This page outlines economic indicators data we make available through EconData. This “Indicators” Category falls under our EconData South African Reserve Bank Category Scheme.
Business Cycles
The Business Cycles data from the SARB tracks key economic indicators that signal phases of economic expansion and contraction. These data include consumer and producer prices, the leading indicator, wages and earnings, employment (non-agricultural) and unemployment rates, and manufacturing production. Please click on this paragraph for more detail.
Dataset ID: BUSINESS_CYCLES
Dimensions
1. Mnemonic
- Consumer Prices
CPI1000
- Producer Prices
PPI1000
- Leading Indicator
DIFN003
- Wages/Earnings
LABP130
- Employment
LABP900
- Unemployment Rate
LABT079
- Manufacturing Production
MPR0000
2. Frequency
- Monthly
M
- Quarterly
Q
3. Seasonal Adjustment
- Seasonally adjusted data, not calendar adjusted
S
- Neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data
N
Attributes
- Label
- Unit of Measure
- Comment
- Base Period
- Source Identifier
- Degree of Multiplication
Other Macroeconomic Indicators
‘Other’ macroeconomic indicators from SARB measure economic performance and stability, such as the current account balance, foreign debt as a percentage of GDP, import cover (months), real GDP growth rate, gross saving as a percentage of GDP, claims on the domestic private sector, and M3 money supply growth rate. Please click on this paragraph for more detail.
Dataset ID: OTHER_INDICATORS
Dimensions
1. Mnemonic
- Real GDP growth rate
KBP6006
- Import cover
KBP5381
- Current account balance
KBP5007
- Gross saving as % of GDP
KBP6286
- Foreign Debt as % of GDP
KBP5260
- M3
MON0300
- Claims on the domestic private sector
MON0023
2. Frequency
- Monthly
M
- Quarterly
Q
- Annual
A
Attributes
- Label
- Comment
- Seasonal Adjustment
- Degree of Multiplication
- Source Identifier
- Number of periods taken into account for the time transformation
- Time Transformation
- Unit of Measure
Population
The SARB population data is an estimate of the total population of South Africa. Please click on this paragraph for metadata details.
Dataset ID: POPULATION_DATA
Dimensions
1. Mnemonic
- Population
LABD051
2. Frequency
- Annual
A
3. Seasonal Adjustment
- Neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data
N
Attributes
Since there is only one series, we specify the value for each concept.
Attribute | Value |
---|---|
Source Identifier | LABD051A |
Label | Population |
Degree of Multiplication | Thousands |
Unit of Measure | Persons |
Comment | Total South African population |
SARB Categories