3. The composition of South African Metals and Engineering Eector The M&E sector is an integral part of the broader manufacturing sector, which is made up of 10 main divisions, further divided into 20 major groups or sub-sectors. The M&E sector comprises 13 subcomponents. According to Stats SA, the manufacturing sector places the cumulative weights for the M&E
sector at 29.04%. This is further adjusted to obtain an absolute weighting for the sub-components of the M&E sector, relative to the overall manufacturing sector weights.
Table 2: Composition of the Metals and Engineering Sub-Components
Manufacturing division and major group.
13 Metals and Engineering (M&E) Sub-Components
Manufacturing Weights (M&E division
%
%
Petroleum, chemical product, rubber and plastic products
Rubber products
1.19
4.10
Plastic products
2.69
9.26
Basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal
Basic iron and steel products
3.49
12.02
products, metals product and
Non-ferrous metal products
2.68
9.23
machinery
Structural metal products
2.02
6.96
Other fabricated metal products"
3.73
12.84
General purpose machinery
2.57
8.85
Special purpose machinery
3.35
11.54
Household Appliances
0.75
2.58
Electrical Machinery and apparatus
Electrical machinery and apparatus
1.64
5.65
Motor vehicles, parts and accessories
Bodies for motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
0.49
1.69
and other transport equipment
Parts and accessories (Motor Vehicle)
3.21
11.05
ther transport equipment
1.23
4.24
29.04
100.00
Total
Source: StatsSA
M&E adjusted weights show that the other fabricated metals products sub-sector (12.84%) contributed the most weight, followed by the basic iron and steel products subsector (12.02%) and the special purpose machinery sub-sector (11.54%), as defined by StatsSA, with bodies for motor vehicles/trailers and semi-trailers products and household appliances product sub-sectors contributing the least weights of 1.69% and 2.58% respectively.
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Adjusted for M&E Weights
State of the Metals & Engineering Sector Report - First half of 2021 review 2021-22
