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 |
City of Cape |
West Coast |
Boland |
Overberg |
Eden |
Central |
|
Gross Geographical Product by Industry @ Basic |
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 |
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