| | Statistics South Africa |
| Abbreviations | STATSSA |
| URL of organisation | http://www.statssa.gov.za |
| Postal address | Private Bag x44 |
| | Pretoria |
| | 0001 |
| Type of organisation | Government sector |
| Description oforganisation | Statistics South Africa (STATSSA) undertakes official demographic, economic and social censuses and surveys. It collects and processes administrative
statistics, publishes and disseminates statistical reports and releases, compiles national and government accounts. STATSSA provides statistical advice to government and other institutions. It also analyzes statistical surveys and samples to ensure
accuracy and consistency |
| Broad subject fields | Social sciences. General (3100) - Economic sciences. General (3200) |
| Name of database/dataset | Statsonline |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | Statsonline provides access to various data sources via the Internet, for example, population census 1996 and 2001, Commercial agriculture,
Household surveys, Labour force surveys, CPI key indicators and time series data for selected economic and social series |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.statssa.gov.za |
| Keywords | Social; Population; Vital; Financial; Services; Economic; Trade |
| E-mail | Click here
to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 12 310-8911 or +27 12 310-8911 |
| Fax number | +27 12 310-8944 or +27 12 310-8944 |
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| | University of Stellenbosch. Bureau for Economic Research |
| Abbreviations | BER |
| URL of organisation | http://www.ber.ac.za/ |
| Postal address | Unit N, 1st Floor Vineyard Centre; cnr. Adam Tas and Devon Valley Rd. Onder-Papegaaiberg |
| | Stellenbosch |
| | 7600 |
| Type of organisation | Higher education sector |
| Description oforganisation | The database came into existence through the business survey for the BER in the retail, manufacturing and building-and-construction sectors. The data is
used mainly to indicate confidence levels among business owners in the country, as well as other levels of business related issues (e.g. percentage shortage of skilled labour a constraint). In addition the BER has a library of research notes,
comments and papers of economic relevance spanning the history of the South African economy |
| Broad subject fields | Economic sciences. General (3200) |
| Accessible via the Internet | https://www.ber.ac.za/BER%20Documents/Economic-Prospects/?doctypeid=1059 |
| Keywords | Impact of HIV/AIDS on business; Quarterly business surveys; Quarterly consumer confidence surveys; Economic research; Business confidence data; Consumer confidence data;
Economic Forecast |
| Telephone number | +27 21 887-2810 or +27 21 887-2810 |
| Fax number | +27 21 883-3101 or +27 21 883-3101 |
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| | University of South Africa. Bureau of Market Research |
| Abbreviations | BMR; UNISA |
| URL of organisation | http://www.unisa.ac.za/ |
| Postal address | PO Box 392 |
| | Pretoria |
| | 0003 |
| Type of organisation | Higher education sector |
| Description oforganisation | The Bureau for Market Research's (BMR) function is to conduct Marketing and Socioeconomic Research and to provide training in Research
Methodology |
| Broad subject fields | Economic sciences. General (3200) |
| Name of database/dataset | The statistical clearing house |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | The BMR maintains and has access to a substantial range of secondary data from various sources. Data searches can be undertaken in almost any
marketing, economic or social field. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Colleges/Economic-and-Management-Sciences/Schools,-departments,-bureau,-centres-&-institutes/Bureau/Bureau-of-Market-Research |
| Keywords | Marketing strategies; Living level studies; Market structures; Expenditure patterns; Enterpreneurial development |
| Contact information | Me P de Jongh |
| E-mail | Click here
to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 12 429-3338 or +27 12 429-3338 |
| Fax number | +27 12 429-3170 or +27 12 429-3170 |
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| | Consumer Goods Council of South Africa. Product Data Catalogue |
| Abbreviations | PDC |
| URL of organisation | http://www.cgcsa.co.za/ |
| Postal address | PO Box 41417 |
| | Craighall |
| | 2024 |
| Type of organisation | Business sector and Commercial research houses |
| Description oforganisation | The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, was launched in October 2002. This body incorporates a number of companies dealing with best practice,
standards and legal and regulatory issues in the retail, wholesale, manufacturing and service providers in the consumer goods industry. |
| Broad subject fields | Economic sciences. Trade and commerce (3209) |
| Name of database/dataset | PDC |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | The PDC is an industry led initiative managed by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa on behalf of its members. The PDC Product Data
Catalogue enables Brand Owners, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Agents, Wholesalers and Importers to publish a list of new products or update existing product data, of a non-competitive nature, to the Retail Trade, on a central master database. This
information is utilized as the master data that Suppliers and Retailers in turn use for their own internal systems. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.pdcza.org/ |
| Keywords | Brand owners; Manufacturers; Suppliers; Retailers; Wholesalers; Importers; Products |
| E-mail | Click here to send an e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 11 777 3300 or +27 11 777 3300 |
| Fax number | 0866 749 929 or 0866 749 929 |
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| | FINSCOPE |
| URL of organisation | http://www.finscope.co.za (SA) or http://www.fincopeafrica.com
(Africa) |
| Postal address | P O Box 61674; Waterfall Park; 84 Bekker Road; Vorna Valley, Midrand |
| | Marshalltown, Johannesburg |
| | 2107 |
| Type of organisation | Non-governmental sector and Civil society (NGO & CBO) |
| Description oforganisation | FinMark Trust promotes and support institutional and organisational development which will increase access to financial services by the un- and under-banked
of southern Africa.
FinScopeTM, a FinMark Trust initiative, is the most comprehensive national household survey focussed on the financial services needs and usage across the entire South and Southern African population. |
| Broad subject fields | Social Sciences. Development studies (3106) - Economic sciences. General (3200) |
| Name of database/dataset | FINSCOPE |
| Description of dataset(s) or database | FinScopeTM is the most comprehensive national household survey of financial services, needs and usage amongst consumers.
FinScopeTM tracks the changing landscape of access to financial services across all the main product categories - transaction banking, savings, credit and insurance.
The study extends over a spectrum of areas of financial interest; from examining quality of life and poverty, to attitudes to and the use of technology, as well as levels of financial literacy. |
| Accessible via the Internet | http://www.eighty20.co.za/databases/index.cgi |
| Keywords | Financial literacy; Consumer behavior; Informal and formal financial services; Stokvels; Short term insurance; Life insurance; Savings; Transactions; Township residential
property markets; Policy interventions; State subsidiaries; FinScope South Africa 2003; FinScope South Africa 2004; FinScope South Africa 2005; FinScope South Africa 2006; FinScope South Africa 2007 |
| E-mail | Click here to send an
e-mail message |
| Telephone number | +27 11 315-9197 or +27 11 315-9197 |
| Fax number | +27 86 518 3579 or +27 86 518 3579 |
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