SA economy shrinks by 1.5% in the third quarter

SOUTH Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 1,5 percent in the third quarter of the year on a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjudged basis, according to Stats SA.

The largest falls were in trade, manufacturing and agriculture.

The decline brings to an end a period of tentative growth following a record GDP plunge in September last year.

The economy grew by one percent in the first quarter and a revised 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021. -fin24

 

 

 

 

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