Economics
Economics  
     

The following is a summary of the statistics influencing the Province’s Gross Domestic Product of Region (GDPR):

1. GDPR by activity

Current prices – Rand million

Industry

Numbers for 2007

Primary Industries

3,466

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

3,115

Mining and quarrying

351

Secondary Industries

29,970

Manufacturing

25,459

Electricity and water

1,748

Construction

2,763

Tertiary Industries

104,679

Wholesale and retail trade; hotels and restaurants

18,537

Transport and communication

11,361

Finance, real estate and business services

32,263

Community, social and other personal services

13,856

General government services

28,662

All industries at basic prices

138,115

Taxes less subsidies on products

17,405

GDPR at market prices

155,520

 

Current prices – percentage contributions

Industry

Numbers for 2007

Primary Industries

2.2%

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

2.0%

Mining and quarrying

0.2%

Secondary Industries

19.3%

Manufacturing

16.4%

Electricity and water

1.1%

Construction

1.8%

Tertiary Industries

67.3%

Wholesale and retail trade; hotels and restaurants

11.9%

Transport and communication

7.3%

Finance, real estate and business services

20.7%

Community, social and other personal services

8.9%

General government services

18.4%

All industries at basic prices

88.8%

Taxes less subsidies on products

11.2%

GDPR at market prices

100.0%

 

Constant 2000 prices – Rand million

Industry

Numbers for 2007

Primary Industries

1,963

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1,860

Mining and quarrying

103

Secondary Industries

18,892

Manufacturing

15,439

Electricity and water

1,021

Construction

2,431

Tertiary Industries

66,922

Wholesale and retail trade; hotels and restaurants

13,884

Transport and communication

8,353

Finance, real estate and business services

19,068

Community, social and other personal services

8,554

General government services

17,063

All industries at basic prices

87,777

Taxes less subsidies on products

8,857

GDPR at market prices

96,634

 

Constant 2000 prices – percentage changes

Industry

Numbers for 2007

Primary Industries

2.7%

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

3.0%

Mining and quarrying

-1.8%

Secondary Industries

5.4%

Manufacturing

4.3%

Electricity and water

2.3%

 Construction

14.3%

Tertiary Industries

4.5%

Wholesale and retail trade; hotels and restaurants

4.3%

Transport and communication

4.7%

Finance, real estate and business services

6.3%

Community, social and other personal services

3.8%

General government services

3.1%

All industries at basic prices

4.7%

Taxes less subsidies on products

4.8%

GDPR at market prices

4.7%

 

2. Gross value added at basic prices

Industry

Numbers for 2008 (Rm constant 2000 prices)

Total

90,162

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

1,913

Mining and quarrying

99

Food, beverages and tobacco

2,212

Textiles, clothing and leather goods

788

Wood, paper, publishing and printing

955

Petroleum products, chemicals, rubber and plastic

2,428

Other non-metal mineral products

561

Metals, metal products, machinery and equipment

1,666

Electrical machinery and apparatus

835

Radio, TV, instruments, watches and clocks

96

Transport equipment

4,469

Furniture and other manufacturing

1,480

Electricity

865

Water

156

Construction

2,804

Wholesale and retail trade

13,122

Catering and accommodation services

809

Transport and storage

4,985

Communication

3,613

Finance and Insurance

11,443

Business Services

8,237

Community, social and personal services

6,023

Community, social and personal services

2,861

General government

17,742

 

 

3. Gross Domestic Fixed Investment – GDFI 

The following GDFI statistics include investment in building and construction, machinery and equipment, transport equipment and transport costs. In 1995, the Province’s GDFI – including fixed capital stock – totalled 9,076 (Rm constant 2000 prices), while in 2008 it was estimated at 19,879 (Rm constant 2000 prices). Further analysis of the numbers, showed the following:

 

Type of investment

Estimated numbers for 2008 (Rm constant 2000 prices)

