Key findings: P0044 - Quarterly financial statistics (QFS), March 2006

The total turnover of all industries1 for the first quarter of 2006 was estimated at R838 888 million, a decrease of 3,4% compared with the revised fourth quarter of 2005 (R868 477 million).  Between the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006 turnover decreased in six of the seven industries covered in the survey. The largest decrease was recorded for trade (-5,3%), followed by transport, storage and communication (-4,3%), mining and quarrying (-3,3%), manufacturing (-2,6%), community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (-2,1%) and real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (-2,0%).  Increase was reported by construction (+4,7%).