181228246041SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activitiesR MillionQ2/18-29738-36801SARB
Cash surplus/deficitR MillionQ2/18-174569240SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activitiesR MillionQ2/1882133-8533SARB
Financial assets other than cashR MillionQ2/18-6185-27456SARB
DomesticR MillionQ2/1858497-26744SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/18-340-85SARB
Other domestic financial assetsR MillionQ2/1858837-26658SARB
ForeignR MillionQ2/1800SARB
LiabilitiesR MillionQ2/188831818923SARB
DomesticR MillionQ2/186369718923SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ2/1855SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ2/184480020074SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/181025819SARB
Other domestic liabilitiesR MillionQ2/1817871-1970SARB
ForeignR MillionQ2/18246220SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ2/1800SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ2/1800SARB
LoansR MillionQ2/18246220SARB
Net change in the stock of cashR MillionQ2/1864677707SARB
Central Government Operations
Revenue (nsa)R MillionOct/1878879111189SARB
Of which: Extra-ordinary receiptsR MillionOct/1812161188SARB
Expenditure (nsa)R MillionOct/18116809113183SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionOct/18431915407SARB
Extra-ordinary paymentsR MillionOct/18-12-8SARB
Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) (nsa)R MillionOct/18-37930-1995SARB
PLUS: Cost/profit on revaluation of foreign debt at redemptionR MillionOct/18-4530SARB
Net borrowing requirementR MillionOct/18-3828015912SARB
Treasury billsR MillionOct/181317010814SARB
Domestic government bondsR MillionOct/181402013066SARB
Other financing  (4)R MillionOct/18-1713-1937SARB
Non-marketable bondsR MillionOct/18-320SARB
Loan levyR MillionOct/1800SARB
Foreign bonds and loansR MillionDec/1800SARB
Use of cash balancesR MillionDec/180203004SARB
Total financing (nsa)R MillionOct/1838280-15912SARB
Central Government Debt
Total gross loan debt (nsa)R MillionOct/1827444602699692SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)R MillionOct/1823832352355215SARB
BillsR MillionOct/18303758296391SARB
BondsR MillionOct/1820794762058824SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionOct/181016913859SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionOct/187764489226SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 yearsR MillionOct/18544424535507SARB
Exceeding 10 yearsR MillionOct/1814472391420231SARB
Loan LeviesR MillionOct/1800SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)R MillionOct/186394558061SARB
BillsR MillionOct/185233546532SARB
BondsR MillionOct/181161011529SARB
Floating rate bondR MillionOct/1800SARB
Loan leviesR MillionOct/1800SARB
Foreign DebtR MillionOct/18297234286396SARB
MarketableR MillionOct/18295181283324SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionOct/182584524793SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionOct/183916937564SARB
Exceeding 3 yearsR MillionOct/18230167220967SARB
Non-marketableR MillionOct/1820523073SARB
Other Debt (nsa)  (4)R MillionOct/184620SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)R MillionOct/18-193917-209375SARB
Government guaranteed debt  (14)R MillionAug/18334178334178SARB
Financial Sectorsee DSBB
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)R MillionOct/18286048258605SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)R MillionOct/18359198836131395.82SARB
External positionR MillionOct/18-11587-41769SARB
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa)  (5)R MillionOct/18352125435489245.99SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)R MillionNov/18000.00SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)R MillionNov/18580266109710.08SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)R MillionNov/186857527281691.90SARB
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa)  (6)R MillionNov/182594272557315.22SARB
Interest ratesSee SARB
Financial Soundness IndicatorsSee DSBB
Stock MarketSee JSE
External Sectorsee DSBB
Balance of Payments  (7)
Current account (nsa)R MillionQ2/18-23769-72545SARB
Goods: exports (nsa)R MillionQ2/18284326249474SARB
Goods: imports (nsa)R MillionQ2/18282450281657SARB
Services: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/184828454163SARB
Services: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/185357650779SARB
Income: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/181465529197SARB
Income: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/184396480747SARB
Current transfers: credit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ2/1859445347SARB
Current transfers: debit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ2/181437716718SARB
Capital account (nsa)R MillionQ2/185961SARB
Capital account: credit (nsa)R MillionQ2/18104105SARB
Capital account: debit (nsa)R MillionQ2/184544SARB
Financial account  (9)R MillionQ2/184532853214SARB
Direct investment abroadR MillionQ2/18-3285-20479SARB
Direct investment in reporting economyR MillionQ2/183163310505SARB
Portfolio investment, assetsR MillionQ2/18-8860-15623SARB
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/181662489416SARB
Financial derivatives, assetsR MillionQ2/185041453040SARB
Financial derivatives, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/18-45459-59540SARB
Other investment, assetsR MillionQ2/1814703-21102SARB
Other investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ2/18130952426SARB
Reserve assetsR MillionQ2/18-2353714571SARB
Net errors and omissionsR MillionQ2/18-2161819270SARB
Official Reserve Assets  (10)US $ MillionNov/185067250166SARB
IMF reserve positionUS $ MillionNov/18765765SARB
Special drawing rightsUS $ MillionNov/1820662064SARB
GoldUS $ MillionNov/1849264899SARB
Foreign currency reservesUS $ MillionNov/184291542438SARB
Other reserve assetsUS $ MillionNov/1800SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidityR MillionOct/18741662714695SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa)  (13)
Total exports (nsa)R MillionOct/18122324112792SARS
Total imports (nsa)R MillionOct/18127874116618SARS
International investment position as at end of quarter
AssetsR BillionQ2/1873146692SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ2/1836933326SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ2/1822552139SARB
EquityR BillionQ2/1821332039SARB
DebtR BillionQ2/18122100SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ2/18116105SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ2/18553528SARB
Reserve assetsR BillionQ2/18696593SARB
LiabilitiesR BillionQ2/1865766444SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ2/1818631952SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ2/1837173611SARB
EquityR BillionQ2/1825892520SARB
DebtR BillionQ2/1811281091SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ2/18119112SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ2/18877769SARB
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)R BillionQ2/18738248SARB
External debtUS $ MillionQ2/18170811183239SARB
Exchange rates
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollarRand per USNov/1814.086614.4963SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate  (11)2010 = 100Nov/1859.9958.09SARB
POPULATIONsee DSBB
Population
POPULATION(mid-year estimates as at 30 June)  (12)'00020185772656522STATS 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