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South Africa’s bumpy recovery to continue

May’s activity figures suggest that South Africa’s economic recovery remains slow and bumpy. While industry appears to have fared better recently, consumer-facing sectors appear to be losing steam. For now, though, tailwinds from looser monetary policy, low inflation and easing supply side constraints mean that we remain hopeful that growth will steadily pick up over the next couple of years.

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