In terms of the economic classification, current payment received the largest allocation amounting to R1.6 billion for the 2012/13 financial year, which was largely made of goods and services amounting to R475.9 million and compensation of employees amounting to R1.2 billion. The plan indicted that, due to the labour intensive nature of the survey activities, the Stats Sa's main cost drivers is spending on compensation of employees. The travel and subsistence budget to support these activities across the country is also a significant cost driver of the Stats SA's operations.