Work Programme 2007/08 Presented By: Pali Lehohla Statistician-General
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Work Programme 2007/08
Presented By:
Pali Lehohla
Statistician-General
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Contents
• African statistical development• National statistics system• Key performance information concepts• Priorities in the NSS
Presentation to the
Portfolio Committee on Finance
1 Augustus 2007
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National Statistics System
The NSS is a requirement by the Statistics Act
To promote co-ordination among producers of official
statistics
In order to advance the quality, consistency,
comparability and optimum use of official statistics
As well as to avoid unnecessary duplication.
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National Statistics System
Stats SA
Demand for information
Other producers
Information gap
Quality gap
Skills gap
Official statistics
Non-official statistics
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Key performance information concepts
INPUTS
OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
ACTIVITIES
IMPACTS
What we use to do the work
What we do
What we produce or deliver
What we wish to achieve
What we aim to change Manage towards
achieving results
Plan, budget, implement
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Producing statistical information
INPUTS
OUTCOMES
OUTPUTS
ACTIVITIES
IMPACTS
Indicators
Surveys: produce statistical information
Management information systems and registers: produce statistical information
Indicators
Indicators
Indicators
Indicators
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Government:All 3 spheres
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Population Register
Economic Statistics
- Consumer Price Statistics- Rural consumer Price Index- Production Price Statistics- Price Index for Services- JBCC (user paid) - (not N/A)- Mining Production & sales- Manufacturing Product' & sales- Manufacturing Utilisation of production capacity - Generation and consumptionof electricity- Tourism accommodation survey- Restaurant, fastfood outlets, bars & canteens- Trading statistics of Hotels- Land Freight Transport- Wholesale Trade sales- Retail Trade Sales- Retail Trade in Motor vehicles and Accessories- Liquidations and Insolvencies - Building Statistics
Monthly series Quarterly series Annual series
Economic Statistics
- Financial Statistics on Municipalities- Survey on Levies- Financial Statistics (QFS) - private sector
Employment Statistics- SEE- AME- QES- LFS (6 monthly)
Economic Statistics
- Consolidated General Government Institutions- National Govern' expenditure- Provincial Govern' expenditure- Extra-budgetary Accounts and Funds- Universities and Technikons- Financial Statistics on Municipalities- Building Statistics- Economic Activity Survey- Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure of Government- Municipalities: Non-financial data (not N/A) Social and Population - General Household Survey- Causes of Death (not N/A)- Recorded Live Births (not N/A)- Mid-year population estimates (not N/A)- Marriages and divorces (not N/A)
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Economic Statistics
- Business services (LSS)- Mining (LSS)- Manufacturing (LSS) - Wholesale and Retail trade (LSS) - Motor trade (LSS) - Post and Telecommunication (LSS) - Transport (LSS)
Social and Population
- Census replacement survey
5 /10 Yearly or Occasional series
Economic Statistics
- Income and Expenditure (5 yr)- Agriculture Census (periodic)
Social and Population
- Population Census (10 yr)
National Accounts- Quarterly GDP - Annual GDP - Tourism Satellite Accounts
- GDP per region - Social Accounting Matrix- Supply and use tables - Natural Resource Accounts
System of Statistics in Stats SA
Business Address Register
Spatial frame/Physical Address Register
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Priorities in NSS
Improving statistical information collected through surveys
Business register
Dwelling frame
Improving statistical information based on administrative
sources
Education indicators
Service delivery indicators
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Priorities in NSS
“Business register”
Business register is a list of all businesses
Business register is the basis for economic statistics
Business register compiled based on information received from
SARS and Dti
Quality of economic statistics depends on the quality of the business
register
Way forward:
Collaboration between Stats SA, SARS and Dti to improve business
registration information
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“Dwelling frame”
Dwelling frame is a list of all dwellings in SA
Dwelling frame is the basis for household surveys and censuses
Quality of household statistics depends on the quality of the dwelling
frame
Way forward:
Development of the frame
Update and maintenance of the frame
Prerequisites: Standards and collaboration with partners especially
with Local Municipalities & Metros, and the Post Office
Priorities in NSS
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3. Mutale Municipality
• 22, 810 Geo-referenced points
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“Education indicators”
Collaboration with Department of Education to identify:
- Information gap
- Skills gap
Conduct Census of Schools
Prerequisites:
- Buy-in from Heads of Departments
- Political support
Priorities in NSS
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“Service delivery indicators”
Collaboration with Municipalities to improve service delivery
information
Pilot six Municipalities
Challenge: weak administrative and governance systems
Prerequisites:
- Buy-in from Municipalities
- Political support
Priorities in NSS
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“Strategic thinking”
Partnering with tertiary institutions to provide analytical and technical
support
Development of Statistics regulation
Building capacity in local municipalities – aligning information
infrastructure with governance/administrative structures
Way forward