South African manufacturing output rises 2.1% y/y in October

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JOHANNESBURG, Dec 12 (Reuters) – South Africa’s manufacturing output rose 2.1% year on year in October after falling by a revised 4.1% in September, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday.

Factory production was down 0.2% month on month in October, after dropping by a revised 0.8% in September.