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Petrol price (Gauteng) = 22.95/litre  Petrol price (Coastal) = 22.3/litre  CPI February '23 = 7% y-o-y  PPI manufacturing January '23 = 12.7%  GDP growth Q3 = 4% y-o-y  Prime interest rate = 10.5%  Unemployment rate Q4 = 32.7%  Retail sales January '23 = -0.8% y-o-y  Manufacturing output January '23 = -3.7% y-o-y 
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Absa Manufacturing Survey

The Absa Manufacturing Survey is a brisk quarterly report on the results and implications of the latest BER survey of manufacturing firms. Released in advance of official indicators of activity, it provides reliable and up-to-date information on current trends and valuable perspective on the outlook for the sector.

Apart from business confidence, the survey data highlights current and expected trends in business conditions, domestic as well as export sales volumes, production volumes, the number of factory workers, input costs and selling prices, fixed investment and stock levels.

The survey covers the various important manufacturing subsectors as well as the main provinces (Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng).

Click here for information on the survey method.

Manufacturing Survey, 2023Q1 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Mar 22 2023 9:00AM

The South African manufacturing sector experienced a tumultuous 2022, with numerous shocks and load-shedding keeping the sector from generating any real recovery momentum. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey results suggest that the sector continued to read more
The South African manufacturing sector experienced a tumultuous 2022, with numerous shocks and load-shedding keeping the sector from generating any real recovery momentum. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey results suggest that the sector continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2023. Business confidence among manufacturers fell by a significant 9 points to 17 in 2023Q1.


Manufacturing Survey (Executive Summary), 2023Q1

Date Uploaded: Mar 22 2023 9:00AM

The South African manufacturing sector experienced a tumultuous 2022, with numerous shocks and load-shedding keeping the sector from generating any real recovery momentum. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey results suggest that the sector continued to read more
The South African manufacturing sector experienced a tumultuous 2022, with numerous shocks and load-shedding keeping the sector from generating any real recovery momentum. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey results suggest that the sector continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2023. Business confidence among manufacturers fell by a significant 9 points to 17 in 2023Q1.


Manufacturing Survey, 2022Q4 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Dec 7 2022 8:00AM

Benefitting from a boost in transport production following the devastating flooding in April, the manufacturing sector expanded in the third quarter of 2022. Still, it did not fully recover from the collapse in the second quarter and the Absa Manufacturing read more
Benefitting from a boost in transport production following the devastating flooding in April, the manufacturing sector expanded in the third quarter of 2022. Still, it did not fully recover from the collapse in the second quarter and the Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that underlying momentum remained weak in the fourth quarter of the year. Manufacturing business confidence remained unchanged at a low 26 index points in 2022Q4.


Manufacturing Survey (Executive Summary), 2022Q4

Date Uploaded: Dec 7 2022 8:00AM

Benefitting from a boost in transport production following the devastating flooding in April, the manufacturing sector expanded in the third quarter of 2022. Still, it did not fully recover from the collapse in the second quarter and the Absa Manufacturing read more
Benefitting from a boost in transport production following the devastating flooding in April, the manufacturing sector expanded in the third quarter of 2022. Still, it did not fully recover from the collapse in the second quarter and the Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that underlying momentum remained weak in the fourth quarter of the year. Manufacturing business confidence remained unchanged at a low 26 index points in 2022Q4.


Manufacturing Survey, 2022Q3 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Sep 15 2022 4:30PM

According to the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey, the performance in the third quarter was mixed, but should be better than the second quarter. Nonetheless, due to tough trading conditions, manufacturing business confidence ticked down to 26 in 2022Q3 from read more
According to the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey, the performance in the third quarter was mixed, but should be better than the second quarter. Nonetheless, due to tough trading conditions, manufacturing business confidence ticked down to 26 in 2022Q3 from 28 index points in Q2.


Manufacturing Survey (Executive Summary), 2022Q3

Date Uploaded: Sep 12 2022 9:00AM

According to the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey, the performance in the third quarter was mixed, but should be better than the second quarter. Nonetheless, due to tough trading conditions, manufacturing business confidence ticked down to 26 in 2022Q3 from read more
According to the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey, the performance in the third quarter was mixed, but should be better than the second quarter. Nonetheless, due to tough trading conditions, manufacturing business confidence ticked down to 26 in 2022Q3 from 28 index points in Q2.


Manufacturing Survey (Executive Summary), 2022Q2

Date Uploaded: Jun 20 2022 12:00PM

The manufacturing sector posted a solid performance in the first quarter of 2022. However, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the sector came under significant pressure in the second quarter due to several disruptions weighing on demand and read more
The manufacturing sector posted a solid performance in the first quarter of 2022. However, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the sector came under significant pressure in the second quarter due to several disruptions weighing on demand and production. Manufacturing business confidence declined to 29 index points in Q2, down by 14 from Q1.


Manufacturing Survey, 2022Q2 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Jun 20 2022 12:00PM

The manufacturing sector posted a solid performance in the first quarter of 2022. However, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the sector came under significant pressure in the second quarter due to several disruptions weighing on demand and read more
The manufacturing sector posted a solid performance in the first quarter of 2022. However, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the sector came under significant pressure in the second quarter due to several disruptions weighing on demand and production. Manufacturing business confidence declined to 29 index points in Q2, down by 14 from Q1.


Manufacturing Survey, 2022Q1 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Mar 22 2022 12:00PM

Manufacturing output bounced back in the fourth quarter of 2021 after a variety of shocks led to a contraction in production in the third quarter. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the recovery continued in the first quarter of 2022. read more
Manufacturing output bounced back in the fourth quarter of 2021 after a variety of shocks led to a contraction in production in the third quarter. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the recovery continued in the first quarter of 2022. Following two consecutive quarters of declines, manufacturing business confidence improved to 43 in 2022Q1.


Manufacturing Survey (Executive Summary), 2022Q1

Date Uploaded: Mar 22 2022 12:00PM

Manufacturing output bounced back in the fourth quarter of 2021 after a variety of shocks led to a contraction in production in the third quarter. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the recovery continued in the first quarter of 2022. read more
Manufacturing output bounced back in the fourth quarter of 2021 after a variety of shocks led to a contraction in production in the third quarter. The latest Absa Manufacturing Survey suggests that the recovery continued in the first quarter of 2022. Following two consecutive quarters of declines, manufacturing business confidence improved to 43 in 2022Q1.


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