Income

The total income for the transport, post and telecommunication industry in 2010 was R599 072 million. The largest contributor to the total income was `telecommunication` (R279 792 million or 47%), followed by `activities of other transport agencies` (R100 989 million or 17%) and `freight transport by road` (R59 747 million or 10%).

Expenditure

Expenditure in the transport, post and telecommunication industry in 2010 amounted to R507 612 million. The largest contributor to the total expenditure was `purchases` (R103 631 million or 20%), followed by `railage and other subcontractors` (R80 813 million or 16%) and `salaries and wages` (R72 012 million or 14%).

Employment

The total number of persons employed in the transport, post and telecommunication industry at the end of June 2010 was 392 381. `Freight transport by road` had the largest number of employees (102 810 or 26%), followed by `telecommunication` (56 545 or 14%) and `railway transport` (48 149 or 12%).

The proportion of males out of the total persons employed was 72% and that of females was 28%. The industry with the highest proportion of females employed was `travel agencies and related activities` (71%), whilst `freight transport by road` had the highest proportion of males employed (88%).