Wholesale trade sales increase in real terms Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending July 2006 increased by 7.7 percent compared with the three months ending July 2005.
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for the three months ending July 2006 increased by 2.7 percent compared with the previous three months.
Wholesale trade sales, at constant (2000) prices, for July 2006 increased by 8.5 percent compared with July 2005.
Wholesale trade sales increase at current prices Wholesale trade sales, at current prices, for the three months up to July 2006 increased by 15.4 percent compared with the three months up to July 2005.
Manufacturing industry 2005:
Income The total income for the manufacturing industry in 2005 was R 926,513 million. The largest contributors to the total income in the manufacturing industry were 'Petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products' (R 218 982 million or 23.6 percent).
Expenditure The total expenditure for the manufacturing industry in 2005 was R 850 979 million.
The largest contributors to the total expenditure the manufacturing industry were 'Petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products' (R 197,130 million or 23.2 percent).
Net profit before tax The net profit before tax was R 87 022 million. The largest contributors to the net profit before tax in the manufacturing industry were 'Petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products' (R 24 080 million or 27.7 percent).