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‘Manufacturing sector key to economic growth’

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Delegates heard that manufacturing output has halved over the past 30 years.

Speakers at the annual Manufacturing Indaba Conference in Sandton, north of Johannesburg in South Africa’s Gauteng province, have emphasised the importance of a strong and efficient manufacturing sector as a driver of economic growth and job creation.

Delegates heard that manufacturing output has halved over the past 30 years, declining from around 22% of Gross Domestic Product in 1994 to just 12% currently.

 

 

–ChannelAfrica–