IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The total turnover of annual financial statistics (AFS) industries1 was estimated at R8 263 886 million (R8,3 trillion) for 2015, an increase of 5,5% compared with the revised estimate of R7 831 799 million (R7,8 trillion) for 2014. 

Between 2014 and 2015 turnover increased in all industries covered by the survey. The largest percentage increase (+13,7%) was reported in forestry and fishing, followed by community, social and personal services2 (+9,6%), electricity, gas and water supply (+8,8%), manufacturing (+6,2%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services3 (+5,7%), trade (+5,6%), construction (+5,3%), mining and quarrying (+3,0%) and transport, storage and communication (+2,7%).
Purchases amounted to R4 958 278 million in 2015, representing an increase of 6,2% compared with the revised estimate for 2014. Electricity, gas and water supply reported the largest increase (+35,1%), followed by community, social and personal services2 (+11,3%), forestry and fishing (+11,2%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services3 (+10,1%), manufacturing (+6,0%), construction (+5,9%), transport, storage and communication (+5,7%), mining and quarrying (+5,6%) and trade (+5,2%).
Employment cost amounted to R1 113 108 million in 2015, representing an increase of 7,3% compared with the revised estimate for 2014. Transport, storage and communication reported the largest increase (+11,0%), followed by manufacturing (+9,0%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services3 (+9,0%), community, social and personal services2 (+7,9%), forestry and fishing (+7,3%), trade (+5,9%), construction (+4,3%) and mining and quarrying (+3,1%).
Capital expenditure on assets amounted to R491 479 million in 2015, representing an increase of 5,1% compared with the revised estimate for 2014. The largest increase was reported in forestry and fishing (+14,5%), followed by trade (+13,9%), transport, storage and communication (+13,5%), community, social and personal services2 (+12,8%), manufacturing (+12,2%), activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, real estate and other business services3 (+2,1%) and mining and quarrying (+0,2%). Decreases were reported for construction (-10,4%) and electricity, gas and water supply (-8,3%).
The carrying value of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets amounted to R2 741 990 million in 2015, an increase of 11,1% compared with the revised estimate for 2014. The largest increase was reported in transport, storage and communication (+22,2%), followed by electricity, gas and water supply (+15,2%), trade (+11,5%), manufacturing (+9,3%), construction (+8,2%), community, social and personal services2 (+7,4%), mining and quarrying (+4,6%) and forestry and fishing (+3,7%).

1All industries in the South African economy, excluding agriculture, hunting, financial intermediation, insurance, pension funding, other business services not elsewhere classified, government and educational institutions.
2Excluding government and educational institutions.
3Excluding financial intermediation, insurance, pension funding and business services not elsewhere classified.