South Africa's January manufacturing output falls 0.7% y/y

South Africa's manufacturing output fell 0.7% year-on-year in January, after falling by 1.5% year-on-year in December, statistics agency data showed on Thursday, 12 March 2026.

By Anathi Madubela

16 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Source: Reuters.

Factory production increased 1.5% month-on-month in January, after decreasing by 1.3% month-on-month in December.

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