IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The total turnover of all industries1 was estimated at R6 969 677 million (R7,0 trillion) for 2013, an increase of 8,9% compared with the revised estimate of R6 399 775 million (R6,4 trillion) for 2012. 

Eight of the nine industries reflected an increase in turnover between 2012 and 2013. The largest percentage increase (+12,5%) was reported in electricity, gas and water supply, followed by activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation, insurance and business services not elsewhere classified) (+11,7%), community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+10,6%), trade (+10,3%), manufacturing (+9,7%), construction (+6,7%), transport, storage and communication (+6,3%) and forestry and fishing (+5,9%). A decrease of 1,3% was reported in mining and quarrying.

Purchases amounted to R4 138 960 million in 2013, representing an increase of 11,7% compared with the revised estimate for 2012. Increases were reported by all industries. Electricity, gas and water supply reported the largest increase (+26,4%), followed by construction (+16,5%), trade (+12,4%), manufacturing (+10,6%), transport, storage and communication (+9,4%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation, insurance and business services not elsewhere classified) (+9,1%), mining and quarrying (+8,6%), forestry and fishing (+5,8%) and community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+5,4%).

Employment cost amounted to R919 115 million in 2013, representing an increase of 8,2% compared with the revised estimate for 2012. Community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) reported the largest increase (+17,5%), followed by electricity, gas and water supply (+16,9%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation, insurance and business services not elsewhere classified) (+14,8%), mining and quarrying (+8,5%), trade (+7,2%), transport, storage and communication (+5,5%), forestry and fishing (+5,5%), manufacturing (+4,0%) and construction (+2,8%).

Capital expenditure on assets amounted to R417 592 million in 2013, representing an increase of 8,0% between 2012 and 2013. Seven of the nine industries reflected an increase in capital expenditure on assets. The largest increase was reported in forestry and fishing (+38,3%), followed by community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+35,6%), transport, storage and communication (+32,1%), construction (+13,8%), manufacturing (+7,6%), mining and quarrying (+6,7%) and trade (+1,8%). Decreases were reported for activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation, insurance and business services not elsewhere classified) (-10,7%) and electricity, gas and water supply (-1,5%).

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets amounted to R2 310 776 million in 2013, an increase of 5,8% compared with the revised estimate for 2012. The largest increase was reported in electricity, gas and water supply (+18,0%), followed by construction (+14,8%), transport, storage and communication (+7,0%), trade (+6,1%), manufacturing (+4,8%), mining and quarrying (+4,8%), community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+4,0%) and forestry and fishing (+0,4%). A decrease of 7,8% was reported in activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation, insurance and business services not elsewhere classified).

1All industries in the South African economy, excluding agriculture, financial intermediation, insurance, other business services not elsewhere classified and government institutions.