IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Key findings regarding mining production

Mining production decreased by 1,5% year-on-year in April 2019. The largest negative contributors were:

• gold (-19,5% and contributing -2,7 percentage points);
• iron ore (-11,9% and contributing -1,7 percentage points); and
• chromium ore (-7,2% and contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).

The largest positive contributor was 'other' metallic minerals (82,8% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 2,3% in April 2019 compared with March 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 4,2% in March 2019 and -2,2% in February 2019.

Seasonally adjusted mining production decreased by 0,9% in the three months ended April 2019 compared with the previous three months. The largest negative contributors were:

• PGMs (-3,8% and contributing -1,0 percentage point);
• iron ore (-2,2% and contributing -0,3 of a percentage point); and
• building materials (-11,7% and contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).

Key findings regarding mineral sales

Mineral sales increased by 16,1% year-on-year in April 2019. The largest positive contributors were:

• iron ore (81,7% and contributing 8,5 percentage points);
• PGMs (30,0% and contributing 5,7 percentage points);
• coal (9,9% and contributing 2,8 percentage points); and
• manganese ore (11,5% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted mineral sales at current prices decreased by 0,2% in April 2019 compared with March 2019. This followed month-on-month changes of 7,2% in March 2019 and -7,4% in February 2019.

In the three months ended April 2019 the seasonally adjusted value of mineral sales at current prices was 3,8% lower compared with the previous three months.