South African PMI improves but conditions remain tough

South Africa’s manufacturing PMI picked-up in June, suggesting that, having contracted in Q1, the sector made a positive contribution to overall GDP growth in Q2. However, a combination of sluggish external demand and structural domestic problems means this does not signal the start of a manufacturing renaissance.

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