WATCH: Manufacturing production dips in March

Business Day TV speaks to The Manufacturing Circle’s executive director, Philippa Rodseth

Workers sew garments at a factory in the Maitland district of Cape Town. File photo: DWAYNE SENIOR/BLOOMBERG
Workers sew garments at a factory in the Maitland district of Cape Town. File photo: DWAYNE SENIOR/BLOOMBERG

Factory activity has continued to take a knock. In March output slipped by 1.1% year on year. The hardest hit sectors were  petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products and textiles, clothing, leather and footwear. Business Day TV unpacked the data with The Manufacturing Circle’s executive director Philippa Rodseth.

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