South Africa - Real Exports of Goods and Services




South Africa: Real Exports of Goods and Services

Mnemonic EX$.IZAF
Unit Mil. 2010 ZAR, SAAR
Adjustments Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rate
Quarterly 0.58 %
Data 2019 Q4 913,404
2019 Q3 908,129

Series Information

Source South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
Release Quarterly Bulletin
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1960
End Date 12/31/2019

South Africa: Trade

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Balance of Goods 2019 Q4 102,486 43,992 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Current Account Balance 2019 Q4 -68,069 -188,132 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Exports of Goods 2019 Q4 1,259,608 1,258,253 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Exports of Goods and Services 2019 Q4 1,567,236 1,543,037 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Imports of Goods 2019 Q4 1,249,899 1,284,038 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Imports of Goods and Services 2019 Q4 1,479,767 1,510,084 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Net Exports 2019 Q4 87,469 32,953 Mil. ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Real Exports of Goods and Services 2019 Q4 913,404 908,129 Mil. 2010 ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Real Imports of Goods and Services 2019 Q4 946,889 968,044 Mil. 2010 ZAR, SAAR Quarterly
Real Net Exports 2019 Q4 -33,485 -59,915 Mil. 2010 ZAR, SAAR Quarterly

Release Information

Description

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) publishes their quarterly bulletin which focuses on recent economic developments. The publication is divided in two parts: an analytical section and a statistical section.

Methodology

The analysis focuses on four key areas:

  • Domestic economic developments
  • Foreign trade and payments
  • Monetary developments, interest rates and financial markets
  • Public finance

The statistical section is organized along eight major categories:

  • Money and banking
  • Capital market
  • National financial account
  • Public finance
  • International economic relations
    • Balance of payments statistics are aligned with the guidelines of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6).
  • National accounts
    • National accounts data are reported according to the standards of the 2008 SNA.
    • Industries are clasified according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) fifth edition, the localization of ISIC Rev.3.
  • General economic indicators
  • Key information

Debt-service cost is defined as the interest payments on household's outstanding debt. To calculate the debt service ratio, debt-service cost is multiplied by 100, and then divided by net disposable income of households.

Revisions

Data for the previous quarter is subject to revision during the regular update. 

Figures for the past four years are preliminary and subject to revision during the fourth quarter update.  

In accordance with international best practice, national accounts are rebased and benchmarked every five years.

Notes

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) disseminates quarterly data on GDP compiled according to the production approach (GVA). Differences between GDP compiled for the production approach and GDP compiled from the expenditure approach (by the SARB) are allocated to a "statistical discrepancy" item in the expenditure-based estimates.