IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The total turnover of all industries1 for the third quarter of 2012 was estimated at R1 632 739 million (R1,63 trillion), an increase of 3,6% compared with the revised second quarter of 2012 (R1 576 666 million or R1,57 trillion).

Between the second and third quarters of 2012, turnover increased in seven of the eight industries covered in the survey. The largest increase in turnover was recorded for electricity, gas and water supply (+28,3%) followed by manufacturing (+5,3%), real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+3,2%), mining and quarrying (+2,8%), trade (+2,2%), community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+1,8%) and construction (+1,5%). A decrease was recorded for transport, storage and communication (-0,8%).

Total inventories at the end of the third quarter of 2012 were estimated at R572 308 million, compared with R562 269 million for the revised second quarter of 2012, an increase of 1,8%. The largest increase in inventories was recorded for electricity, gas and water supply (+7,3%), followed by trade (+3,8%), real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+1,1%) and manufacturing (+1,0%). Decreases were recorded for community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (-2,9%), construction (-2,4%), transport, storage and communication (-2,3%) and mining and quarrying (-1,2%).

Total capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment for the third quarter of 2012 was estimated at R84 906 million, compared with R73 598 million for the revised second quarter of 2012, an increase of 15,4%. The largest increase was recorded for electricity, gas and water supply (+58,3%), followed by transport, storage and communication (+31,9%), real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+2,9%) and trade (+1,2%). Decreases were recorded for construction (-9,4%), followed by community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (-8,5%), manufacturing (-5,0%) and mining and quarrying (-2,2%)

Turnover of all industries for the third quarter of 2012 was estimated at R1 632 739 million, compared with R1 532 279 million for the revised third quarter of 2011, an increase of 6,6%. The largest increase in turnover was recorded for electricity, gas and water supply (+11,7%) followed by real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+9,6%),  trade (+6,9%), manufacturing (+6,8%), transport, storage and communication (+5,4%),  construction (+4,2%), community, social and personal services (excluding government institutions) (+3,0%) and mining and quarrying (+2,1%).

 1All industries in the South African economy, excluding agriculture, financial intermediation, insurance and government institutions.