Stats SA's overall allocation for 2013/14 amounts to R1.73 billion, which is 0.16 per cent of the national budget and 1.3 per cent less than the previous year's allocation in nominal terms. However, in real terms the institution's allocation has declined by 6.5 per cent if inflation is considered. The 6.5 per cent real decrease in the institution's budget is attributed mostly to declines of Programme 7: Survey Operations (41.9 per cent), Programme 3: Population and Social Statistics (5 per cent) and Programme 6: Cooperation Communication (4 per cent) due to the completion of Census 2011 project. On the other hand, Programme 4: Methodology and Standards' budget has increased by 8.3 per cent.