Latest reading: Industrial output expanded 8.9% in year-on-year terms in July (June: +7.2% yoy), marking the fastest growth rate since...
Manufacturing Production in South Africa
The economy recorded average manufacturing growth of -0.6% in the decade to 2024. In 2024, manufacturing growth was -0.4%, down from the 0.6% reading of the 2023.
South Africa Manufacturing Chart
Note: This chart displays Manufacturing Production (ann. var. %) for South Africa from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
South Africa Manufacturing Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing production (ann. var. %) | -12.3 | 6.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
Manufacturing production returns to growth in August
Latest reading: Manufacturing production was up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis in August, following a 0.8% decline in the prior month. Relative to the prior month's figures, the reading for petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products improved in August (+7.3% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms vs -6.4% in July). In contrast, readings softened for food and beverages (-0.9% vs +0.2% in July), basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-4.7% vs +2.2% in July) and wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-2.5% vs -1.7% in July). In annual terms, manufacturing output fell 1.5% in August, following a 1.3% drop in the previous month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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