Exports from South Africa to the EU

1999

2000

2001

Change '99-'01

R'000

R'000

R'000

%

Mineral Products (Section 5)

7,803,315

9,443,406

14,386,360

84%

Machinery and Equipment; Parts (Section 16)

4,945,708

7,289,330

11,443,667

131%

Pearls, Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Coins (Section 14)

8,377,024

9,242,783

10,608,715

27%

Base Metals and Articles Thereof (Section 15)

5,513,059

7,966,972

8,404,163

52%

Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels etc. (Section 17)

7,324,887

7,356,678

7,759,752

6%

Special Use Category (mostly platinum) (Section 22)

2,926,737

6,391,582

6,496,765

122%

Vegetable Products (Section 2)

3,475,723

3,167,033

3,667,113

6%

Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries (Section 6)

2,119,024

2,344,321

2,943,794

39%

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (Section 20)

2,306,538

2,320,193

2,721,678

18%

Foodstuffs; Beverages, Tobacco (Section 4)

1,860,289

2,226,403

2,643,811

42%

Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Paper (Section 10)

1,467,470

2,016,720

2,511,985

71%

Textiles and Textile Articles (Section 11)

1,458,692

1,481,945

1,671,052

15%

Animal Products (Section 1)

998,647

1,117,059

1,613,531

62%

Plastics and Rubber (Section 7)

697,573

852,827

898,529

29%

Leather Products (Section 8)

550,359

939,176

822,897

50%

Wood and Articles of Wood, Charcoal (Section 9)

527,728

611,938

565,686

7%

Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement etc. (Section 13)

398,359

428,526

521,478

31%

Instruments and Apparatus (Section 18)

305,628

337,803

445,092

46%

Footwear, Headgear (Section 12)

78,985

65,721

63,449

-20%

Works of Art, Antiques (Section 21)

67,874

57,174

48,323

-29%

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils (Section 3)

14,232

25,723

40,389

184%

Arms and Ammunition (Section 19)

145

207

26,665

18323%

Special Class. (Mainly OEM Components for m. vehicles) (Section 23)

17,702

6,780

20,936

18%

Total Region: All Sections

53,235,699

65,690,298

80,325,829

Imports to South Africa from the EU

1999

2000

2001

Change '99-'01

R'000

R'000

R'000

%

Machinery and Equipment; Parts (Section 16)

23,987,703

27,771,813

30,864,944

29%

Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries (Section 6)

8,973,727

10,039,228

11,566,320

29%

Special Class. (Mainly OEM Components for m. vehicles) (Section 23)

6,412,135

6,795,940

10,613,259

66%

Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels etc. (Section 17)

4,315,514

7,019,952

9,678,697

124%

Plastics and Rubber (Section 7)

3,056,140

3,705,320

4,042,953

32%

Base Metals and Articles Thereof (Section 15)

2,681,702

3,003,169

3,788,036

41%

Instruments and Apparatus (Section 18)

2,445,232

2,862,065

3,586,318

47%

Pearls, Precious Stones, Precious Metals, Coins (Section 14)

2,036,524

2,410,754

3,223,557

58%

Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Paper (Section 10)

2,086,061

2,279,523

2,546,231

22%

Foodstuffs; Beverages, Tobacco (Section 4)

1,338,771

1,260,544

1,497,060

12%

Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement etc. (Section 13)

1,263,774

1,384,660

1,484,471

17%

Textiles and Textile Articles (Section 11)

1,185,456

1,335,511

1,461,516

23%

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (Section 20)

864,359

896,566

1,083,471

25%

Mineral Products (Section 5)

562,477

768,093

1,079,811

92%

Vegetable Products (Section 2)

448,416

654,694

442,791

-1%

Wood and Articles of Wood, Charcoal (Section 9)

284,188

366,388

423,874

49%

Animal Products (Section 1)

378,792

434,377

377,423

0%

Special Use Category (mostly platinum) (Section 22)

148,383

767,444

369,987

149%

Leather Products (Section 8)

162,290

245,556

221,687

37%

Footwear, Headgear (Section 12)

142,079

151,860

149,564

5%

Animal or Vegetable Fats and Oils (Section 3)

108,495

132,688

139,101

28%

Works of Art, Antiques (Section 21)

44,425

163,477

70,885

60%

Arms and Ammunition (Section 19)

0

97

9,400

n/a

Total Region: All Sections

62,926,643

74,449,719

88,721,355

41%