The unemployment rate increased to 25.7% between the first and second quarters of 2011, says Statistics South Africa.
Data released by Statistics SA has shown South African mining production rose 9.6% year on year in May after a revised 12.0% increase in April.
The increase in SA’s consumer price index was 4.6% year on year in May from 4.2% year on year in April, Statistics SA has said.
Trends will help government make better planning decisions.
Census 2011, South Africa’s national census, can be seen as a pulse of where South Africa is heading.
Statistics SA and the <i>M&G</i> teamed up to host a business breakfast as part of the campaign to get all shareholders involved in Census 2011.
Retail trade sales at constant prices for April rose a stronger than expected 9.8% year on year after a revised 5.3% growth
Solidarity has warned against an uncertain future in the construction industry, following the latest GDP data, which revealed no growth in the sector.
Pravin Gordhan has welcomed South Africa’s first quarter GDP figures, saying the country was on target to achieve 3.4% growth for the year.
Producer price inflation was 7,3% year-on-year in March, up from 6,7% in February, Statistics SA said on Thursday.
Producer price inflation was 6,7% year-on-year in February, up from 5,5% in January, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
Growth in manufacturing production rose by 1,3% year-on-year in January, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
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/ 8 February 2011
The number of people in the labour force increased by 121 000 between third and fourth quarters of 2010, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.
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/ 14 December 2010
South Africa’s targeted consumer inflation quickened slightly more than expected in November.
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/ 25 November 2010
South Africa’s producer inflation braked to 6,4% year-on-year in October from 6,8% in September, official data showed on Thursday.
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/ 27 October 2010
We’re faced with the highest rate of unemployment in South Africa for the past five years. But monetary policy alone can’t solve the problem.
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/ 18 November 2009
A decrease of 5,1% in retail sales was reflected for September, Statistics SA said on Wednesday.
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/ 22 October 2009
Civil summonses issued for debt have increased, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
South Africa’s economy remains stuck in a recession, according to gross domestic product data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday.
South Africa’s producer price index (PPI) rose by 5,3% year-on-year (y/y) in March from 7,3% y/y in February.
The increase in South Africa’s consumer price index was up 8,5% year-on-year (y/y) in March from 8,6% y/y in February.
The growth rate in employment has slowed, Statistics SA said on Tuesday as it released quarterly employment statistics.
South Africa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 21,9% in the quarter ended December 2008 from 23,2% in the third quarter, data showed on Monday.
South African stocks were sharply lower at noon on Wednesday, weighed by miners on falling metal prices and banks after worse-than-expected inflation data.
At noon, the all-share index tumbled 1,26%. Resources fell 2,14%, the gold and platinum mining indices gave up 2,42% and 2,78% respectively.
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/ 20 February 2008
Keeping prices down had to remain the key objective of monetary policy, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said in his budget speech on Wednesday. ”A policy stance that accommodates higher inflation cannot be consistent with a government that is intent on reducing poverty,” he said.
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/ 27 November 2007
South African third-quarter growth rose to an annualised 4,7%, beating forecasts and backing the case for another interest-rate hike. Statistics South Africa on Tuesday said the annualised quarter-on-quarter growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) has increased to 4,7%, compared with a downwardly revised 4,4% in the second quarter of 2007.
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/ 17 October 2007
South Africa’s retail trade sales picked up again in August, increasing by 6,9% year-on-year, in comparison to July’s 4,9% year-on-year rise, according to data released by Statistics SA on Wednesday. Total retail sales at constant 2000 prices reached R24,5-billion in August, up from R24,1-billion in July 2007.