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How turnover and inventories moved across South African industries
Turnover across eight industries in Statistics South Africa’s survey reached R3.87 trillion in the second quarter of 2026. All eight recorded higher turnover than a quarter earlier. Their closing inventories moved in both directions.
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Quarterly turnover change
Shared scale · -8.7% to 21.5%
Annual turnover change
Shared scale · -8.7% to 21.5%
Quarterly closing inventories change
Shared scale · -8.7% to 21.5%
Switch between quarterly turnover, annual turnover and quarterly inventory changes. Negative values show declines.
Utilities led on the quarter and grew little over the year
Electricity, gas and water turnover rose 12.1% from the first quarter of 2026 and 0.8% from the second quarter of 2025. The two comparisons have different baselines. The quarterly change records what shifted in the latest reporting period. Source 1
Transport and mining led on the annual measure
Transport, storage and communication turnover increased 21.5% from a year earlier. Mining and quarrying increased 20.1%. Mining’s latest quarterly increase was 0.7%, and its closing inventories fell 8.7% over that quarter. Source 1
Manufacturing led the quarterly rise in inventories
Manufacturing closing inventories were 10.1% above the first quarter, compared with turnover growth of 3.2% over the quarter. The inventory is a period-end balance. Turnover measures activity over the whole period. Source 1
The results describe a subset of the economy
The survey excludes agriculture, financial intermediation, insurance, government and educational institutions. The turnover series measures receipts in current rand. To compare output volume, consult separate measures that account for price changes. Source 1