Western Cape Overview

Western Cape Economic Overview

Area	120 000km²
Population	4,4 million (10% of SA)
Annual population increase	1,8%
Cape Town population	3,1 million
Gross Regional Product (GRP)	R150 billion (14,4% of SA)
Per Capita GRP	R35 000 p.a.
PPP adjusted in US$	11 200
GRP Growth	2,8%

(Source: Wesgro)

Top 20 Export Markets, 2003

Country	R Million	Total WC exports %
Great Britain	4,855.82	18.23
United States	2,678.53	10.05
Netherlands	2,408.62	9.04
Belgium	1,373.77	5.16
Germany	1,250.33	4.69
Spain	1,085.31	4.07
Italy	945.03	3.55
China	905.81	3.40
Japan	871.75	3.27
France	749.33	2.81
Taiwan	548.34	2.06
Angola	533.09	2.00
Canada	520.50	1.95
Hong Kong	514.54	1.93
Australia	484.86	1.82
Saudi Arabia	370.70	1.39
United Arab Emirates	368.60	1.38
Mauritius	350.79	1.32
Zimbabwe	304.26	1.14
Mozambique	269.96	1.01
Cumulative Total	21389.9	80.3

(Source: Wesgro)

Top 20 export products, 2003

Product Description	Value R Million	Total exports (%)
Fruit & nuts	5,168	19.40
Wine, beer & spirits	3,333	12.51
Fish, crustaceans & molluscs	2,312	8.68
Iron & steel	1,778	6.67
Processed fruit, vegetables, nuts	1,685	6.33
Machinery, boilers & appliances	1,090	4.09
Precious & semi-precious stones, jewellery	944	3.54
Ores, slag, ash	858	3.22
Man-made filaments	614	2.30
Plastic products	576	2.16
Electrical & telecom. Machinery & equipment	564	2.12
Railway equipment & stock	559	2.10
Wood & wood products	430	1.61
Apparel & clothing accessories (knitted or crocheted)	386	1.45
Apparel & clothing accessories (not knitted or crocheted)	382	1.43
Raw hides, skins & leather	371	1.39
Furniture, lamps, lighting, soft furnishings	357	1.34
Vehicles, parts & accessories	347	1.30
Ships & boats	269	1.01
Other chemical products	262	0.98
Cumulative Total	22285	83.66
Grand Total	26639	100

(Source: Wesgro)

Gross Geographical Product, 2004
	SA	Rest of SA	Western Cape	City of Cape Town	West Coast	Boland	Overberg	Eden	Central Karoo
Gross Geographical Product by Industry @ Basic Values (Rm at current prices)	1,230,409	1,051,937	178,937	136,781	7,736	17,982	4,185	10,956	832
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	41,323	32,587	8,736	1,758	1,778	2,936	993	1,057	215
Mining and quarrying	87,058	86,626	432	241	90	33	3	64	1
Manufacturing	246,467	210,142	36,325	27,684	1,847	4,325	451	1,939	79
Electricity, gas and water	28,239	25,288	2,951	2,383	105	86	47	318	11
Construction	29,190	23,433	5,757	4,184	218	412	246	673	25
Wholesale & retail trade; hotels & restaurants	172,667	144,220	28,447	22,549	977	2,329	742	1,750	100
Transport, storage and communication	120,095	101,575	18,520	15,717	571	1,019	288	822	103
Finance, real estate and business services	247,514	197,672	49,842	41,896	1,020	3,622	744	2,402	157
Personal services	76,880	67,345	9,535	7,344	391	919	202	641	38
General government services	180,976	163,049	17,927	13,026	740	2,302	468	1,290	103

Gross Geographical Product per Capita	26,831	25,543	38,184	45,762	26492	27,652	19,904	23,312	13,309
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Exports of Goods (Rm at current prices)	292,261	260,008	32,253	21,090	2664	7,094	599	806	-
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	12,854	5,544	7,310	4,511	231	1,892	378	297	-
Mining	94,393	93,007	1,386	843	541	0	1	-	0
Manufacturing	185,014	161,457	23,558	15,736	1,892	5,202	219	508	-
World	292,261	260,008	32,253	21,090	2,664	7,094	599	806	-
Africa	12,660	10,360	2,300	2,026	62	137	13	62	-
Americas	37,775	35,597	2,178	959	411	670	43	94	-
Asia	110,010	103,143	6,867	5,191	361	1,086	117	112	-
Europe	123,309	102,445	20,864	12,882	1,830	5,190	426	537	-
Oceania	7,805	7,763	41	32	0	9	-	1	-
Not allocated	702	699	3	0	-	2	-	-	-

Imports of Goods (Rm at current prices)	304,749	250,351	54,398	38,760	316	15062	120	139	-
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	5,517	4,857	659	250	2	390	2	15	-
Mining	36,522	13,873	22,649	16,431	23	6,195	0	0	-
Manufacturing	262,710	231,620	31,090	22,079	291	8,477	118	124	-
World	304,749	250,351	54,398	38,760	316	15,062	120	139	-
Africa	13,201	9,533	3,668	1,795	41	1,821	3	8	-
Americas	39,389	35,822	3,567	3,062	32	442	12	18	-
Asia	114,711	81,161	33,550	22,124	72	11,244	77	33	-
Europe	128,578	115,607	12,971	11,199	169	1,504	25	74	-
Oceania	8,138	7,506	632	570	3	51	4	5	-
Not allocated	732	722	10	10	-	0	-	0	-

