The crippling effect of the national lockdown on economic activity should continue to be evident in data released this week despite the slight easing of lockdown restrictions from May 1.

The week’s most significant indicators will be the Absa Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and the IHS Markit SA PMI for May, which are both set for release on Monday and expected to remain in contractionary territory...

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