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: 2019-02-13
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 = 100Dec/18103.8103.2STATS SA
Leading indicator  (16)2010 = 100Nov/18105.5105.7-0.1SARB
Employment (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (1)(15)2000 = 100Q3/18105.1105.10.2STATS SA
Unemployment rate (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (2)per centQ4/1827.127.5STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website  (3)(15)2000 = 100Q3/18168.5164.25.5STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)2016/12 = 100Dec/18109.4109.64.5STATS SA
Producer Prices (nsa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website2016/12 =100Dec/18110.7111.75.2STATS SA
Fiscal Sectorsee DSBB
General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activitiesR MillionQ3/18447919427174SARB
Cash payments for operating activitiesR MillionQ3/18465303418664SARB
Of which: InterestR MillionQ3/186481126300SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activitiesR MillionQ3/18-173838509SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activitiesR MillionQ3/18-33348-29736SARB
Cash surplus/deficitR MillionQ3/18-50732-21226SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activitiesR MillionQ3/183027488384SARB
Financial assets other than cashR MillionQ3/18-40260-8152SARB
DomesticR MillionQ3/18-6071259011SARB
LoansR MillionQ3/18-461-336SARB
Other domestic financial assetsR MillionQ3/18-6025159347SARB
ForeignR MillionQ3/1800SARB
LiabilitiesR MillionQ3/187053596536SARB
DomesticR MillionQ3/187053571914SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ3/1885SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ3/186895644800SARB
LoansR MillionQ3/186151025SARB
Other domestic liabilitiesR MillionQ3/1896426089SARB
ForeignR MillionQ3/18024622SARB
Currency and depositsR MillionQ3/1800SARB
Securities other than sharesR MillionQ3/1800SARB
LoansR MillionQ3/18024622SARB
Net change in the stock of cashR MillionQ3/18-2045767158SARB
Central Government Operations
Cash-flow revenue (nsa)R MillionDec/1816059687441SARB
Cash-flow expenditure (nsa)R MillionDec/18142871101408SARB
Cash-flow balance (deficit -/surplus +)R MillionDec/1817725-13966SARB
Plus: Cost/profit on revaluation of foreign debt at redemptionR MillionDec/180-4SARB
Plus: Accrual adjustmentR MillionDec/18-425163SARB
Net borrowing requirement (nsa)R MillionDec/1817300-13807SARB
Treasury bills and short-term loansR MillionDec/18-56266319SARB
Domestic government bondsR MillionDec/18-24717697SARB
Other financing  (4)R MillionDec/18-2371-2364SARB
Non-marketable bondsR MillionDec/185917SARB
Loan levyR MillionDec/1800SARB
Foreign bonds and loansR MillionDec/180-2SARB
Change in cash balancesR MillionDec/18-9057-7843SARB
Total net financing (nsa)R MillionDec/18-1730013807SARB
Central Government Debt
Total gross loan debt (nsa)R MillionDec/1827639882753068SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)R MillionDec/1824196262415485SARB
BillsR MillionDec/18313498313170SARB
BondsR MillionDec/1821061282102315SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionDec/1815010169SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionDec/187764477644SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 yearsR MillionDec/18556825551534SARB
Exceeding 10 yearsR MillionDec/1814715091462968SARB
Loan LeviesR MillionDec/1800SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)R MillionDec/185497560869SARB
BillsR MillionDec/184328949243SARB
BondsR MillionDec/181168511626SARB
Floating rate bondR MillionDec/1800SARB
Loan leviesR MillionDec/1800SARB
Foreign DebtR MillionDec/18289341276668SARB
MarketableR MillionDec/18287321274753SARB
Not exceeding 1 yearR MillionDec/182513024057SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 yearsR MillionDec/183831336438SARB
Exceeding 3 yearsR MillionDec/18223878214258SARB
Non-marketableR MillionDec/1820201915SARB
Other Debt (nsa)  (4)R MillionDec/184646SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)R MillionDec/18-193917-193917SARB
Government guaranteed debt  (14)R MillionDec/180465692SARB
Financial Sectorsee DSBB
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)R MillionDec/18287017307953SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)R MillionDec/18364740136232665.10SARB
External positionR MillionDec/1827191-72729SARB
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa)  (5)R MillionDec/18354704635441195.59SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)R MillionJan/19000.00SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)R MillionJan/193865152221-0.91SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)R MillionJan/1965781072946412.35SARB
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa)  (6)R MillionJan/192581822802287.57SARB
Interest ratesSee SARB
Financial Soundness IndicatorsSee DSBB
Stock MarketSee JSE
External Sectorsee DSBB
Balance of Payments  (7)
Current account (nsa)R MillionQ3/18-57797-24676SARB
Goods: exports (nsa)R MillionQ3/18318199249474SARB
Goods: imports (nsa)R MillionQ3/18334285282707SARB
Services: credit (nsa)R MillionQ3/185162048284SARB
Services: debit (nsa)R MillionQ3/185673953576SARB
Income: credit (nsa)R MillionQ3/182998414655SARB
Income: debit (nsa)R MillionQ3/187723543964SARB
Current transfers: credit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ3/1867275944SARB
Current transfers: debit (nsa)  (8)R MillionQ3/181432314377SARB
Capital account (nsa)R MillionQ3/185559SARB
Capital account: credit (nsa)R MillionQ3/18102104SARB
Capital account: debit (nsa)R MillionQ3/184745SARB
Financial account  (9)R MillionQ3/183009745328SARB
Direct investment abroadR MillionQ3/18-12788-3285SARB
Direct investment in reporting economyR MillionQ3/182790331633SARB
Portfolio investment, assetsR MillionQ3/18-2920-8860SARB
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ3/181788216624SARB
Financial derivatives, assetsR MillionQ3/186993950414SARB
Financial derivatives, liabilitiesR MillionQ3/18-63582-45459SARB
Other investment, assetsR MillionQ3/18-164814703SARB
Other investment, liabilitiesR MillionQ3/18-850113095SARB
Reserve assetsR MillionQ3/183812-23537SARB
Net errors and omissionsR MillionQ3/1827645-21618SARB
Official Reserve Assets  (10)US $ MillionJan/195083251641SARB
IMF reserve positionUS $ MillionJan/19826842SARB
Special drawing rightsUS $ MillionJan/1920872073SARB
GoldUS $ MillionJan/1953355170SARB
Foreign currency reservesUS $ MillionJan/194258443556SARB
Other reserve assetsUS $ MillionJan/1900SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidityR MillionDec/18742333697322SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa)  (13)
Total exports (nsa)R MillionDec/18102750118670SARS
Total imports (nsa)R MillionDec/1885582115385SARS
International investment position as at end of quarter
AssetsR BillionQ3/1872477369SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ3/1834153693SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ3/1824412310SARB
EquityR BillionQ3/1823142188SARB
DebtR BillionQ3/18127122SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ3/18112116SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ3/18563553SARB
Reserve assetsR BillionQ3/18715696SARB
LiabilitiesR BillionQ3/1864486576SARB
Direct investmentR BillionQ3/1818851863SARB
Portfolio investmentR BillionQ3/1835873717SARB
EquityR BillionQ3/1824452589SARB
DebtR BillionQ3/1811421128SARB
Financial derivativesR BillionQ3/18105119SARB
Other investmentR BillionQ3/18871877SARB
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)R BillionQ3/18799793SARB
External debtUS $ MillionQ3/18168147170811SARB
Exchange rates
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollarRand per USJan/1913.861514.1784SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate  (11)2010 = 100Jan/1960.3459.48SARB
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