SARB - Economic and Financial data for SA
Economic and Financial Data for South Africa
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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: 2019-06-11
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 MillionQ1/198718599416-18.6SARB
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ1/193549463709044.2SARB
ManufacturingR MillionQ1/195732775951453.0SARB
Electricity and waterR MillionQ1/191687651703663.8SARB
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ1/191704701721991.0SARB
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ1/196678496718824.8SARB
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ1/194369044356634.0SARB
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ1/198526238773263.6SARB
Personal servicesR MillionQ1/192646112606515.3SARB
General government servicesR MillionQ1/197993278027285.8SARB
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ1/19437595744562793.6SARB
GDP at market prices (current, sa)R MillionQ1/19489892150031014.3SARB
GDP at constant 2010 prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)
Agriculture, forestry and fishingR MillionQ1/197119873760-11.5STATS SA
Mining and quarryingR MillionQ1/19220908227291-4.1STATS SA
ManufacturingR MillionQ1/193849913939551.0STATS SA
Electricity and waterR MillionQ1/196487066047-1.4STATS SA
Construction (contractors)R MillionQ1/19106790107396-0.8STATS SA
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodationR MillionQ1/19428619432584-0.6STATS SA
Transport, storage and communicationR MillionQ1/192755052786231.4STATS SA
Finance and insurance, real estate and business servicesR MillionQ1/196476696459281.9STATS SA
Personal servicesR MillionQ1/191717661713071.1STATS SA
General Government ServicesR MillionQ1/194807954793330.7STATS SA
Total value added at basic pricesR MillionQ1/19285311128762240.1STATS SA
GDP at market prices (constant, sa)R MillionQ1/19313636631617210.1STATS SA
National Accounts - at current prices
Private consumption expenditure (sa)R MillionQ1/19299708229917104.7SARB
Consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ1/19105816410607875.8SARB
Gross domestic fixed investment (sa)R MillionQ1/198889109010560.8SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ1/19-24753-89360SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ1/19-5100378199SARB
Gross domestic expenditureR MillionQ1/19486840049423923.4SARB
Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ1/19145813715672268.2SARB
Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa)R MillionQ1/19142761615065174.8SARB
National Accounts - at constant 2010 prices
Final consumption expenditure by household (sa)R MillionQ1/19194623719503590.8SARB
Final consumption expenditure by general government (sa)R MillionQ1/196455636434451.1SARB
Gross fixed capital formation (sa)R MillionQ1/19597801604717-2.9SARB
Change in inventories (sa)R MillionQ1/19-11587-53932SARB
Residual item (sa)R MillionQ1/1927521170SARB
Gross domestic expenditure (sa)R MillionQ1/1931807673145758-0.5SARB
Exports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ1/199056359777771.8SARB
Imports of goods and services (sa)R MillionQ1/19950036961814-0.3SARB
Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2015 = 100Apr/19103.9101.1STATS SA
Leading indicator  (16)2010 = 100Mar/19104.5104.9-1.9SARB
Employment (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (1)(15)2000 = 100Q4/18106.1106.00.9STATS SA
Unemployment rate (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (2)per centQ1/1927.627.1STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (3)(15)2000 = 100Q4/18169.8168.35.3STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)2016/12 = 100Apr/19111.7111.04.4STATS SA
Producer Prices (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2016/12 =100Apr/19113.0111.56.5STATS SA
Fiscal Sectorsee DSBB
General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activitiesR MillionQ4/18471055450632SARB
Cash payments for operating activitiesR MillionQ4/18438340464743SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionQ4/183019564742SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activitiesR MillionQ4/1832715-14111SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activitiesR MillionQ4/18-37855-35214SARB
Cash surplus/deficitR MillionQ4/18-5139-49325SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activitiesR MillionQ4/181995329086SARB
Financial assets other than cashR MillionQ4/18-24787-41458SARB
DomesticR MillionQ4/18-9965-61690SARB
LoansR MillionQ4/18-358-462SARB
Other domestic financial assetsR MillionQ4/18-9608-61228SARB
ForeignR MillionQ4/1800SARB
LiabilitiesR MillionQ4/184474070544SARB
DomesticR MillionQ4/184537670544SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ4/1888SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ4/184492168965SARB
LoansR MillionQ4/18853615SARB
Other domestic liabilitiesR MillionQ4/18-398964SARB
ForeignR MillionQ4/18-6360SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ4/1800SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ4/1800SARB
LoansR MillionQ4/18-6360SARB
Net change in the stock of cashR MillionQ4/1814814-20239SARB
Central Government Operations
Cash-flow revenue (nsa)R MillionApr/1973561134721SARB
Cash-flow expenditure (nsa)R MillionApr/19146708138048SARB
Cash-flow balance (deficit -/surplus +)R MillionApr/19-73147-3327SARB
Plus: Cost/profit on revaluation of foreign debt at redemptionR MillionApr/19-2370SARB
Plus: Accrual adjustmentR MillionApr/19-18654-3739SARB
Net borrowing requirement (nsa)R MillionApr/19-92038-7067SARB
