2025年4月,南非制造业产量同比下降6.3%,这是连续第六个月出现收缩,也是自2024年3月以来的最大降幅。经济衰退普遍存在,食品和饮料大幅下降(-7.6%对-1.9%);基础钢铁、有色金属和金属机械(-6.3%对1.1%);机动车辆、零件和配件(-13.0%对0.3%);石油、化工、橡胶和塑料(-4.7%对-2.5%)。与上月相比,继3月份下降2.5%之后,4月份制造业产量增长1.9%,为一年来最大增幅。按季度计算,截至4月的三个月里,工业生产收缩了1.4%。
South Africa's manufacturing production fell 6.3% year-on-year in April 2025, the sixth consecutive monthly contraction and the sharpest drop since March 2024. The downturn was widespread, with sharp declines in food and beverages (-7.6% vs. -1.9%); basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metals and metal machinery (-6.3% vs. 1.1%); motor vehicles, parts and accessories (-13.0% vs. 0.3%); and petroleum, chemicals, rubber and plastics (-4.7% vs. -2.5%). Compared to the previous month, manufacturing production rose by 1.9% in April, the biggest gain in a year, following a 2.5% decline in March. On a quarterly basis, industrial production contracted by 1.4% in the three months to April.