ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Production numbers will be the latest measure of load-shedding damage
Mining and manufacturing data likely to show that power cuts continue to weigh heavily on SA’s economy
07 May 2023 - 16:11
Manufacturing and mining production numbers, which have been subdued in the past few months due to frequent load-shedding, will again be the focus this week.
Stats SA will on Thursday release mining and manufacturing production numbers for March. Both sets of data are expected to show that persistent power cuts continued to weigh heavily on the sectors, which are critical for the country’s economic wellbeing. ..
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