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Economic and Financial Data for South Africa

Contact persons: Mr Patrick Maumela

South African Reserve Bank

Phone: +27 12 313 4406

Fax: +27 12 313 4013

Internet e-mail :
Patrick.Maumela@resbank.co.za

Date of last update: 2006-06-15

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

SDDS Data Category and Component	Unit Description	Observations			Percentage change over same period of previous year	Agency
		Date of Latest	Latest Data	Previous period

Real Sector Fiscal Sector Financial Sector External Sector Population

Real Sector

see DSBB


GDP at current prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)						SARB
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	R Millions	Q1/06	40125	29511	-4.1	SARB
Mining and quarrying	R Millions	Q1/06	97388	103726	13.4	SARB
Manufacturing	R Millions	Q1/06	262635	258600	8.1	SARB
Electricity and water	R Millions	Q1/06	31125	32187	5.8	SARB
Construction (contractors)	R Millions	Q1/06	35944	35245	18.0	SARB
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation	R Millions	Q1/06	210283	207287	12.7	SARB
Transport, storage and communication	R Millions	Q1/06	140861	145261	10.4	SARB
Finance and insurance, real estate and business services	R Millions	Q1/06	312626	305048	13.8	SARB
Personal services	R Million	Q1/06	91941	88000	11.1	SARB
General government services	R Million	Q1/06	215784	212504	9.7	SARB
Total value added at basic prices	R Millions	Q1/06	1438712	1417369	10.8	SARB
GDP at market prices (current, sa)	R Millions	Q1/06	1623171	1600316	10.9	SARB
GDP at constant 1995 prices, by production approach (seasonally adjusted annualised rates)						STATS SA
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	R Million	Q1/06	28771	29288	2.3	STATS SA
Mining and quarrying	R Million	Q1/06	68538	69052	-2.5	STATS SA
Manufacturing	R Million	Q1/06	185092	183144	4.4	STATS SA
Electricity and water	R Million	Q1/06	24409	24194	1.4	STATS SA
Construction (contractors)	R Million	Q1/06	32800	31763	12.1	STATS SA
Wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation	R Million	Q1/06	158955	157003	6.8	STATS SA
Transport, storage and communication	R Million	Q1/06	113063	111719	5.9	STATS SA
Finance and insurance, real estate and business services	R Million	Q1/06	224558	219856	5.3	STATS SA
Personal services	R Millions	Q1/06	59393	58894	3.0	STATS SA
General Government Services	R Million	Q1/06	139532	139118	1.3	STATS SA
Total value added at basic prices	R Million	Q1/06	1035111	1024031	4.2	STATS SA
GDP at market prices (constant, sa)	R Million	Q1/06	1135662	1123967	4.2	STATS SA
National Accounts - at current prices						SARB/STATS SA
Private consumption expenditure (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	1008403	978454	11.0	SARB
Consumption expenditure by general government (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	326984	312404	14.0	SARB
Gross domestic fixed investment (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	269767	261498	15.5	SARB
Change in inventories (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	10243	23739		SARB
Residual item (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	5764	2422		SARB
Gross domestic expenditure	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	1621161	1578517	10.7	SARB
Exports of goods and non-factor services (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	438299	428333	13.3	SARB
Imports of goods and non-factor services (sa)	R Million, current prices	Q4/05	459144	461630	12.8	SARB
National Accounts - at constant prices
Final consumption expenditure by household (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	747846	735608	6.5	SARB
Final consumption expenditure by general government (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	224875	217300	6.6	SARB
Gross fixed capital formation (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	195357	191857	7.2	SARB
Change in inventories (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	2858	13326		SARB
Residual item (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	2974	4749		SARB
Gross domestic expenditure (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	1173910	1162840	6.1	SARB
Exports of goods and services (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	293236	296301	1.6	SARB
Imports of goods and services (sa)	R Million, 2000 prices	Q4/05	342222	343235	7.7	SARB
Manufacturing Production Index (sa) Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000=100	Apr/06	117.1	117.1	2.1	STATS SA
Leading indicator 18	2000=100	Mar/06	117.0	117.6	5.7	SARB
Employment (sa) 1 17 Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000=100	Q4/05	103.2	101.9	2.2	STATS SA
Unemployment rate (sa) 2	per cent	Sep/05	26.7	26.5		STATS SA
Wages/Earnings (sa) 3 17 Please see the statement regarding updating of info on the STATS SA website	2000 = 100	Q4/05	157.4	155.4	4.6	STATS SA
Consumer Prices (nsa)	2000=100	Apr/06	131.8	131.2	3.3	STATS SA
Production Prices (nsa)	2000=100	Apr/06	135.7	134.3	5.5	STATS SA

