Quantec - South African Consultancy Providing Economic and Financial Data
Quantec is a South African consultancy specializing in economic and financial data, business intelligence, and analytical software for over 18 years. They offer services such as data collections, market analysis, and economic modeling, and are the African representative of renowned organizations like the Economist Intelligence Unit. EasyData, their service, provides clients with a comprehensive set of South African economic indicators.
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ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE 3rd PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMISTS FORUM DATE: 28 November 2011 to 30 November 2011 Input prepared by Quantec
Who is Quantec? Quantec is a South African consultancy providing economic and financial data, business and country intelligence, and quantitative analytical software for more than 18 years. Data and Analysis. We maintain and distribute a comprehensive set of economic data collections covering RSA macroeconomic, RSA regional socio-economic, RSA industry and RSA international trade data as part of our EasyData service. We publish a broad range of proprietary and third-party databases on the internet through our easy-to-use web-based system. We develop custom solutions for: Socio-economic and financial databases Market analysis and segmentation Business and country intelligence We do modelling, analysis and forecasting for: Economic impact assessment Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling Structural macro-econometric modelling Economic risk assessment We provide and facilitate training in statistical and econometric methods 2/10
Who is Quantec? (cont.) Country and Business Intelligence Quantec is the African representative of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a subsidiary of the Economist Group & Pearson PLC. The EIU is the world's foremost provider of country, industry and management analysis. The EIU has developed a range of services that provide continuously updated, comprehensive analysis on over 200 countries. They are widely respected for the accuracy and independence of their analysis. Although other sources of international information exist, only the EIU can provide a comprehensive and consistent world view for making important cross border business decisions. Quantitative Analytical Software. Quantec is the African representative of: QMS EViews (econometric modelling) San Francisco, USA STATA Corporation (statistical analysis) Texas, USA Palisade @Risk and Decision Tools Suite (risk analysis) Ithaca, New York OxMetrics (econometric modelling) Oxford, United Kingdom 3/10
What is EasyData? Quantec s EasyData service provides local and international clients with South African macro- economic, socio-economic, financial, industry and international trade indicators in a simple web- based interface. All data is organised hierarchically in 4 separate databases that can be accessed individually or treated as a comprehensive collection. 4/10
RSA Economic Indicators This time-series database incorporates a comprehensive set of indicator time-series covering all aspects of the South African economy. The emphasis is on general economic indicators, financial and capital markets, public finance, balance of payments statistics, national accounts and industry data. The data are grouped as follows Agricultural statistics - Department of Agriculture Automobile sales NAAMSA Crime statistics - SAPD House price indices ABSA International trade SARS Mineral production and sales Department of Minerals and Energy Petroleum prices SAPIA RSA general economic indicators BER, NPI, etc. RSA macroeconomic and financial indicators SARB Short-term indicators Statistics South Africa Steel and engineering industries statistics SEIFSA 5/10
RSA Regional Indicators The South African Regional Market Indicators service provides a unique, disaggregated and consistent view of South Africa s socio-economic structure and market potential on a regional basis down to district and municipal level. The data is compiled by combining a regional demographic and industry framework, spanning more than three decades, with a comprehensive set of census, survey and time- series indicator data. The result is a systematic and up-to-date set of actual and standardised regional indicators for the South African regions. Comprehensive coverage of consumer demographics, income, expenditure, housing and infrastructure. Demographics at the individual level including poverty indicators, HIV/AIDS incidence estimates, education & training. Labour market indicators such as employment by skill, formal and informal and unemployment. Detailed data on a full range of industries. Key macroeconomic estimates, including GDP, employment and trade. Aggregate data covering provinces, metropolitan areas, and user defined areas based on district and municipal council. The database is updated and expanded continually as new and primary data becomes available. Advanced functionality to allow you to manage data easily. Functions include cross-tabulation, charting, exporting to Excel and sorting/selecting/ranking variables by regional aggregation levels. 6/10
