South African manufacturing output rises 2.1% y/y in October

South Africa's manufacturing output rose 2.1% year on year in October after falling by a revised 4.1% in September, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday, 12 December.

By Bhargav Acharya

13 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Source: Reuters.

Factory production was down 0.2% month on month in October, after dropping by a revised 0.8% in September.

Source: Reuters

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