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The auto industry was the only manufacturing industry to rank among South Africa’s top five exporters. Transport equipment – mostly cars and car parts – contributed around a quarter of total manufactured exports (including bulk metals), although it accounted for less than seventh of manufacturing output. The value of imported…
- Sector Motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
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Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Petroleum refining (Q3 2015)
Petroleum refining showed a downward trend over the past five years, but saw a sharp recovery in production in the past quarter. The industry contributed 7,9% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, down from 10,7% in the third quarter of 2013. It accounted for 7,6% in…
- Sector Petroleum refining
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Machinery and appliances (Q3 2015)
This industry, which is at the core of South Africa’s capital goods industry, contributed 5,2% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, down from 5,5% in the third quarter of 2013 and around the same share in 2010. But production had fallen by 2,9% from third quarter…
- Sector Machinery and appliances
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Wood and paper (Q3 2015)
The industry has seen a degree of recovery from a prolonged slide following the 2008/9 global financial crisis. It contributed 5,5% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, up from 5,1% in the third quarter of 2013 but virtually the same as in the third quarter of…
- Sector Wood and paper
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Electrical machinery (Q3 2015)
Electrical machinery comprises a range of equipment used in generating and distributing electricity. As such, it appears to have benefited from the national build programme over the past two years. Production grew by 10,7% from third quarter 2013 to third quarter 2015, which meant growth accelerated over the previous three…
- Sector Electrical machinery
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Glass and non-metallic mineral products (Q3 2015)
The industry produces a range of building products and ceramics as well as glass. It contributed 3,1% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, down from 3,4% in the third quarter of 2013 and 3,6% in the third quarter of 2010. The industry reported growing exports, however,…
- Sector Glass and non-metallic mineral products
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear (Q3 2015)
The industry includes textiles and wearing apparel as well as leather (much of which goes into the auto industry) and footwear. It contributed 2,7% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, virtually the same as in the third quarter of 2013 but down from 3,1% in the…
- Sector Textiles, clothing, leather and footwear
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Printing and publishing (Q3 2015)
The industry contributed 2,5% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, down from 3,1% in the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2010. It appeared to be a decline, however, presumably in part because of the shift to digital distribution of media. Production fell…
- Sector Printing and publishing
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Electronics and precision equipment (Q3 2015)
This industry covers a highly varied set of products, including most telecommunications equipment as well as medical and other precision instruments. It contributed 1,1% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, with the share remaining stable from 2010. It appeared to be very strongly and successfully export…
- Sector Electronics and precision equipment
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
14 December 2015
Furniture (Q3 2015)
The industry contributed 0,8% of total manufacturing production in the third quarter of 2015, with its share remaining fairly constant from 2010. Production fell by 3,7% from third quarter 2013 to the third quarter of 2015, compared to an increase of 11% from the third quarter of 2010 to the…
- Sector Furniture
- Quarter Third
- Year 2015
Published in
Manufacturing Industries and Subsectors
Ports Regulation: Are we achieving the objectives of the Ports Act? Comparisons with Ports Regulators from India, Australia and elsewhere (19 November 2013). Presentation by Dr Sheila Farrell, Imperial College London:
Published in
Economic Regulation
15 August 2008
Energy-based poverty indicators: Meeting AsgiSA targets
Since 1994 the South African government has identified poverty alleviation as a key policy goal. This objective was formulated under the auspices of the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) policy which has arguably had limited success (Hassan, 2001). In 2004…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
This document is part two of a three part report on employment intermediation. Part one provides an overview of the sector, internationally and nationally, and part three captures the recommendations for further work towards strengthening the sector. In this second…
Published in
Second Economy Strategy Project
01 October 2008
Local labour placement project: Overstrand Municipality
The Local Labour Promotion Project (hereafter LLPP) has been developed internally within the Overstrand Municipality which is situated in the Overberg District of the Western Cape Province. The LLPP was developed initially in 2005 to deal with the high level…
Published in
Second Economy Strategy Project
01 February 2009
Understanding inequality: Promoting equity
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) a third of the global workforce is either unemployed or underemployed barely eking out a living through informal work; selfemployment or as wage workers involved in precarious employment. International competitive pressures have led…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
01 November 2011
Identifying appropriate interventions to support the transition from schooling to the workplace
Youth unemployment is extremely high in South Africa, approximately double the national rate. While this is not uncommon internationally, it poses a special problem in South Africa where at least half of young school leavers are unlikely to find work…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
01 October 2008
Business health check: Western Cape Bus Operators’ Transport Co-operative Ltd (Siyakhula)
Siyakhula, or the Western Cape Bus Operators’ Transport Cooperative Ltd, operates within the bus sector of the transport industry. A brief description of the sector follows in order to contextualise the operations of the cooperative. The transport, storage and communications…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
Street trading is the most common type of informal self-employment activity in South Africa. Traders sell a range of products such as fruits and vegetables, cooked food, new and used clothing, cosmetics, footwear, dvds, “public” telephone services and mobile phone…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
01 September 2008
Linking small and marginalised producers to external markets: New ideas for demand-side measures using value chain analysis
This executive summary is not presented in the usual manner of summarising the findings of each chapter of the report. The complexity and detail covered in the report, and the nuances in the debates, makes such an option impossible. Rather,…
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Second Economy Strategy Project
15 November 2011
Linking small marginalised producers to modern markets: Are we trying to fit a square peg in a round hole?
Improving small, marginalised producers access to modern markets has increasingly been accepted as an important element in South African policy debates on improving the employment, income and livelihood opportunities for such producers. The importance of market access arises because in…
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Second Economy Strategy Project