RSA Regional Indicators (cont): Quantec Regional Indicators are continuously improved with data based on client s current areas of interest. Recent enhancements to regional indicators include: 15 year annual socio-economic time series data for 503 local municipalities (main place for 6 metropolitan municipalities) - Demographics, Development Indicators, Labour, Household Income & Expenditure, Income & Production, Capital Formation topics. Source: Statistics SA - Community Survey 2007; Income and Expenditure Surveys; Industry Censuses; Large sample industry surveys; Mid-year Population Estimates 2010; National Accounts; October/General Household Surveys; Population Census 2001; Population Census 1996; Quarterly Employment Surveys; Quarterly Labour Force Surveys; Surveys of Employment and Earnings; SA Actuarial Society - Demographic/AIDS model; SA Reserve Bank - Household Consumption Expenditure; National Accounts; Quantec - Standardised Industry databank 15 year annual import & export data by District Council by World region (source/destination) on HS6-digit & SIC2-digit level. Source: SA Revenue Service. 10 year monthly crime time series data for 1120 police station areas en 30 crime types. Source: SA Police Service 10 year annual ordinary school sector time series data - learners, educators and schools for 95 education districts. Source: DOE 6 year annual higher education time series data - learners, educators and institutions, major field of study, formal qualification, contact/distance/FTE enrolment, success rates for 23 universities. Source: DOE Various StatsSA data on a regional level 7/10
RSA Standardised Industry The industry time-series database provides a unique, disaggregated and consistent long-term view of South Africa s economic structure by industry. The data is compiled by combining a consistent input- output framework spanning three and a half decades with a comprehensive set of industry and national accounting indicators. The result is a systematic and up-to-date set of standardised industry time-series for South Africa. The emphasis of the database is on the input, output, capital employed and labour utilisation structure of each industry. The industry classification follows the 28 manufacturing industries (3-digit SIC scheme) reported by Statistics South Africa (SSA) in its monthly sales, production, price and employment releases and a 2-digit scheme for the 17 non-manufacturing industries. The database is organised by industry and the structure of each industry is explained by up to 400 variables. Various units (nominal, real, price index, etc.) describe each variable. Demand side (by industry) Intermediate sales/output Private consumption expenditure Government consumption expenditure Capital goods output Inventories investment Exports by destination Imports by origin Total sales/output Output prices (producer, export, import, intermediate, final demand excluding exports) Supply side (by industry) Intermediate purchase/inputs Employment by skill level Labour remuneration Value added (GDP) Gross operating surplus Net operating surplus Capital consumption by asset type Capital formation by asset type Capital stock by asset type Indirect taxes paid Subsidies received Input prices (intermediate, GDP, total input) Capacity utilisation Ratios and multipliers (by industry) Labour productivity Capital productivity Multifactor productivity Export intensity Import intensity Output, income, import and employment multipliers 8/10
RSA International Trade Indicators The South African international trade time-series database provides a detailed up-to-date historical overview of South Africa s external goods trade. Quantec has developed the EasyData trade database as a monthly frequency database of South African trade by destination and origin of trade as collected by the SARS Customs and Excise Division as well as from several other sources, such as the UN Comtrade and the Department of Minerals and Energy. Following is some of the features of the database. Import and export data for the HS 8, 6, 4 and 2-digit and 22-chapter commodity classification at annual, quarterly and monthly frequencies (250,000 primary time series). Import and export data by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Rev 3) 3, 2 and 1-digit industries at annual, quarterly and monthly frequencies. Over 170 countries and 20 regions (EC, NAFTA, SADC, Africa, etc.) of origin for imports or destination for exports. Both value and volume data are available for exports and imports (volume data only for HS 8- digit). Value data is in Rand and US$. 9/10
Why use Quantec EasyData? Accuracy and completeness of data Quantec is widely respected for the accuracy and independence of economic analysis. Our economists estimate and forecast data to supplement our datasets. Broad client base We have more than 300 clients spanning government (including academic institutions) and private sector. Some of our clients include Gauteng Provincial Government, Eastern Cape Treasury, KZN Dept. of Economic Development, UNISA, UJ, Standard Bank and Urban-Econ. Access anywhere Our data is delivered online via our EasyData website, providing our users with easy-to-use navigation, analytical tools, graphic presentation capabilities and the ability to download any of our data in MS Excel, CSV and other popular file formats. Logon via usernames and passwords or IP authentication. We can provide institution-wide access with a subscription i.e. access to all departments within a province for a provincial subscription. Reliable data sources STATS SA, Reserve Bank, UN Comtrade, SARS, the DTI, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Updates are on time Updates are implemented on a daily basis as they are released by the various primary data sources. 10/10
Contact details For more information contact Quantec Web: Email: Tel: Fax: www.quantec.co.za contactus@quantec.co.za +27 (0)12 361 5154 +27 (0)12 348 5874 Address: Postal: 420 Sussex Avenue, Lynnwood, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa PO Box 35466, Menlo Park, Pretoria, 0102, South Africa Follow us on Twitter! @QuantecResearch 11/10
