IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Mining production decreased by 4,2% year-on-year in November 2016. The main negative contributors were:

• PGMs (-10,8% and contributing -2,4 percentage points);
• iron ore (-8,7% and contributing -1,5 percentage points); and
• gold (-9,4% and contributing -1,3 percentage points).

Manganese ore (26,9% and contributing 1,5 percentage points) was a significant positive contributor.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 3,9% in November 2016 compared with October 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,8% in October 2016 and -0,6% in September 2016.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 1,5% in the three months ended November 2016 compared with the previous three months. PGMs (contributing -1,6 percentage points) and iron ore (contributing -1,1 percentage points) were the largest negative contributors.

Key findings regarding mineral sales for October 2016

Mineral sales increased by 12,4% year-on-year in October 2016. The three largest positive contributors to the increase of 12,4% were:

• coal (20,5% and contributing 5,6 percentage points);
• iron ore (36,8% and contributing 2,6 percentage points); and
• chromium ore (53,5% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 1,5% in October 2016 compared with September 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of 4,6% in September 2016 and 8,2% in August 2016.