THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Expert group on Supply and Use tables Mauritius, June ‘14 The non-observed economy The South African experience

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Non-observed economy Not explicitly estimated; Informal sector?

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Illegal production

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Informal sector production

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Household production for own final use

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Production missed due to collection deficiency

THE SOUTH AFRICA I KNOW, THE HOME I UNDERSTAND Results from 2005 benchmark AgricMineManElecConstTradeTransBus Serv Pers serv Formal94,499,897,198,378,378,895,475,390,1 NOE5,60,22,91,721,721,24,624,79,8 Very little variance over time

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