(Source: Wesgro)

Labour, 2004
	SA	Rest of SA	Western Cape	City of Cape Town	West Coast	Boland	Overberg	Eden	Central Karoo

Employment: Total (Adult Persons, 15-64)	29,087,672	25,911,674	3,175,999	2,056,398	194,412	436,432	141,265	308,793	38,698
Labour force	16,791,822	14,708,383	2,083,439	1,370,113	128,645	279,856	90,832	192,045	21,948
Employed - Formal	9,811,391	8,272,507	1,538,884	970,443	110,859	228,405	73,932	141,204	14,042
Unemployed including informal	6,980,431	6,435,875	544,555	399,670	17,786	51,452	16,900	50,841	7,906
Other (Not economical active)	12,295,850	11,203,291	1,092,559	686,285	65,767	156,575	50,433	116,748	16,750

Individual monthly Income: Total (persons)	29,087,675	25,911,675	3,176,000	2,056,398	194,413	436,433	141,265	308,793	38,697
No income	17,045,885	15,666,177	1,379,707	935,087	66,560	172,061	53,663	135,500	16,836
R1 - 6000	1,966,345	1,823,644	142,701	66,189	13,544	27,812	10,049	20,894	4,214
R6001 - 11000	2,995,619	2,575,116	420,503	181,086	47,534	98,687	30,685	52,603	9,907
R11001 - 22000	2,352,472	1,932,271	420,201	271,905	28,420	54,948	21,916	40,276	2,737
R22001 - 45000	2,009,019	1,670,594	338,425	242,834	17,366	38,566	11,279	26,095	2,285
R45001 - 90000	1,458,767	1,205,546	253,221	187,615	12,406	25,100	7,896	18,559	1,645
R90001 - 180000	778,529	642,303	136,226	103,691	5,773	12,362	3,867	9,794	740
R180001 - 360000	302,212	246,834	55,377	44,880	1,688	4,217	1,210	3,189	193
R360001 - 720000	101,528	84,027	17,500	14,163	520	1,363	382	1,008	65
R720001 - 1440000	40,176	33,708	6,468	4,678	310	725	195	513	46
R1400001 - 2880000	25,788	21,959	3,830	2,894	206	369	81	269	12
R2880001 +	11,335	9,495	1,840	1,377	87	223	43	93	17

Employment by industry: Total (Ages 15-64)	29,087,670	25,911,674	3,175,997	2,056,398	194,412	436,432	141,263	308,793	38,698
Employed (Formal)	9,811,387	8,272,506	1,538,881	970,443	110,859	228,405	73,930	141,203	14,042
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	983,892	770,860	213,032	24,162	44,892	87,567	27,087	25,068	4,256
Mining and quarrying	392,034	387,230	4,804	2,248	1,510	534	68	431	12
Manufacturing	1,235,648	1,021,785	213,863	160,811	11,263	23,655	3,812	13,916	407
Electricity, gas and water supply	73,364	65,657	7,707	5,461	398	688	338	763	59
Construction	532,996	427,091	105,905	70,239	5,309	9,812	5,672	14,187	685
Wholesale and retail trade	1,488,907	1,238,464	250,443	175,524	11,868	26,547	9,753	24,680	2,070
Transport, storage and communication	453,322	386,548	66,774	51,996	2,957	4,842	1,641	4,647	692
Financial, insurance, real estate and business services	926,382	765,077	161,305	131,185	4,374	12,130	3,580	9,433	602

Community, social and personal services	1,885,319	1,616,877	268,442	188,021	13,475	30,708	9,581	24,081	2,575
Private households	962,221	865,676	96,545	61,228	5,767	10,588	5,297	12,302	1,364
Other and undetermined	877,303	727,242	150,061	99,567	9,048	21,332	7,101	11,695	1,318

Not economically active and unemployed	19,276,283	17,639,167	1,637,116	1,085,956	83,553	208,027	67,333	167,590	24,657

Occupation head of Household: Total	29,087,670	25,911,674	3,175,997	2,056,397	194,411	436,432	141,264	308,794	38,698
Employed (Formal)	9,811,387	8,272,506	1,538,881	970,442	110,858	228,405	73,931	141,204	14,042
Highly skilled	2,153,552	1,812,811	340,741	259,837	13,031	32,202	9,086	24,626	1,959
Skilled	3,540,229	3,003,869	536,360	368,795	31,755	58,721	21,913	50,364	4,813
Semi-and unskilled	4,117,607	3,455,827	661,780	341,809	66,072	137,482	42,932	66,215	7,270
Not economically active & unemployed	19,276,283	17,639,167	1,637,116	1,085,956	83,553	208,027	67,333	167,590	24,657

(Source: Wesgro)