IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production

Mining production decreased by 5,2% year-on-year in July 2018. The largest negative contributors were:

• gold (-15,0% and contributing -2,4 percentage points);
• iron ore (-17,4% and contributing -2,3 percentage points);
• coal (-5,8% and contributing -1,5 percentage points); and
• PGMs (-6,2% and contributing -1,3 percentage points).
  Diamonds (40,7% and contributing 2,3 percentage points) was a significant positive contributor.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 8,6% in July 2018 compared with June 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of 5,4% in June 2018 and 5,3% in May 2018.

Seasonally adjusted mining production increased by 3,3% in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the previous three months. Diamonds (contributing 2,7 percentage points) and PGMs (contributing 2,6 percentage points) were the largest positive contributors.

Key findings regarding mineral sales

Mineral sales decreased by 1,7% year-on-year in July 2018. The main negative contributors were:

• coal (-6,3% and contributing -1,9 percentage points);
• gold (-7,4% and contributing -1,5 percentage points); and
• iron ore (-14,2% and contributing -1,4 percentage points).
  Manganese ore (26,6% and contributing 2,0 percentage points) was a significant positive contributor.

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices decreased by 7,2% in July 2018 compared with June 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,6% in June 2018 and 4,8% in May 2018.

In the three months ended July 2018 the seasonally adjusted value of mineral sales at current prices was 5,2% higher compared with the previous three months.