Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury

Population ( 2025 Mid-Year Population Estimate ) : RSA = 63.10 million, EC = 7.09 million. Unemployment 2026 : Q1 = RSA 32.7 % q/q, EC = 44.6 % 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 April 2026 (RSA) = 4.0 % y/y and EC = 3.5 % 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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