# Data Sources for Exercises This appendix provides links to the primary data sources referenced in chapter exercises. All sources listed are freely accessible. Data availability and URLs may change; check individual provider websites for the most current access points. *** ## General Sources (Used Across Multiple Chapters) | Source | Description | Access | | ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **SARB Quarterly Bulletin** | GDP, investment, trade, monetary data | | | **Stats SA publications** | Census, QLFS, CPI, GHS, poverty data | | | **National Treasury Budget Review** | Fiscal data, expenditure, debt | | | **World Bank WDI** | International comparisons, development indicators | | | **World Inequality Database** | Income and wealth distribution | | | **FRED (Federal Reserve)** | Exchange rates, commodity prices, global data | | | **UN Comtrade** | Bilateral trade data, product-level exports/imports | | | **Atlas of Economic Complexity** | Export composition, RCA calculations | | *** ## Chapter-Specific Sources ### Chapter 1: The Political Economy of South Africa * **GDP growth data (Exercise 1):** SARB Quarterly Bulletin, Table KB7009 (Real GDP and expenditure components) * **EME comparison (Exercise 2):** World Bank WDI indicators NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG (GDP growth) for South Africa, Indonesia, India, Vietnam * **Investment data (Exercise 3):** SARB Quarterly Bulletin, Table KB7009 (Gross fixed capital formation) ### Chapter 2: The Macroeconomic Framework * **Debt sustainability (Exercise 1):** National Treasury Budget Review, Statistical Tables (debt-to-GDP, interest rates, nominal GDP growth) * **CPI basket composition (Exercise 2):** Stats SA P0141 — Consumer Price Index, Appendix Tables * **Fiscal composition (Exercise 3):** National Treasury Estimates of National Expenditure, Summary Tables ### Chapter 3: State Capability, Institutions, and Infrastructure * **Electricity data (Exercises 1, 3):** Eskom Integrated Reports (available at ) — generation capacity, EAF, load shedding stages * **GFCF data (Exercise 2):** SARB Quarterly Bulletin, Table KB7009 * **Freight data (Exercise 4):** Transnet Integrated Reports (available at ) ### Chapter 4: Agriculture, Land, and Food Security * **Agricultural trade data (Exercise 1):** DALRRD Abstract of Agricultural Statistics (available at ) * **Land redistribution data (Exercise 2):** DALRRD Annual Reports, land reform statistics * **Poverty lines (Exercise 3):** Stats SA Report 03-10-17 — National Poverty Lines (FPL R796, LBPL R1,109, UBPL R1,634 in 2024 CPI-adjusted rands) ### Chapter 5: Mining and the Minerals-Energy Complex * **Mining GDP (Exercise 1):** SARB Quarterly Bulletin, Table KB7009 (Mining and quarrying value added) * **Commodity prices (Exercise 2):** World Bank Commodity Price Data () — gold, platinum, coal indices * **JETP funding (Exercise 4):** The Presidency, Just Energy Transition Investment Plan () ### Chapter 6: Manufacturing, Trade, and Industrial Policy * **Manufacturing value added (Exercise 1):** Stats SA P3041.2 — Manufacturing: Production and Sales * **Tariff data (Exercise 2):** SARS Tariff Book and WTO Tariff Profiles () * **APDP data (Exercise 3):** dtic Annual Reports, APDP performance data; NAAMSA vehicle production statistics () ### Chapter 7: Services, Finance & the Digital Economy * **Services GDP decomposition (Exercise 1):** SARB Quarterly Bulletin, Table KB7009 (Services subsector breakdown) * **Tourism data (Exercise 2):** Stats SA Tourism and Migration series (Report 03-51-02); South African Tourism Annual Reports * **Digital divide data (Exercise 3):** ICASA State of the ICT Sector Report (); Research ICT Africa () ### Chapter 8: The Labour Market Crisis * **QLFS microdata (Exercises 1, 2):** Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Statistical Releases P0211 () * **NEET data (Exercise 2):** Stats SA QLFS, Table 3.8 (NEET rates by age group) * **Wage data (Exercise 3):** Stats SA Quarterly Employment Statistics P0277; DPSA Persal data (public sector wages) ### Chapter 9: Human Capital — Education & Health * **Education spending (Exercise 1):** National Treasury Estimates of National Expenditure, Vote 16 (Basic Education); DBE Annual Survey of Schools * **Health workforce (Exercise 2):** Health Professions Council of South Africa statistics; WHO Global Health Observatory () * **NHI costing (Exercise 3):** National Treasury NHI cost estimates in Budget Review; National Health Insurance Bill impact assessment ### Chapter 10: Inequality, Poverty & Social Protection * **Gini data (Exercise 1):** World Inequality Database (); Stats SA Inequality Trends Report 03-10-19 * **Grant data (Exercise 2):** SASSA Annual Reports (); National Treasury Social Development budget * **Poverty lines (Exercise 3):** Stats SA National Poverty Lines Report 03-10-17 (updated annually) ### Conclusion * **GDP projections (Exercise 2):** National Treasury Medium Term Budget Policy Statement; IMF World Economic Outlook () * **Reform cost estimates (Exercise 3):** National Treasury Budget Review; CSIR energy cost projections; Department of Employment and Labour EPWP reports *** ## Tips for Students 1. **Start with the SARB Quarterly Bulletin** — it contains most macroeconomic time-series data in downloadable format 2. **Stats SA's Nesstar platform** provides microdata access for QLFS, Census, and household surveys (registration required) 3. **The Atlas of Economic Complexity** is the easiest tool for RCA calculations (Chapter 6 exercise) — no data download needed 4. **World Bank WDI** allows direct comparison across countries — useful for exercises requiring EME benchmarking 5. **National Treasury documents** are published on budget day (February) and at the MTBPS (October) — use the most recent available --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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