South Africa Labor Content of Exports Summary

2001 Data
           
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View for South Africa in 2001 the domestic labor value added or total wages supported by final output or exports when considering forward linkages* or backward linkages**, including wages directly paid to workers in the export sector as well as indirectly to workers providing inputs to the export sector, by skilled and unskilled workers, economy-wide and across 24 sectors.
* the sector's value added embedded as inputs in other sectors' exports
** the value added embedded in the sector's exports from all other sectors

Country
Year

Top 5 sector exporting labor value added - bwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Metals nec2,934.11700.892,233.22
Machinery and Equipment nec1,907.96409.501,498.46
Trade and Transport Services1,492.63329.191,163.44
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products1,103.05248.14854.91
Ferrous Metals1,039.38236.88802.51

Top 5 sectors supplying labor value added to exports - fwd linkage

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
Trade and Transport Services3,202.99630.992,571.99
Other Private Services2,244.54931.481,313.06
Machinery and Equipment nec1,664.76327.951,336.81
Metals nec1,142.54196.51946.03
Electricity, Gas, Water1,048.50363.83684.68

Top 5 labor value added share in gross exports (%)

SectorDescriptionTotalSkilledUnskilled
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat71.3538.7232.64
Other Private Services60.4623.7236.74
Construction54.6611.0943.56
Wood Products51.878.5043.37
Machinery and Equipment nec51.8411.1340.71

Direct and total labor value added of exports

yearDirect labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
20018,482.3616,228.80
20049,649.8520,952.94
200712,886.5026,621.13
201117,353.9434,794.91
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Total labor value added in domestic output and exports

yearTotal labor value added (US$ Mil)Total labor value added of exports (US$ Mil)
200158,684.9116,228.80
200496,860.4220,952.94
2007126,248.4426,621.13
2011182,918.2034,794.91
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Skilled and unskilled total labor value added of exports

yearTotal skilled labor value added (US$ Mil)Total unskilled labor value added (US$ Mil)
20013,623.1612,605.64
20045,110.2315,842.70
20076,508.7620,112.36
20118,196.0826,598.83
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Direct and indirect labor value added of exports

SectorDescriptionDirect labor VA in exportIndirect Labor VA in Export
Metals nec1,098.681,835.43
Machinery and Equipment nec1,286.42621.54
Trade and Transport Services1,130.85361.78
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products601.89501.16
Ferrous Metals419.33620.05
Transport Equipment539.08479.60
Energy Extraction328.81626.30
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries371.25361.78
Minerals nec259.14456.07
Manufactures nec252.63414.43
Processed Foods207.66383.46
Other Private Services399.4385.39
Wood Products298.81158.90
Paper Products, Publishing250.07194.18
Metal Products246.08196.73
Textiles194.6067.79
Mineral Products nec152.5780.74
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat181.2833.60
Beverages and Tobacco Products72.65109.11
Wearing Apparel75.1564.42
Electricity, Gas, Water57.9555.58
Leather Products56.5437.24
Construction1.511.14
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Skilled and unskilled total labor value added in exports

SectorDescriptionTotal VA skilledTotal VA Unskilled
Metals nec700.892,233.22
Machinery and Equipment nec409.501,498.46
Trade and Transport Services329.191,163.44
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products248.14854.91
Ferrous Metals236.88802.51
Transport Equipment217.19801.49
Energy Extraction206.08749.03
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries93.50639.53
Minerals nec164.82550.38
Manufactures nec134.14532.93
Processed Foods112.99478.13
Other Private Services190.22294.60
Wood Products75.03382.67
Paper Products, Publishing94.83349.42
Metal Products90.45352.37
Textiles47.01215.38
Mineral Products nec45.67187.63
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat116.5998.28
Beverages and Tobacco Products35.53146.23
Wearing Apparel24.42115.15
Electricity, Gas, Water32.9480.58
Leather Products16.6077.18
Construction0.542.11
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Total labor value added share of gross exports

SectorDescriptionTotal labor VA in export share
PubAdmin/Defence/Health/Educat71.35
Other Private Services60.46
Construction54.66
Wood Products51.87
Machinery and Equipment nec51.84
Trade and Transport Services49.88
Textiles49.38
Mineral Products nec47.29
Wearing Apparel46.21
Metal Products44.85
Leather Products44.74
Manufactures nec42.45
Paper Products, Publishing41.10
Processed Foods40.19
Ferrous Metals39.46
Chemical, Rubber, Plastic Products38.40
Metals nec37.10
Transport Equipment36.60
Agr, Forestry, Fisheries35.98
Minerals nec34.77
Beverages and Tobacco Products31.54
Electricity, Gas, Water30.76
Energy Extraction26.71
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