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Ever wondered how many people in South Africa work in the manufacturing plants of the big vehicle manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen? We take a look at how many people are employed in the manufacturing of transport equipment industry in South Africa.
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So it looks like less and less people are being employed in the manufacturing of vehicles?
The graphic below shows the number of employees for the various manufacturing categories that relates to transport equipment and goods over the last five quarters as published by Statistics South Africa in their Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES).
So as the graphic shows the bulk of formal sector employees in the manufacturing of transport equipment and goods is employed in the parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines categories, and the number of employees in this category has remained relatively stable over the last five quarters around the 45 000 people mark.
The second biggest category in the manufacture of transport equipment and goods category is the manufacturing of motor vehicles. As at December 2018 just under 32 000 people were employed in this category, down from over 33 000 in the prior year. Is the demand for vehicles locally having an impact on the number of employees in this sector? We will not be surprised if this is the case as we largely manufacture right hand drive vehicles for the local market, Australia and the UK.
The other manufacturing categories in the the transport equipment and goods sector is fairly small compared to that of manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines. The summary below shows the number of employees in each category in descending order:
Below we take a look at the growth in employment numbers in the manufacture of transport equipment and goods sector over the last year.
So the two biggest industries within the manufacture of transport equipment and goods (in terms of number of employees as at December 2018), both showed declines in terms of the number of employees employed in these sectors compared to a year ago. And we put this down largely due to very subdued new vehicle sales in South Africa (and some of the offset markets for locally manufactured vehicles).
The second biggest category in the manufacture of transport equipment and goods category is the manufacturing of motor vehicles. As at December 2018 just under 32 000 people were employed in this category, down from over 33 000 in the prior year. Is the demand for vehicles locally having an impact on the number of employees in this sector? We will not be surprised if this is the case as we largely manufacture right hand drive vehicles for the local market, Australia and the UK.
The other manufacturing categories in the the transport equipment and goods sector is fairly small compared to that of manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines. The summary below shows the number of employees in each category in descending order:
- Parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines: 45 074
- Motor vehicles: 31 777
- Bodies for motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers: 15 354
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock; aircraft and spacecraft: 7 020
- Building and repairing of ships and boats: 5 520
- Transport equipment not elsewhere classified (n.e.c): 4 497
Below we take a look at the growth in employment numbers in the manufacture of transport equipment and goods sector over the last year.
- Building and repairing of ships and boats: 11.87%
- Transport equipment not elsewhere classified (n.e.c): 5.55%
- Bodies for motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers: 2.30%
- Parts and accessories for motor vehicles and their engines: -1.64%
- Motor vehicles: -3.77%
- Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock; aircraft and spacecraft: -4.12%
So the two biggest industries within the manufacture of transport equipment and goods (in terms of number of employees as at December 2018), both showed declines in terms of the number of employees employed in these sectors compared to a year ago. And we put this down largely due to very subdued new vehicle sales in South Africa (and some of the offset markets for locally manufactured vehicles).