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  South Africa   (ZAF - 54 ) source http://www.reservebank.co.za/internet/Live%20SDDSAppl.nsf/sddsdata?openagent | #54 | |
South Africa GDP at current prices, by production approach (sea
sonally adjusted annualised rates) 		Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. Agriculture, forestry and fishing R Million 50,864 72,491
South Africa .. Mining and quarrying R Million 239,112 211,422
South Africa .. Manufacturing R Million 345,077 335,412
South Africa .. Electricity and water R Million 51,676 53,907
South Africa .. Construction (contractors) R Million 86,757 82,968
South Africa .. Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommoda
tion 		R Million 294,274 313,616
South Africa .. Transport, storage and communication R Million 213,419 218,607
South Africa .. Finance and insurance, real estate and business se
rvices 		R Million 474,562 514,194
South Africa ... Personal services R Million 130,095 131,068
South Africa .. General government services R Million 269,358 296,494 316,881 321,104 320,890 337,717 381,277 361,869
South Africa .. Total value added at basic prices R Million 2,267,113 2,295,554
South Africa .. GDP at market prices (current, sa) R Million 2,188,888 2,268,923 2,328,703 2,347,780 2,340,034 2,317,302 2,489,883 2,544,717
South Africa
GDP at constant 2005 prices, by production approac
h (seasonally adjusted annualised rates) 		Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ... Agriculture, forestry and fishing R Million 77,752 76,155 81,652 50,211 61,610 70,349 37,678 37,960
South Africa ... Mining and quarrying R Million 165,824 191,427 198,724 216,969 186,740 187,023 93,417 96,829
South Africa ... Manufacturing R Million 362,054 382,275 396,468 270,952 276,470 364,019
South Africa ... Electricity and water R Million 46,706 47,398 50,070 45,552 48,294 52,787 35,756 36,186
South Africa ... Construction (contractors) R Million 59,691 63,300 65,850 65,879 72,898 75,592 58,476 58,780
South Africa ... Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommoda
tion 		R Million 262,401 262,190 262,910 265,031 269,578 272,501 212,147 213,881
South Africa ... Transport, storage and communication R Million 161,500 165,073 168,342 173,905 163,969 171,634 163,461 164,442
South Africa ... Finance and insurance, real estate and business se
rvices 		R Million 426,068 437,420 452,748 466,695 456,543 456,360 381,801 384,210
South Africa .. Personal services R Million 109,630 119,803 119,835 118,970 120,517 129,878 105,790 106,326
South Africa .. General Government Services R Million 157,504 158,798 160,835 162,609 163,711 164,686 247,086 248,769
South Africa .. Total value added at basic prices R Million 1,940,984 2,041,535 2,113,480 2,118,483 2,085,939 2,117,860 1,606,564 1,623,853
South Africa ... GDP at market prices (constant, sa) R Million 1,263,442 1,276,391 1,277,400 1,271,500 1,250,511 1,240,953 1,791,575 1,811,786
South Africa
National Accounts - at current prices Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ... Private consumption expenditure (sa) R Million, current prices 1,337,712 1,375,634 1,412,828 1,413,396 1,423,926 1,431,461 1,480,701 1,535,939
South Africa ... Consumption expenditure by general government (sa) R Million, current prices 429,479 435,249 487,899 502,313 482,266 489,543 560,247 543,353
South Africa ...... Gross domestic fixed investment (sa) R Million, current prices 472,552 519,996 554,250 567,465 579,859 576,892 537,821 543,472
South Africa ... Change in inventories (sa) R Million, current prices 27,252 -8,232 -24,020 -32,256 -19,736 -122,268 -61,379 -20,168
South Africa ... Residual item (sa) R Million, current prices 14,346 20,296 -24,268 -53,259 -45,706 -66,860 -27,799 -11,246
South Africa ... Gross domestic expenditure R Million, current prices 2,281,341 2,342,943 2,406,689 2,397,659 2,420,609 2,308,768 2,489,591 2,591,350
South Africa ... Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa) R Million, current prices 712,800 831,641 858,288 828,156 690,449 631,665 685,361 663,672
South Africa ... Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa) R Million, current prices 805,253 905,551 936,274 878,035 771,024 623,131 685,069 710,305