Fiscal Sector

see DSBB


General Government Operations
Cash receipts from operating activities	R Million	Q4/05	135826	133640	SARB
Cash payments for operating activities	R Million	Q4/05	119797	130564	SARB
Of which: Interest	R Million	Q4/05	7244	18744	SARB
Net cash-flow from operating activities	R Million	Q4/05	16028	3076	SARB
Net cash-flow from investment activities	R Million	Q4/05	-7381	-7104	SARB
Cash surplus/deficit	R Million	Q4/05	8648	-4027	SARB
Net cash-flow from financing activities	R Million	Q4/05	8957	7677	SARB
Financial assets	R Million	Q4/05	-513	-1041	SARB
Domestic	R Million	Q4/05	-513	-1041	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q4/05	-78	-60	SARB
Unallocable domestic financial assets	R Million	Q4/05	-434	-981	SARB
Foreign	R Million	Q4/05	0	0	SARB
Liabilities	R Million	Q4/05	9469	8718	SARB
Domestic	R Million	Q4/05	8998	7513	SARB
Currency and deposits	R Million	Q4/05	0	0	SARB
Securities other than shares	R Million	Q4/05	8033	7782	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q4/05	0	-20	SARB
Unallocable domestic liabilities	R Million	Q4/05	913	-249	SARB
Foreign	R Million	Q4/05	471	1205	SARB
Currency and deposits	R Million	Q4/05	0	0	SARB
Securities other than shares	R Million	Q4/05	0	0	SARB
Loans	R Million	Q4/05	471	1205	SARB
Net change in the stock of cash	R Million	Q4/05	17604	3650	SARB
Central Government Operations
Revenue (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	21272	54678	SARB
Expenditure (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	34330	47245	SARB
Of which: Interest	R Million	Apr/06	96	6256	SARB
Deficit (-) / Surplus (+) (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	-13058	7433	SARB
Financing (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	13058	-7433	SARB
Treasury Bills	R Million	Apr/06	532	562	SARB
Government Bonds	R Million	Apr/06	3532	3364	SARB
Other financing 4	R Million	Apr/06	-79	0	SARB
Non-marketable bonds	R Million	Apr/06	19	36	SARB
Loan levy	R Million	Apr/06	0	0	SARB
Foreign bonds and loans	R Million	Apr/06	5925	66	SARB
Use of cash balances	R Million	Apr/06	3128	-11451	SARB
Extraordinary receipts	R Million	Apr/06	0	0	SARB
Extraordinary transfers	R Million	Apr/06	0	-11	SARB
Central Government Debt
Total debt (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	537518	526766	SARB
Total loan debt (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	539218	528466	SARB
Domestic Marketable (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	462146	458073	SARB
Bills	R Million	Apr/06	40799	40399	SARB
Bonds	R Million	Apr/06	421347	417674	SARB
Not exceeding 1 year	R Million	Apr/06	34987	34987	SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 years	R Million	Apr/06	55008	55041	SARB
Exceeding 3 but not 10 years	R Million	Apr/06	207216	205753	SARB
Exceeding 10 years	R Million	Apr/06	124135	121892	SARB
Loan Levies	R Million	Apr/06	0	0	SARB
Domestic non-marketable (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	3301	3150	SARB
Bills	R Million	Apr/06	1527	1395	SARB
Bonds	R Million	Apr/06	1772	1753	SARB
Floating rate bond	R Million	Apr/06	0	0	SARB
Loan levies	R Million	Apr/06	3	3	SARB
Foreign Debt	R Million	Apr/06	73452	66846	SARB
Marketable	R Million	Apr/06	55757	49918	SARB
Not exceeding 1 year	R Million	Apr/06	5674	5619	SARB
Exceeding 1 but not 3 years	R Million	Apr/06	7053	6922	SARB
Exceeding 3 years	R Million	Apr/06	43030	37377	SARB
Non-marketable	R Million	Apr/06	17695	16928	SARB
Other Debt (nsa) 4	R Million	Apr/06	319	397	SARB
Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	-1700	-1700	SARB
Government guaranteed debt 16	R Million	Dec/05	70451	73919	SARB

