The ABSA Manufacturing PMI for South Africa fell further to 45.0 in March 2019 from 46.2 in the previous month. The reading pointed to the third consecutive contraction in manufacturing activity and the steepest since October. Output, business activity and new sales orders continued to be hit by consecutive days of power cuts. Manufacturing PMI in South Africa averaged 51.02 from 1999 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 60.87 in April of 2002 and a record low of 35.09 in April of 2009.

Manufacturing PMI in South Africa is expected to be 49.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Manufacturing PMI in South Africa to stand at 53.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the South Africa Manufacturing PMI is projected to trend around 54.00 in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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South Africa Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 28.00 31.00 92.00 12.00 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 45.00 46.20 60.87 35.09 [+]
Industrial Production 0.60 0.90 18.50 -23.20 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -1.80 -1.60 9.10 -8.70 percent [+]
Capacity Utilization 81.40 81.30 86.20 76.90 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories -53932.00 14456.00 66699.00 -59774.00 ZAR Million [+]
Bankruptcies 146.00 139.00 511.00 63.00 Companies [+]
Total Vehicle Sales 47718.00 43251.00 65689.00 18482.00 [+]
Car Registrations 30348.00 27000.00 42915.00 5155.00 [+]
Leading Economic Index -1.80 -0.60 4.70 -3.70 percent [+]
Internet Speed 6736.79 6595.61 6736.79 685.91 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 4274668.00 3727821.00 6727656.00 520279.00 IP [+]
Steel Production 528.40 521.20 885.00 182.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Mining Production -7.50 -3.30 23.20 -17.40 percent [+]
Coincident Index 91.80 93.40 141.17 88.12 Index Points [+]
Competitiveness Index 60.76 60.86 60.86 4.31 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 67.00 62.00 67.00 35.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 48.80 50.20 52.70 46.40 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 82.00 82.00 82.00 32.00 [+]
Electricity Production 19196.00 20909.00 23801.00 10439.00 Gigawatt-hour [+]
Corruption Index 43.00 43.00 56.80 41.00 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 73.00 71.00 73.00 23.00 [+]


South Africa Manufacturing PMI

The Absa Manufacturing PMI is a monthly survey of purchasing managers in South Africa's manufacturing sector. The index provides leading indications of business conditions in the sector. A reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Manufacturing PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. South Africa Manufacturing PMI - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
45.00 46.20 60.87 35.09 1999 - 2019 Monthly




Country Last Previous
Australia 51.00 Mar/19
Brazil 52.80 Mar/19
Canada 50.50 Mar/19
China 50.80 Mar/19
Euro Area 47.80 Apr/19
France 49.60 Apr/19
Germany 44.50 Apr/19
India 52.60 Mar/19
Indonesia 51.20 Mar/19
Italy 47.40 Mar/19
Japan 49.50 Apr/19
Mexico 49.80 Mar/19
Netherlands 52.50 Mar/19
Russia 52.80 Mar/19
Saudi Arabia 56.80 Mar/19
Singapore 50.80 Mar/19
South Africa 45.00 Mar/19
South Korea 48.80 Mar/19
Spain 50.90 Mar/19
Switzerland 50.30 Mar/19
Turkey 47.20 Mar/19
United Kingdom 55.10 Mar/19
United States 52.40 Apr/19


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