South Africa
National Accounts - at constant prices Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ... Final consumption expenditure by household (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 1,120,298 1,135,861
South Africa ... Final consumption expenditure by general governmen
t (sa) 		R Million, 2005 prices 374,028 380,685
South Africa ... Gross fixed capital formation (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 381,815 381,639
South Africa ... Change in inventories (sa) R Million, 2005 prices -38,358 -8,748
South Africa ... Residual item (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 13,716 15,138
South Africa ... Gross domestic expenditure (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 1,851,323 1,904,751
South Africa ... (13)Exports of goods and services (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 419,071 402,038
South Africa ... (14)Imports of goods and services (sa) R Million, 2005 prices 478,819 495,003
Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the
statement regarding updating of info on the STATS
SA website 		2005=100 97.3 96.5 95.1 97.6 102.8 100.7
South Africa .. Leading indicator 18 2000=100 122.8 120.2 115.7 114 110.4 108.1 106.4 105.9 106.6 110.1 112.5 126.9 128.2
Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. Employment (sa) 1 17Please see the statement regar
ding updating of info on the STATS SA website 		2000=100 108.8 109.1 109.3 109.1 107.4 106.6 104.7 104.3
Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Unemployment rate (sa) 2 Please see the statement
regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website 		per cent 23.1 23.2 23.2 21.9 23.6 24.5 24.3 25.2
Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. Wages/Earnings (sa) 3 17Please see the statement r
egarding updating of info on the STATS SA website 		2000 = 100 190.4 196.2 202.4 205.9 212.2 214.1 240 243.3
Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Consumer Prices (nsa) 2008=100 102.7 103.1 104.3 108.5 108.9 111.3 111.5
South Africa .. Production Prices (nsa) Please see the statement r
egarding updating of info on the STATS SA website 		2000=100 192.5 193.5 186.7 185.8 183.4 181.3 180 179.4 185.8 179.8 189 189.3
South Africa General Government Operations Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. Cash receipts from operating activities R Million 201,854 185,445 204,593 2,211,784 217,264 186,472 206,818 225,448
South Africa .. Cash payments for operating activities R Million 177,615 166,633 203,504 199,824 201,495 216,702 218,015 218,422
South Africa ... Of which: Interest R Million 18,628 11,331 18,057 11,529 16,945 13,272 13,878 17,627
South Africa .. Net cash-flow from operating activities R Million 24,239 18,812 1,089 11,961 15,769 -30,231 -11,197 7,026
South Africa .. Net cash-flow from investment activities R Million -21,796 -18,126 -19,097 -20,617 -21,706 -20,254 -20,022 -20,968
South Africa .. Cash surplus/deficit R Million 2,443 686 -18,009 -8,656 -5,937 -50,485 -31,219 -13,942
South Africa .. Net cash-flow from financing activities R Million -8,988 10,173 10,613 12,484 181 51,880 29,410 63,167
South Africa .. Financial assets other than cash R Million 65 -5,279 -1,853 -4,236 -3,100 -3,706 -8,739 -9,518
South Africa ... Domestic R Million -8,739 -9,518
South Africa ..... Loans R Million -7,514 -7,592
South Africa ..... Other domestic financial assets R Million 326 -4,756 -1,724 -4,614 -2,992 -3,611 -1,225 -1,926
South Africa
Foreign Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. Liabilities R Million -9,054 15,452 12,466 16,720 3,281 55,586 38,149 72,684
South Africa ... Domestic R Million 65 -5,279 -1,853 -4,236 -3,100 -3,706 38,290 58,264
South Africa
Currency and deposits Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ..... Securities other than shares R Million -19,936 15,299 6,228 12,271 879 45,313 34,507 54,361
South Africa ..... Loans R Million -163 -171
South Africa ..... Other domestic liabilities R Million 11,021 3,072 5,610 3,698 2,852 4,198 3,963 4,074
South Africa ... Foreign R Million -366 -2,832 1,033 900 -363 6,310 -140 14,420