Gross domestic fixed investments: Building and construction works

8,545

Gross domestic fixed investments: Machinery and other equipment

8,157

Gross domestic fixed investments: Transport equipment

2,796

Gross domestic fixed investment: Transport costs

382

 

 

Consumption of fixed capital

Type of investment

Estimated numbers for 2008 (Rm constant 2000 prices)

Total

37,759

Gross domestic fixed investments: Building and construction works

17,637

Gross domestic fixed investments: Machinery and other equipment

15,439

Gross domestic fixed investments: Transport equipment

3,934

Gross domestic fixed investment: Transport costs

750

 

4. Output (Total Production) at basic prices

Industry

Numbers for 2008 (Rm constant 2000 prices)

Total

220,734

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

4,626

Mining and quarrying

195

Food, beverages and tobacco

11,344

Textiles, clothing and leather goods

3,177

Wood, paper, publishing and printing

3,069

Petroleum products, chemicals, rubber and plastic

10,226

Other non-metal mineral products

2,057

Metals, metal products, machinery and equipment

5,259

Electrical machinery and apparatus

2,948

Radio, TV, instruments, watches and clocks

448

Transport equipment

30,394

Furniture and other manufacturing

3,551

Electricity

1,697

Water

527

Construction

8,397

Wholesale and retail trade

24,137

Catering and accommodation services

1,970

Transport and storage

10,378

Communication

8,485

Finance and Insurance

17,357

Business Services

20,673

Community, social and personal services

16,910

Community, social and personal services

3,297

General government

29,612

 

 

5. Intermediate consumption expenditure

Industry

Numbers for 2008 (Rm constant 2000 prices)

Total

130,572

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

2,714

Mining and quarrying

96

Food, beverages and tobacco

9,132

Textiles, clothing and leather goods

2,389

Wood, paper, publishing and printing

2,114

Petroleum products, chemicals, rubber and plastic

7,798

Other non-metal mineral products

1,496

Metals, metal products, machinery and equipment

3,593

Electrical machinery and apparatus

2,113

Radio, TV, instruments, watches and clocks

352

Transport equipment

25,924

Furniture and other manufacturing

2,071

Electricity

832

Water

370

Construction

5,593

Wholesale and retail trade

11,015

Catering and accommodation services

1,161

Transport and storage

5,393

Communication

4,872

Finance and Insurance

5,914

Business Services

12,436

Community, social and personal services

10,887

Community, social and personal services

436

General government

11,871

 

6. Trade: Import and Exports

The following statistics are import value in Rand annually:

Industry

Numbers for 2008

Total: Goods

42,183,093,230

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

735,980,007

Total: Mining

37,811,031

Coal mining

-

Gold and uranium ore mining

-

Other mining

37,811,031

Total: Manufacturing

41,406,975,748

Food

615,544,146

Beverages

624,220

Tobacco

10,831,066

Textiles

453,254,747

Wearing apparel

122,360,792

Leather and leather products

86,012,074

Footwear

91,667,689

Wood and wood products

26,701,473

Paper and paper products

119,497,847

Printing, publishing and recorded media

24,794,446

Coke and refined petroleum products

391,379,704

Basic chemicals

1,725,176,462

Other chemicals and man-made fibers

1,234,809,417

Rubber products

648,372,832

Plastic products

351,282,123

Glass and glass products

99,662,613

Non-metallic minerals

1,284,954,453

Basic iron and steel

374,240,348

Basic non-ferrous metals

642,403,510

Metal products excluding machinery

606,259,223

Machinery and equipment

2,150,793,184

Electrical machinery

994,059,310

Television, radio and communication equipment

81,966,086

Professional and scientific equipment

423,358,543

Motor vehicles, parts and accessories

28,348,463,529

Other transport equipment

149,303,948

Furniture

235,919,534

Other industries

113,282,429

Electricity, gas and steam

-

Undefined

2,326,444