Snapshot Of Industry-Wide Trends In Value Added, 1991-2001

This report attempts to provide an overview of South Africa's industrial landscape during the 1990s, focusing on growth and sectoral shares in value-added at a detailed 46-sector level. Use is made of the TIPS South African Standardised Industry Database, which offers long-term trends spanning 1970 to the present for 46 industrial sectors, mainly in manufacturing. Monetary values are recorded in 1995 constant prices.