South Africa
Currency and deposits
South Africa Securities other than shares Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ..... Loans R Million -261 -523 -129 379 -108 -96 -140 14,420
South Africa .. Net change in the stock of cash R Million -6,545 10,858 -7,395 3,828 -5,755 1,395 -1,809 49,224
South Africa
Central Government Operations Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ... Revenue (nsa) R Million 39,004 47,798 63,255 38,269 39,690 80,194 38,952 51,656 45,492 58,165 36,711 39,252
South Africa ... Expenditure (nsa) R Million 45,251 57,732 47,104 56,557 51,582 50,217 65,332 45,949 60,997 52,764 66,829 59,391 58,710
South Africa ..... Of which: Interest R Million 6,548 2,201 7,473 7,492 1,448 695 8,515 2,745 4,210 3,189 9,623 1,680 1,942
South Africa ... Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) (nsa) R Million 25,933 -18,727 694 6,698 -13,314 -10,527 14,862 -6,998 -9,340 -7,272 -8,663 -22,680 -19,458
South Africa ... Financing (nsa) R Million -25,933 18,727 -694 -6,698 13,314 10,527 -14,862 6,998 9,340 7,272 8,663 22,680 19,458
South Africa ..... Treasury Bills R Million 2,281 -2,658 451 745 907 216 1,078 -1,190 1,120 4,533 11,395 3,700 3,300
South Africa ..... Government Bonds R Million 1,513 2,092 3,867 2,099 3,456 4,350 2,374 5,904 -13,812 -3,921 10,086 9,726 13,097
South Africa
Other financing 4
South Africa Loan levy Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ..... Non-marketable bonds R Million -36 -27 -20 -4 9 19 53 82 143 528 458 163 154
South Africa ..... Foreign bonds and loans R Million 65 453 -28 -609 -367 -157 1,425 -355 -31 4,096 -550 -140
South Africa ..... Use of cash balances R Million -29,172 17,476 -4,637 -9,755 9,462 6,925 -19,319 3,490 22,565 6,164 -17,337 10,117 1,122
South Africa ..... Extraordinary receipts R Million 1 1,682 133 146
South Africa ..... Extraordinary transfers R Million -45 -291 -456 -390 -564 -825 -607 -933 -676 -31 -35 -206 -25
South Africa
(15)Central Government Debt Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Total debt (nsa) R Million 533,576 528,883 534,755 544,949 562,273 566,521 568,525 553,097 536,648 579,314 605,530 766,786 789,198
South Africa ... Total loan debt (nsa) R Million 580,933 576,240 582,112 592,306 609,630 613,878 615,882 625,283 608,834 676,149 702,365 809,708 832,120
South Africa ..... Domestic Marketable (nsa) R Million 490,152 491,912 496,744 501,951 506,160 510,466 514,733 519,833 506,330 578,698 596,648 707,023 725,576
South Africa ...... Bills R Million 118,239 121,539
South Africa ...... Bonds R Million 588,784 604,037
South Africa ....... Not exceeding 1 year R Million 18,814 18,814 47,069 44,712 42,764 40,482 38,185 35,592 14,787 12,941 12,941 12,941 12,941
South Africa ....... Exceeding 1 but not 3 years R Million 61,385 61,385
South Africa ....... Exceeding 3 but not 10 years R Million 204,475 203,046 173,229 173,482 174,232 174,532 204,979 207,430 216,194 237,588 243,040 282,429 288,756
South Africa ....... Exceeding 10 years R Million 139,613 148,520 160,324 171,344 179,767 190,418 170,051 181,629 183,281 216,073 224,072 232,029 240,955
South Africa
Loan Levies Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ..... Domestic non-marketable (nsa) R Million 2,998 2,025 1,936 1,672 1,727 1,761 1,816 1,857 2,080 8,438 15,791 4,472 6,385
South Africa ...... Bills R Million 60,755 59,044 59,564 60,568 61,429 61,629 62,706 61,556 62,596 91,349 95,849 50 1,854
South Africa ...... Bonds R Million 429,398 432,869 437,180 441,383 444,731 448,837 452,027 458,277 443,734 487,349 500,799 4,377 4,531
South Africa
Floating rate bond
South Africa Loan levies Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ..... Foreign Debt R Million 82,141 83,270 88,521 101,582 101,489 99,171 103,431 100,262 88,930 89,843 98,239 100,139
South Africa ...... Marketable R Million 58,391 54,578 55,871 59,386 69,918 70,254 67,320 71,251 69,354 63,363 64,980 76,521 78,739
South Africa
Not exceeding 1 year Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ....... Exceeding 1 but not 3 years R Million 66,495 62,489 56,559 51,845 47,969 43,405 38,812 33,626 29,472 20,746 20,746 7,675
