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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
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Manufacturing division and major 13 Metals and Engineering (M&E) Manufacturing Adjusted group. Sub-Components Weights (M&E for M&E division Weights
% % Petroleum, chemical product, rubber Rubber products 1.19 4.10 and plastic products 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 Total 29.04 100.00
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.
The M&E sector comprises 13 sub-components. 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
