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Big trouble for South Africa’s economy | SA News

Staff Writer
 ·10 Jun 2025

Following stagnant growth in the year’s first quarter, manufacturing data published on Tuesday (10 June) paints a bleak picture for South Africa’s economic performance in Q2.

Data published by Stats SA showed that manufacturing production in South Africa fell by a notable 6.3% year-on-year at the beginning of the second quarter (April), following a revised 1.2% decrease for March.

The outcome was weaker than economists’ expectations of a 4.5% decline.

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