The total turnover of quarterly financial statistics (QFS) industries1 in the second quarter of 2026 was estimated at R3 871 077 million (R3,87 trillion), an increase of 3,7% compared with the first quarter of 2026 (R3 733 064 million or R3,73 trillion).
Between the first and second quarters of 2026, turnover increased in all eight industries covered by the survey. The largest percentage increase in turnover was recorded in electricity, gas and water supply (+12,1%), followed by transport, storage and communication (+8,5%), construction (+3,9%), real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+3,4%), trade (+3,3%), manufacturing (+3,2%), community, social and personal services (excluding government and educational institutions) (+1,0%) and mining and quarrying (+0,7%).
Total
closing inventories at the end of the second quarter of 2026 were estimated at
R1 502 955 million, an increase of 3,4% compared with
R1 453 434 million at the end of the first quarter of 2026. Increases
were recorded in manufacturing (+10,1%), community, social and personal
services (excluding government and educational institutions) (+3,1%) and trade
(+0,7%). Decreases were recorded in mining and quarrying (-8,7%), real estate
and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance)
(-2,6%), construction (-2,0%), transport, storage and communication (-0,6%) and
electricity, gas and water supply (-0,1%).
Turnover was estimated at R3 871 077 million in the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 8,1% compared with R3 579 556 million in the second quarter of 2025. All eight industries covered by the survey reflected annual increases. The largest percentage increase in turnover was recorded in transport, storage and communication (+21,5%), followed by mining and quarrying (+20,1%), real estate and other business services (excluding financial intermediation and insurance) (+10,7%), trade (+5,7%), manufacturing (+5,5%), construction (+3,1%), community, social and personal services (excluding government and educational institutions) (+2,4%) and electricity, gas and water supply (+0,8%).
1 All industries in the South African economy, excluding agriculture, financial intermediation, insurance, government and educational institutions.