South Africa ....... Exceeding 3 years R Million 53,610 54,578 51,158 54,326 63,733 64,053 61,628 65,008 65,008 63,363 64,980 76,521 71,064
South Africa ...... Non-marketable R Million 29,229 27,563 27,399 29,136 31,664 31,235 31,851 32,181 30,908 25,568 24,863 21,718 21,400
South Africa ..... Other Debt (nsa) 4 R Million 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 83 83 20 20
South Africa ... Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Acco
unt (nsa) 		R Million -47,357 -47,357 -47,357 -47,357 -47,357 -47,357 -47,357 -72,186 -72,186 -96,835 -96,835 -42,922 -42,922
South Africa .. Government guaranteed debt 16 R Million 69,780 66,378 66,378 63,947 63,947 65,587 65,587 63,351 63,079 60,761 102,798 126,779
South Africa Balance of Payments 8 Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa ... (14)Imports of goods and services (nsa) R Million 192,165 225,053 241,064 220,312 184,301 155,620 174,203 171,014
South Africa ... (13)Exports of goods and services (nsa) R Million 176,227 207,260 215,843 208,865 170,541 157,465 159,656 172,039
South Africa ... Net income receipts (nsa) R Million -19,772 -15,827 -21,178 -15,990 -12,975 -14,941 -11,411 -11,945
South Africa ... Net transfer receipts (nsa) 9 R Million -5,379 -6,865 -6,417 -5,867 -6,806 -6,627 -5,486 -5,774
South Africa ... International reserves 10 R Million 6,775 5,657 7,804 5,830 1,782 7,069 2,289 23,765
South Africa ... Financial transactions R Million 47,811 46,094 60,565 39,082 35,267 26,735 21,299 48,624
Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Official Reserve Assets 12 US $ Million 35,004 34,332 34,424 32,908 33,216 34,099 33,745 33,779 34,108 39,142 39,788 42,341 41,600
South Africa
IMF reserve position Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ... Special drawing rights US $ Million 361 351 347 335 333 345 336 329 332 2,821 2,838 2,697 2,636
South Africa ... Gold US $ Million 3,666 3,330 3,559 2,943 3,249 3,484 3,696 3,820 3,705 4,029 4,187 4,714 4,881
South Africa ... (4)Foreign currency reserves US $ Million 30,977 30,651 30,518 29,630 29,634 30,270 29,713 29,630 30,071 32,291 32,763 34,930 34,083
South Africa
Other reserve assets Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa .. Template on International Reserves and foreign cur
rency liquidity 		R Million 272,091 256,281 264,242 284,399 332,415 336,363 317,002 343,804 339,193 295,165 290,910 310,020 318,970
South Africa
Merchandise Trade (nsa) 15 Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ... Total imports (nsa) R Million 60,344 75,600 65,514 68,179 75,445 65,944 50,177 53,631 44,632 42,362 41,664 46,056 47,479
South Africa ... Total exports (nsa) R Million 60,160 61,268 60,391 61,067 65,653 53,878 48,450 36,252 44,062 40,381 45,535 44,167 47,177
South Africa
International investment position as at 31 Decembe
r 		Year   2005 2006 2007 2008
South Africa .. Assets R Billion 991 1,292 1,484 1,712
South Africa ... Direct investment R Billion 449 463
South Africa ... Portfolio investment R Billion 519 602
South Africa ..... Equity R Billion 478 551
South Africa ..... Debt R Billion 41 51
South Africa ... Other investment R Billion 516 647
South Africa .. Liabilities R Billion 1,206 1,579 1,949 1,812
South Africa ... Direct investment R Billion 238 354 752 633
South Africa ... Portfolio investment R Billion 409 493 907 797
South Africa ..... Equity R Billion 384 461 750 590
South Africa ..... Debt R Billion 25 32 157 207
South Africa ... Other investment R Billion 344 445 290 382
South Africa .. Net position (external financial assets minus liab
ilities) 		R Billion -215 -287 -465 -100
Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa .. External debt US $ Million 75,275 74,014 76,105 77,525 71,811 67,416 73,838 79,031 81,336
South Africa
Exchange rates Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa ... Nominal effective exchange rate 13 2000=100 66.870 69.210 67.710 58.8 56.610 56.380 57.070 57.660 57.810 70.830 70.450 74.640 75.350
South Africa ... Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US d
ollar 		Rand per US 7.639 7.658 8.047 9.672 10.118 9.946 9.897 10.006 9.993 7.523 7.483 7.633 7.647
