Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury

Population ( 2026 Mid-Year Population Estimate ) : RSA = 63.52 million, EC = 7.02 million. Unemployment 2026 : Q2 = RSA 33.6 % q/q, EC = 47.5 % q/q. GDP Q1 of 2026, RSA: 0.5 % q/q EC: 0.4 % q/q. National poverty lines for 2025: Food poverty line= R 855, Lower-bound poverty line= R 1 415 and Upper-bound poverty line= R 2 846 . CPI CPI July 2026 (RSA) = 4.3 % y/y and EC = 4.1 % y/y. General Household Survey 2025.

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Welcome to the Provincial Treasury website, here you will get to know more about this department and you can also download documents/ policies dating back years.

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