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Sources & Series Breaks

The complete register of official publications feeding this platform, and every documented discontinuity in the underlying series.

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Source register

CodeSourceCustodianCadenceFromToNotes
P0441GDP: National quarterly GDP by industryStats SA National Accountsquarterly1960Q1Q4 2025 (Mar 2026 release)Official production-side series. Time series download available.
Prov GDPExperimental Provincial GDP by industryStats SA Regional Accountsannual20132023 (Sept 2024 release)Reintroduced as experimental series after SNA rebasing. Not same as P0441.
P0277Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)Stats SA Labour Statisticsquarterly2001Q1Q4 2025 (Mar 2026 release)Formal non-agricultural employer-based. No agriculture, no general government.
P0211Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)Stats SA Labour Statisticsquarterly2008Q1Q4 2025 (Feb 2026 release)Household-based. Official unemployment measure. Includes informality.
SUTSupply and Use TablesStats SA National Accountsannual19932019 (latest benchmark)Industry × product matrix. 62×104 and 171×104 historical structures.
Budget ReviewNational Treasury Budget Review + MTEFNational Treasuryannual19942026Infrastructure envelope, grants framework, MTEF allocations.
MIG FrameworkMunicipal Infrastructure Grant allocationsCOGTA / Treasuryannual20042026Municipal capex allocations — useful as demand proxy only.
SETA MISSETA management information (20 SETAs)DHET / individual SETAsquarterlyvariesvariesDiscoverable piecemeal. No unified public API.
Jobs BoostJobs Boost Outcomes Fund (YES)Harambee / Jobs Boostongoing2023ongoingOutcome-based — enrolment, 3m, 6m sustained employment metrics.
UIFUnemployment Insurance Fund — employee recordsDEL / UIFmonthlyvariesvariesUseful for retention verification — access requires institutional agreement.
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Documented series breaks

IDSourceDateTypeDescriptionHandling
B01P04412021rebasingSNA 2008 base-year and benchmarking revisions. Time series revised backwards.Use latest vintage only. Do not mix old and new published series.
B02Prov GDP2023reintroductionProvincial GDP reintroduced as experimental series after prolonged suspension during national rebasing.Tag all estimated provincial quarterly values status=estimated. Cite experimental nature.
B03P02112025Q3definitionQLFS informal-employment definition revised. Informal-sector trends pre- and post-Q3 2025 are not directly comparable.CRITICAL — flag all informality trend charts crossing this boundary. Consider parallel run.
B04P0277ongoingframeQES sampling frame updates — periodic rebasing of the Business Sampling Frame.Check each Stats SA release for methodology notes. Tag affected rows.
B05SICongoingschemeSIC 7th Edition alignment with ISIC Rev.4. Older series used SIC 5th and 6th editions.Use bridge_industry crosswalk. Flag rows using older SIC in break_flag.
B06P02112020Q2methodologyCOVID-19 — QLFS data collection shifted to telephonic. Response patterns changed.Flag 2020Q2-2020Q4 as affected. Interpret employment ratios with caution.
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Time dimension

period_idperiod_labelperiod_typeyearquarterstart_dateend_date
2015Q12015Q1quarterly201512015-01-012015-03-28
2015Q22015Q2quarterly201522015-04-012015-06-28
2015Q32015Q3quarterly201532015-07-012015-09-28
2015Q42015Q4quarterly201542015-10-012015-12-28
2016Q12016Q1quarterly201612016-01-012016-03-28
2016Q22016Q2quarterly201622016-04-012016-06-28
2016Q32016Q3quarterly201632016-07-012016-09-28
2016Q42016Q4quarterly201642016-10-012016-12-28
2017Q12017Q1quarterly201712017-01-012017-03-28
2017Q22017Q2quarterly201722017-04-012017-06-28
2017Q32017Q3quarterly201732017-07-012017-09-28
2017Q42017Q4quarterly201742017-10-012017-12-28
2018Q12018Q1quarterly201812018-01-012018-03-28
2018Q22018Q2quarterly201822018-04-012018-06-28
2018Q32018Q3quarterly201832018-07-012018-09-28
2018Q42018Q4quarterly201842018-10-012018-12-28
2019Q12019Q1quarterly201912019-01-012019-03-28
2019Q22019Q2quarterly201922019-04-012019-06-28
2019Q32019Q3quarterly201932019-07-012019-09-28
2019Q42019Q4quarterly201942019-10-012019-12-28
2020Q12020Q1quarterly202012020-01-012020-03-28
2020Q22020Q2quarterly202022020-04-012020-06-28
2020Q32020Q3quarterly202032020-07-012020-09-28
2020Q42020Q4quarterly202042020-10-012020-12-28
2021Q12021Q1quarterly202112021-01-012021-03-28
2021Q22021Q2quarterly202122021-04-012021-06-28
2021Q32021Q3quarterly202132021-07-012021-09-28
2021Q42021Q4quarterly202142021-10-012021-12-28
2022Q12022Q1quarterly202212022-01-012022-03-28
2022Q22022Q2quarterly202222022-04-012022-06-28
2022Q32022Q3quarterly202232022-07-012022-09-28
2022Q42022Q4quarterly202242022-10-012022-12-28
2023Q12023Q1quarterly202312023-01-012023-03-28
2023Q22023Q2quarterly202322023-04-012023-06-28
2023Q32023Q3quarterly202332023-07-012023-09-28
2023Q42023Q4quarterly202342023-10-012023-12-28
2024Q12024Q1quarterly202412024-01-012024-03-28
2024Q22024Q2quarterly202422024-04-012024-06-28
2024Q32024Q3quarterly202432024-07-012024-09-28
2024Q42024Q4quarterly202442024-10-012024-12-28
2025Q12025Q1quarterly202512025-01-012025-03-28
2025Q22025Q2quarterly202522025-04-012025-06-28
2025Q32025Q3quarterly202532025-07-012025-09-28
2025Q42025Q4quarterly202542025-10-012025-12-28
2015A2015annual2015—2015-01-012015-12-31
2016A2016annual2016—2016-01-012016-12-31
2017A2017annual2017—2017-01-012017-12-31
2018A2018annual2018—2018-01-012018-12-31
2019A2019annual2019—2019-01-012019-12-31
2020A2020annual2020—2020-01-012020-12-31
2021A2021annual2021—2021-01-012021-12-31
2022A2022annual2022—2022-01-012022-12-31
2023A2023annual2023—2023-01-012023-12-31
2024A2024annual2024—2024-01-012024-12-31
2025A2025annual2025—2025-01-012025-12-31