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We take a look at the latest wholesale trade sales data as published by Statistics South Africa, up to November 2018 and break it down per wholesaler type.
The biggest wholesaler type based on value of sales in November 2018 was wholesale trade in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products with sales topping R50.1 billion in November 2018 |
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Contribution of various wholesaler types to total wholesale trade sales in South Africa
The pie chart below shows the amount of income earned per wholesaler type in South Africa during November 2018. And as mentioned in the introduction by far the biggest contributor to wholesale income in South Africa during November 2018 was the wholesale trade in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels with this retailer type recording income over R50 billion
The battle for the wholesaler type that recorded the second highest income during November 2018 is pretty close between wholesale trade in machinery, equipment and supplies and the wholesale trade in the food, beverages and tobacco, with the machinery, equipment and supplies wholesalers recording income of R32.7 billion whole while wholesalers in the food, beverages and tobacco industry recording income of R32.6 billion during November 2018.
A summary of the income recorded per wholesaler type for November 2018 is shown below, ranked from highest to lowest:
Total income earned by the wholesale sector during November 2018: (Constant prices so inflation has been removed from the income earned)
Unadjusted: R181 266 000 000
Seaonally adjusted: R162 259 000 000
Difference between unadjusted and seasonally adjusted: R19 000 000 000
Thats right so the seasonally adjusted value that removes seasonal effects and trading patterns such as Black Friday is basically saying that Black Friday and Cyber Monday pushed up wholesale trade data numbers by around R19 billion.
A summary of the income recorded per wholesaler type for November 2018 is shown below, ranked from highest to lowest:
- Wholesale trade in solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products: R 50 096 000 000
- Wholesale trade in machinery, equipment and supplies: R 32 679 000 000
- Wholesale trade in food beverages and tobacco: R 32 608 000 000
- Wholesale trade in other household goods except precious stones: R 28 190 000 000
- Wholesale trade in other goods: R 17 996 000 000
- Wholesale trade in agricultural raw materials and livestock: R 16 058 000 000
- Wholesale trade in other intermediate products, waste and scrap: R 11 804 000 000
- Wholesale trade in construction and building materials: R 11 607 000 000
- Wholesale trade on a fee or contract basis: R 6 770 000 000
- Wholesale trade in precious stones, jewellery and silverware: R 6 171 000 000
- Wholesale trade in textiles clothing and footware: R 5 199 000 000
- Wholesale trade in metals and metal ores: R 5 127 000 000
Total income earned by the wholesale sector during November 2018: (Constant prices so inflation has been removed from the income earned)
Unadjusted: R181 266 000 000
Seaonally adjusted: R162 259 000 000
Difference between unadjusted and seasonally adjusted: R19 000 000 000
Thats right so the seasonally adjusted value that removes seasonal effects and trading patterns such as Black Friday is basically saying that Black Friday and Cyber Monday pushed up wholesale trade data numbers by around R19 billion.