Treasury bills and short-term loansR MillionApr/1932089-22529SARB
Domestic government bondsR MillionApr/191868117746SARB
Other financing  (4)R MillionApr/192498-430SARB
Non-marketable bondsR MillionApr/19-56139SARB
Loan levyR MillionApr/1900SARB
Foreign bonds and loansR MillionApr/19-3920SARB
Change in cash balancesR MillionApr/193916212280SARB
Total net financing (nsa)R MillionApr/19920387067SARB
Central Government Debt
Total gross loan debt (nsa)R MillionApr/1928351532789803SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)R MillionApr/1924922012469262SARB
BillsR MillionApr/19312403307358SARB
BondsR MillionApr/1921797972161904SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionApr/192883028830SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionApr/199805898148SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 yearsR MillionApr/19547377541947SARB
Exceeding 10 yearsR MillionApr/1915055321492979SARB
Loan LeviesR MillionApr/1900SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)R MillionApr/195617029181SARB
BillsR MillionApr/194432217278SARB
BondsR MillionApr/191184811904SARB
Floating rate bondR MillionApr/1900SARB
Loan leviesR MillionApr/1900SARB
Foreign DebtR MillionApr/19286737291314SARB
MarketableR MillionApr/19285433289319SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionApr/194813448779SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionApr/191485315096SARB
Exceeding 3 yearsR MillionApr/19222447225444SARB
Non-marketableR MillionApr/1913051995SARB
Other Debt (nsa)  (4)R MillionApr/194646SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)R MillionApr/19-285829-278981SARB
Government guaranteed debt  (14)R MillionApr/1900SARB
Financial Sectorsee DSBB
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)R MillionApr/19333935286731SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)R MillionApr/19377104537435667.95SARB
External positionR MillionApr/19-2546775814SARB
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa)  (5)R MillionApr/19368252336331578.77SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)R MillionMay/19000.00SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)R MillionMay/19515665465354.08SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)R MillionMay/196931896903279.33SARB
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa)  (6)R MillionMay/192616482666464.96SARB
Interest ratesSee SARB
Financial Soundness IndicatorsSee DSBB
Stock MarketSee JSE
External Sectorsee DSBB
Balance of Payments  (7)
Current account (nsa)R MillionQ4/18-17133-58488SARB
Goods: exports (nsa)R MillionQ4/18325403317250SARB
Goods: imports (nsa)R MillionQ4/18324434334261SARB
Services: credit (nsa)R MillionQ4/185617151782SARB
Services: debit (nsa)R MillionQ4/185668656905SARB
Income: credit (nsa)R MillionQ4/182255930096SARB
Income: debit (nsa)R MillionQ4/184873277109SARB
Current transfers: credit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ4/1865626727SARB
Current transfers: debit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ4/181483714323SARB
Capital account (nsa)R MillionQ4/186155SARB
Capital account: credit (nsa)R MillionQ4/18107102SARB
Capital account: debit (nsa)R MillionQ4/184647SARB
Financial account  (9)R MillionQ4/181662428358SARB
Direct investment abroadR MillionQ4/18-23280-13033SARB
Direct investment in reporting economyR MillionQ4/18-821928712SARB
Portfolio investment, assetsR MillionQ4/18-29334-2817SARB
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ4/18-3391317882SARB
Financial derivatives, assetsR MillionQ4/185184469939SARB
Financial derivatives, liabilitiesR MillionQ4/18-47868-65430SARB
Other investment, assetsR MillionQ4/18853-1991SARB
Other investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ4/18112724-8716SARB
Reserve assetsR MillionQ4/18-61833812SARB
Net errors and omissionsR MillionQ4/1844830075SARB
Official Reserve Assets  (10)US $ MillionMay/194832949538SARB
IMF reserve positionUS $ MillionMay/19897902SARB
Special drawing rightsUS $ MillionMay/1920592070SARB
GoldUS $ MillionMay/1952305170SARB
Foreign currency reservesUS $ MillionMay/194014341396SARB
Other reserve assetsUS $ MillionMay/1900SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidityR MillionApr/19708101719653SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa)  (13)
Total exports (nsa)R MillionApr/19103750105406SARS
Total imports (nsa)R MillionApr/19107178100402SARS
International investment position as at end of quarter
AssetsR BillionQ4/1870107247SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ4/1834253415SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ4/1821772441SARB
EquityR BillionQ4/1820362314SARB
DebtR BillionQ4/18141127SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ4/1890112SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ4/18576563SARB
Reserve assetsR BillionQ4/18742715SARB
LiabilitiesR BillionQ4/1864586452SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ4/1818541889SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ4/1835413587SARB
EquityR BillionQ4/1823952445SARB
DebtR BillionQ4/1811471142SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ4/1891105SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ4/18972871SARB
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)R BillionQ4/18552795SARB
External debtUS $ MillionQ4/18172384168147SARB
Exchange rates
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollarRand per USMay/1914.437014.1544SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate  (11)2010 = 100May/1958.8559.43SARB
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