The manufacturing sector hardly recorded any growth in January, output was lifted by a tepid 0.3% year on year, compared with an expected rise of 1.2%. The introduction of a carbon tax, above-inflation cost increases in water and other administered services may compound the sector’s woes. Absa economist Miyelani Maluleke joined Business Day TV to discuss the data.
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