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September 2003. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. International oil price - monthly average. OECD leading indicators and industrial production. World Economic Outlook: Real GDP. Annual percentage change in real GDP Actual Projections.
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September 2003 PORTFOLIOCOMMITTEE ON FINANCE
World Economic Outlook: Real GDP Annual percentage change in real GDP Actual Projections 2002 2003 2004 World 3,0 3,2 4,1 Advanced economies 1,8 1,8 2,9 USA 2,4 2,6 3,9 Japan 0,2 2,0 1,4 Euro area 0,9 0,5 1,9 United Kingdom 1,9 1,7 2,4 Developing countries 4,6 5,0 5,6 Africa 3,1 3,7 4,8 Asia 6,4 6,4 6,5 Western hemisphere -0,1 1,1 3,6 Countries in transition 4,2 4,9 4,7 Source: IMF World Economic Outlook - September 2003
World Economic Outlook: Consumer prices Annual percentage change in consumer prices Actual Projections 2002 2003 2004 World 3,5 3,9 3,2 Advanced economies 1,5 1,8 1,3 USA 1,6 2,1 1,3 Japan -0,9 -0,3 -0,6 Euro area 2,3 2,0 1,6 United Kingdom 2,2 2,8 2,5 Developing countries 5,3 5,9 4,9 Africa 9,3 10,6 7,7 Asia 2,0 2,5 2,9 Western hemisphere 8,7 10,9 7,0 Countries in transition 11,1 9,7 9,1 Source: IMF World Economic Outlook - September 2003
SADC: Inflation Annual percentage change in consumer prices 2001 2002 Jun 2003 Jul 2003 Aug 2003 Africa 13,0 9,3 * * * Angola 152,6 108,9 110,7 * * Botswana 6,6 8,1 12,7 9,2 8,3 Lesotho 6,9 12,0 6,4 6,9 * Malawi 27,5 16,1 8,5 8,7 * Mauritius 5,4 6,4 4,5 4,3 3,7 Mozambique 9,1 17,1 14,4 13,2 * Namibia 9,3 11,3 8,5 7,1 * Seychelles 6,4 2,0 1,1 5,3 * South Africa 5,7 10,1 6,7 5,2 * Swaziland 7,5 11,7 7,3 6,9 * Tanzania 5,2 4,7 4,4 4,5 * Zambia 21,7 22,2 21,9 20,2 * Zimbabwe 76,7 140,0 365,4 399,5 * * Not available Source: National central banks, unpublished Standard Bank data and IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2003
Labour market statistics, based on the labour force survey Feb Sep Feb Sep 2001 2001 2002 2002 (000’s) (000’s) (000’s) (000’s) a Total employment 11 837 10 833 11 393 11 029 Among the employed: Employed in the formal sector SEE survey (excluding agriculture and certain activities not covered in SEE) 4 676 4 650 4 634 4 679 Employed in agriculture 1 352 1 051 1 538 1 331 Employed in the formal sector in activities not covered in SEE 2 002 2 223 2 403 2 355 Employed in the informal sector 2 665 1 873 1 767 1 703 Employed in domestic service 914 916 972 875 b Total unemployed (official definition) 4 240 4 525 4 738 4 837 c Total economically active = a + b 16 077 15 358 16 130 15 866 d Total not economically active 11 044 12 006 11 543 12 118 e Total aged 15‑65 years = c + d 27 121 27 365 27 673 27 984 f Official unemployment rate = b * 100/c 26,4% 29,5% 29,4% 30,5%
Average net daily turnover in South African foreign exchange market