Financial Sector

see DSBB


Analytical Accounts of the Monetary Sector
Monetary aggregate : M3 (nsa) 5	R Million	Apr/06	1202991	1201940	23.01	SARB
Domestic credit to the government sector (net) (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	2452	1635		SARB
Domestic credit to the private sector (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	1236738	1218084	23.17	SARB
External position	R Million	Apr/06	1300	10847		SARB
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Reserve Money (m0) (nsa) 7	R Million	May/06	81218	82301	10.99	SARB
Domestic claims on the government sector (nsa)	R Million	May/06	12698	11234	-9.78	SARB
External position - net foreign assets (nsa)	R Million	May/06	133466	124350	47.48	SARB
Domestic claims on the private sector (nsa)	R Million	May/06	14	14	0.00	SARB
Interest Rates						see SARB
Stock Market						see SARB

External Sector

see DSBB


Balance of Payments 8
Imports of goods and services (nsa)	R Million	Q4/05	115309	117126	SARB
Exports of goods and services (nsa)	R Million	Q4/05	110678	107063	SARB
Net income receipts (nsa)	R Million	Q4/05	-8945	-6520	SARB
Net transfer receipts (nsa) 9	R Million	Q4/05	-2672	-3114	SARB
International reserves 10	R Million	Q4/05	6612	4586	SARB
Financial transactions	R Million	Q4/05	22820	24221	SARB
Official Reserve Assets 12	US $ Million	May/06	24100	23842	SARB
IMF reserve position	US $ Million	May/06	-	-	SARB
Special drawing rights	US $ Million	May/06	333	326	SARB
Gold	US $ Million	May/06	2619	2566	SARB
Other reserve assets	US $ Million	May/06	-	-	SARB
Foreign currency reserves	US $ Million	May/06	21148	20950	SARB
Template on International Reserves and foreign currency liquidity	R Million	Apr/06	149493	142364	SARB
Merchandise Trade (nsa) 15
Total exports (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	26513	29929	SARS
Total imports (nsa)	R Million	Apr/06	28931	32750	SARS
International investment position as at 31 December					Balance of payments
Assets	R Billion	2004	746	689	Balance of payments
Direct investment	R Billion	2004	217	180	Balance of payments
Portfolio investment	R Billion	2004	266	271	Balance of payments
Equity	R Billion	2004	247	257	Balance of payments
Debt	R Billion	2004	19	14	Balance of payments
Other investment	R Billion	2004	263	238	Balance of payments
Liabilities	R Billion	2004	858	762	Balance of payments
Direct investment	R Billion	2004	355	303	Balance of payments
Portfolio investment	R Billion	2004	352	307	Balance of payments
Equity	R Billion	2004	267	218	Balance of payments
Debt	R Billion	2004	85	89	Balance of payments
Other investment	R Billion	2004	151	151	Balance of payments
Net position (external financial assets minus liabilities)	R Billion	2004	-112	-73	Balance of payments
External debt	US $ Million	Q4/05	46209	46775	SARB
Exchange rates					see SARB
Nominal effective exchange rate 13	2000=100	May/06	90.76	97.73	SARB
Monthly exchange rate of the rand against the US dollar	Rand per US	May/06	6.3199	6.0720	SARB


POPULATION(mid-year estimates as at 30 June) 14	'000	Jun/05	46888	46586		see STATS SA

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