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- y/yYear Over Year
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SA Manufacturing Production m/m
It's a leading indicator of economic health - production reacts quickly to ups and downs in the business cycle and is correlated with demand for the country's manufactured goods;
- SA Manufacturing Production m/m Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 9, 2026 | 1.1% | 0.9% |
-2.6% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | -2.7% | 1.1% |
1.2% |
| May 12, 2026 | 0.8% | 0.7% |
-1.8% |
| Apr 9, 2026 | -2.2% | -0.1% |
1.9% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
-1.3% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | -1.2% | -0.7% |
-2.1% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | -1.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 1.0% | 0.4% |
0.3% |
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- SA Manufacturing Production m/m News
From statssa.gov.za|Jul 9, 2026Manufacturing production decreased by 4,3% in May 2026 compared with May 2025. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: • food and beverages (-6,4% and contributing -1,6 percentage points); • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-5,6% and contributing -1,3 percentage points); and • wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-11,0% and contributing -1,0 percentage point) – see Table 5 and Table 6. Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production ...
From statssa.gov.za|Jun 11, 2026Manufacturing production decreased by 2,9% in April 2026 compared with April 2025. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-6,0% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); • wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-10,0% and contributing -1,0 percentage point); and • motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (-11,0% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point) – see Table 5 and ...
- From statssa.gov.za|May 12, 2026
Manufacturing production increased by 0,9% in March 2026 compared with March 2025. The largest positive contributions were made by the following divisions: • food and beverages (3,5% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); • petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (1,8% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point); and • electrical machinery (11,9% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point). The largest negative contributor was the wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing division (-8,6% and ...
- From statssa.gov.za|Apr 9, 2026
Manufacturing production decreased by 2,8% in February 2026 compared with February 2025. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: • food and beverages (-4,5% and contributing -1,1 percentage points); • wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-9,7% and contributing -1,0 percentage point); and • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-3,6% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point) – see Table 5 and Table 6. Seasonally adjusted manufacturing ...
From statssa.gov.za|Mar 12, 2026Manufacturing production decreased by 0,7% in January 2026 compared with January 2025. The largest negative contributions were made by the wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing division (-11,0% and contributing -1,3 percentage points) and the basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery division (-5,7% and contributing -1,2 percentage points). The petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products division was the largest positive contributor (6,7% and contributing 1,4 ...
- From statssa.gov.za|Feb 12, 2026
Manufacturing production decreased by 1,4% in December 2025 compared with December 2024. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: • food and beverages (-4,6% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); • wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-5,2% and contributing -0,6 of a percentage point); and • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-2,3% and contributing -0,4 of a percentage point). The petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic ...
- From statssa.gov.za|Jan 8, 2026
Manufacturing production decreased by 1,0% in November 2025 compared with November 2024. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions: • wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-7,9% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point); • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-2,5% and contributing -0,6 of a percentage point); and • motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (-4,4% and contributing -0,4 of a percentage point). The ...
From statssa.gov.za|Dec 11, 2025Manufacturing production increased by 0,2% in October 2025 compared with October 2024. Eight of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period. The largest positive contributions were made by the following divisions: • food and beverages (1,9% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and • electrical machinery (6,5% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point). The two negative contributions were reported for the wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing division (-6,9% and ...
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