South Africa (17)POPULATION(mid-year estimates as at 30 June) 14 '000 47,391 47,851 47,851 48,687 48,687 49,320
South Africa 1/ Employment in the non-agricultural sectors. (ba
ck)
South Africa 2/ Sources of basic data : Labour force survey by
Statistics South Africa (back)
South Africa 3/ Remuneration per worker at current prices in th
e non-agricultural sectors. (back)
South Africa 5/ Notes and coin in circulation outside the monet
ary sector plus all deposits of the private sector
with the monetary sector (back)
South Africa 7/ Notes and coin in circulation outside the SARB
plus required reserve balances of banks and mutual
banks with the SARB. (back)
South Africa 8/ The Reserve Bank disseminates all the main comp
onents of the balance of payments as prescribed by
the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payment
s Manual. (back)
South Africa 9/ Net receipts from current transfers as describe
d in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Pay
ments Manual. (back)
South Africa 10/ Change in total net foreign reserves (back)
South Africa 12/ Total gross foreign reserves of the Reserve Ba
nk. Balance as at the end of the month. (back)
South Africa 13/ Monthly average exchange rate against the fift
een most important currencies. (back)
South Africa (17)14/ The mid-year estimates are based on the 2001 p
opulation census. The census for 2001 yielded an e
stimated population of 44.8 million people. (back)
South Africa 15/ Preliminary figures from South African Revenue
Services; not adjusted for Balance of Payments pu
rposes. (back)
South Africa 16/ Amounts recorded in the accounts of National T
reasury are kept constant for the following three
months. (back)
South Africa 17/ This information is obtained from a discussion
document published by Statistics South Africa. Fo
r more information visit STATSSA (back)
South Africa 18/ Components revised. See Note on the revision o
f composite leading and coincident business cycle
indicators in the March 2004 Quarterly Bulletin. P
revious and new indices were linked in January 199
4. (back) 		Quarter   2007 q IV 2008 q I 2008 q II 2008 q III 2008 q IV 2009 q I 2009 q II 2009 q III 2009 q IV 2010 q I
South Africa (10) ... Final consumption expenditure by household (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 867,339 867,507 865,444 859,628 849,044 836,469
South Africa (10) ... Final consumption expenditure by general governmen
t (sa) 		R Million, 2000 prices 245,558 243,345 249,214 251,402 254,985 255,135
South Africa (10) ... Gross fixed capital formation (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 298,600 298,679 287,643 289,776
South Africa (10) ... Change in inventories (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 9,752 -4,972 -11,228 -21,060 -16,600 -52,916
South Africa (10) ... Residual item (sa) R Million, 2000 prices -16,421 -15,791 -15,794 -18,115 -16,911 -20,877
South Africa (10) ... Gross domestic expenditure (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 1,388,236 1,374,650 1,375,279 1,361,631 1,369,118 1,316,490
South Africa (10) ... (13)Exports of goods and services (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 322,572 352,918 356,021 340,417 278,725 271,371
South Africa (10) ... (14)Imports of goods and services (sa) R Million, 2000 prices 447,366 451,177 543,900 430,548 397,332 346,908
South Africa (10) ..... Currency and deposits R Million 14 -13 -99 1 22 -1
Month   2007 May 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2008 May 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2008 Sep 2008 Oct 2008 Nov 2008 Dec 2009 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 Sep 2009 Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2010 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Jun
South Africa (7) .. Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the
statement regarding updating of info on the STATS
SA website 		2000=100 131.3 126.8 127.7 124.6 123.9 120.7 113.6 110.8
South Africa (4) .. Consumer Prices (nsa) 2000=100 163.8 165 165.3 165.3 165.4 163.5
South Africa (3) .. Unemployment rate (sa) 2 per cent 23.5 23.1 23.1 23.2

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