IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production for April 2017

Mining production increased by 1,7% year-on-year in April 2017. The main positive contributor was iron ore (29,9% and contributing 4,6 percentage points). Coal (-8,9% and contributing -2,3 percentage points) and PGMs (-5,2% and contributing -1,2 percentage points) were significant negative contributors.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 1,6% in April 2017 compared with March 2017. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,2% in March 2017 and 2,2% in February 2017.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 5,5% in the three months ended April 2017 compared with the previous three months. PGMs (contributing 3,6 percentage points) and iron ore (contributing 2,2 percentage points) were the largest positive contributors.

Key findings regarding mineral sales for March 2017

Mineral sales increased by 14,0% year-on-year in March 2017. The largest positive contributors to the increase of 14,0% were:

• coal (21,1% and contributing 5,3 percentage points);
• iron ore (39,7% and contributing 4,3 percentage points);
• chromium ore (110,9% and contributing 4,2 percentage points); and
• PGMs (19,9% and contributing 4,0 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices increased by 2,2% in March 2017 compared with February 2017. This followed month-on-month changes of -4,4% in February 2017 and -3,3% in January 2017.