SA’s manufacturing output up 0.6% y/y in February

South Africa‘s manufacturing output rose 0.6% year-on-year in February after increasing by a revised 0.9% in January, the statistics agency said on Thursday.

Economist polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 0.5% year-on-year in February.

On a month-on-month basis factory production fell by 1.8% in February, Statistics South Africa.