Electricity Production  (P4141) 
Transformations 
IN - Index 
IS - Seasonally adjusted Index 
TR - gigawatt-hours 
TS - gigawatt-hours Seasonally adjusted 
 
Total All Producers 
Electricity available for distribution in South Africa: Total ELEKTR10, ELEKTS10 
Physical volume of electricity production ELEKIS11, ELEKIN11 
Electricity produced: Total ELEKTR11 
Purchased outside South Africa (import): Total ELEKTR13 
Consumed in power stations and auxiliary systems: Total ELEKTR12 
Sold outside South Africa (export), Total ELEKTR14 
 
Eskom 
Electricity available for distribution in South Africa: Eskom ELEKTR20 
Electricity produced: Eskom ELEKTR21 
Consumed in power stations and auxiliary system: Eskom ELEKTR22 
Purchased outside South Africa (import): Eskom ELEKTR23 
Sold outside South Africa (export): Eskom ELEKTR24 
 
Provinces 
Electricity distributed: Western Cape ELEKTRWC 
Electricity distributed: Eastern Cape ELEKTREC 
Electricity distributed: Northern Cape ELEKTRNC 
Electricity distributed: Free State ELEKTRFS 
Electricity distributed: KwaZulu-Natal ELEKTRKZ 
Electricity distributed: North west ELEKTRNW 
Electricity distributed: Gauteng ELEKTRGT 
Electricity distributed: Mpumalanga ELEKTRML 
Electricity distributed: Limpopo ELEKTRLP 
Electricity distributed: South Africa ELEKTRSA 
 
 
Manufacturing  (P3041.2) 
Volume 
MPI Actual indices 
MPS Seasonally adjusted Index 
 
Sales 
MSS Seasonally adjusted 
MSV Actual value of sales 
 
Codes 
Total manufacturing 30000 
Meat fish fruit etc 30100 
Dairy products 30200 
Grain mill products 30300 
Other food products 30400 
Beverages 30500 
Food and beverages 30999 
Textiles 31100 
Other textile products 31200 
Knitted crocheted articles 31300 
Wearing apparel 31400 
Leather and leather products 31600 
Footwear 31700 
Textiles clothing leather and footwear 31999 
Saw milling and planing of wood 32100 
Products of wood 32200 
Paper and paper products 32300 
Publishing 32400 
Printing recorded media 32500 
Wood and wood products paper publishing and printing 32999 
Coke petroleum products and nuclear fuel 33209 
Basic chemicals 33400 
Other chemical products 33500 
Rubber products 33700 
Plastic products 33800 
Petroleum chemical products rubber and plastic products 33999 
Glass and glass products 34100 
Non metallic mineral products 34200 
Glass and non metallic mineral products 34999 
Basic iron and steel products 35100 
Non ferrous metal products 35200 
Structural metal products 35400 
Other fabricated metal products 35500 
General purpose machinery 35600 
Special purpose machinery 35700 
Household appliances 35800 
Basic iron and steel non ferrous metal products metal products and machinery 35999 
Electric motors generators transformers 36100 
Electricity distribution and control apparatus 36200 
Insulated wire and cables 36300 
Accumulators primary cells and primary batteries 36400 
Electric lamps and lighting equipment 36500 
Other electrical equipment 36600 
Electrical machinery 36999 
Radio television and communication apparatus 37200 
Professional equipment 37400 
Radio television and communication apparatus and professional equipment 37999 
Motor vehicles 38100 
Bodies for motor vehicles trailers and semi trailers 38200 
Parts and accessories 38300 
Other transport equipment 38400 
Motor vehicles parts and accessories and other transport equipment 38999 
Other manufacturing groups 39OTHER 
Furniture 39100 
Furniture and other manufacturing division 39991 
 
 
Building Statistics   (P5041.1) 
Measures 
Building plans passed by larger municipalities by type of building G 
Buildings reported as completed to larger municipalities by type of building V 
 
Transformations 
** Current prices Actual values 00 ** Constant prices Seasonally adjusted values S1
Building Type 
Total 0 
Residential buildings 1 
Non-residential buildings 2 
Additions and alterations 3 
 
Dwelling Type 
Total 0 
Dwelling-houses A 
Office and banking space D 
Shopping space E 
Industrial and warehouse space F 
Flats and townhousesJ 
Other L 
 
Geographic 
South Africa 0 
Provinces
Western Cape R 
Eastern Cape S 
Northern Cape T 
Free State U 
KwaZulu-Natal V 
North West W 
Gauteng X 
Mpumalanga Y 
Limpopo Z 
  
 
Sizing 
None 0 
< 80 square metres 5 
“>=” 80 square metres 6 
 
Unit of measure 
R’000 3 
Number 2 
Square metres 1 
 
KEY:  Measures + Transformations + Building Type + Dwelling Type + Geographic + Sizing + Unit of measure
 
Example API 
Electricity Production 
Total - all producers-electricity available for distribution in south africa 
 
library (berdata) 
get_data (time_series_code =  c ("P4141-ELEKTR10" ), 
          output_format =  "names" ) 
# A tibble: 290 × 2
   date       total - all producers-electricity available for distribution in …¹
   <date>                                                                  <dbl>
 1 2000-01-01                                                              15512
 2 2000-02-01                                                              15224
 3 2000-03-01                                                              16225
 4 2000-04-01                                                              15399
 5 2000-05-01                                                              17064
 6 2000-06-01                                                              16818
 7 2000-07-01                                                              17759
 8 2000-08-01                                                              17214
 9 2000-09-01                                                              16180
10 2000-10-01                                                              16709
# ℹ 280 more rows
# ℹ abbreviated name:
#   ¹`total - all producers-electricity available for distribution in south africa` 
 
 
 
Manufacturing 
library (berdata) 
get_data (time_series_code =  c ("P3041.2-MSV38400" ), 
          output_format =  "names" ) 
# A tibble: 313 × 2
   date       `Other transport equipment`
   <date>                           <dbl>
 1 1998-01-01                      476624
 2 1998-02-01                      720200
 3 1998-03-01                      813206
 4 1998-04-01                      783566
 5 1998-05-01                      600075
 6 1998-06-01                      887575
 7 1998-07-01                      660275
 8 1998-08-01                      651426
 9 1998-09-01                      845785
10 1998-10-01                      815500
# ℹ 303 more rows 
 
 
 
Building Statistics 
Building plans passed by larger municipalities by type of building-residential buildings-dwelling-houses < 80 square metres-province-free state 
 
library (berdata) 
get_data (time_series_code =  c ("P5041.1-G001AU53" ), 
          output_format =  "names" ) 
# A tibble: 285 × 2
   date       building plans passed by larger municipalities by type of buildi…¹
   <date>                                                                  <dbl>
 1 2000-01-01                                                               2918
 2 2000-02-01                                                              29453
 3 2000-03-01                                                               6613
 4 2000-04-01                                                               4475
 5 2000-05-01                                                               7268
 6 2000-06-01                                                               6245
 7 2000-07-01                                                              11135
 8 2000-08-01                                                               5051
 9 2000-09-01                                                              15574
10 2000-10-01                                                              12677
# ℹ 275 more rows
# ℹ abbreviated name:
#   ¹`building plans passed by larger municipalities by type of building-residential buildings-dwelling-houses < 80 square metres-province-free state`