Manufacturing production falls for the fifth month in October
Manufacturing declines in October make for the longest series of consecutive contraction since the global recession, according to Stats SA
10 December 2019 - 14:55
Manufacturing production declined for a fifth consecutive month in October, figures from Stats SA revealed on Tuesday.
The October fall of 0.8% from the same month in 2018, cements a series of contractions not seen since the global recession, when, according to Stats SA, manufacturing shrank for 14 consecutive months between October 2008 and November 2009. ..
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