ArcelorMittal South Africa 2007 Annual Report Page 119
Group
Company
2007
Rm
2006
Rm
2007
Rm
2006
Rm
23. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Trade receivables
– Local sectors
Manufacturing
685
649
552
524
Merchants
692
667
692
667
Structural metal
343
329
343
329
Food and beverage
130
124
130
124
Other
269
149
267
149
– Exports
179
202
105
153
Total gross trade receivables
2 298
2 120
2 089
1 946
Less allowances
– Allowance for doubtful debts
– Local sectors
Manufacturing
(2)
(3)
(2)
(3)
Structural metal
0(1)
0(1)
0(1)
0(1)
Other
(1)
(1)
Total allowances for doubtful debts
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
– Other allowances
– Local sectors
Manufacturing
(148)
(81)
(148)
(79)
Merchants
(40)
(61)
(40)
(61)
Structural metal
(28)
(56)
(28)
(56)
Food and beverage
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
Other
(32)
(2)
(32)
(2)
– Exports
(5)
(6)
(5)
(6)
Total other allowances
(256)
(209)
(256)
(207)
Net trade receivables
– Local sectors
Manufacturing
535
565
402
442
Merchants
652
606
652
606
Structural metal
315
273
315
273
Food and beverage
127
121
127
121
Other
236
147
234
147
– Exports
174
196
100
147
Total net trade receivables
2 039
1 908
1 830
1 736
(1)Rounding to zero due to the use of numeric reporting scale format of one million.
