2025年5月,南非制造业产出同比增长0.5%,标志着4月份修正后的6.4%的衰退有所好转,结束了6个月的连败。分析师此前预计跌幅为1.5%。最大的提振来自基础钢铁、有色金属产品、金属产品和机械部门,增长了4.3%(4月份为-6.5%),对整体产出的贡献率为0.9个百分点。额外的支持来自玻璃和非金属矿产品行业(+4.2%对2%);木材和木制品、纸张、出版和印刷(+3.1%对-0.6%)以及纺织品、服装、皮革和鞋类(+1.7%对-4.3%)。经季节性调整的月度数据显示,工业产出在上个月下调1.7%后,增长了2%。与前三个月相比,截至2025年5月的三个月制造业产量下降了0.3%。
Manufacturing output in South Africa increased by 0.5% year-on-year in May 2025, marking a turnaround from a revised 6.4% slump in April and snapping a six-month losing streak. Analysts had expected a 1.5% decline. The biggest boost came from the basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products, and machinery division, which expanded by 4.3% (vs -6.5% in April) and contributed 0.9 percentage points to overall output. Additional support came from the glass and non-metallic mineral products sector (+4.2% vs 2%); wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (+3.1% vs -0.6%) and textiles, clothing, leather and footwear (+1.7% vs -4.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output rose by 2%, after a downwardly revised 1.7% increase in the prior month. Manufacturing production fell by 0.3% in the three months ended May 2025 compared with the previous three months.