SA’s manufacturing output rose 2.5% year on year in January after expanding by a revised 1.8% in December. However, factory production on a month-on-month basis was down 1.6% and rose 1.8% in the three months to January compared with the previous three months. What are manufacturers making of the data that shows manufacturing investments are on the rise and minor signs of a rebound in the sector? Sappi Southern Africa CEO Alex Thiel spoke to Business Day TV about the data and analysed it from the manufacturers’ perspective. OR LISTEN TO THE AUDIO: Listen to all latest podcasts here.
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