{"id":1913,"date":"2021-01-06T20:09:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T20:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/south-africa\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T17:17:28","slug":"sa-private-sector-activity-dipped-in-december-as-demand-stalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/sa-private-sector-activity-dipped-in-december-as-demand-stalled","title":{"rendered":"SA private sector activity dipped in December as demand stalled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG &#8211; SOUTH African private sector activity was little changed in December as demand stalled and there were renewed falls in purchases and inventories, a survey showed today.<\/p>\n<p>The IHS Markit Purchasing Managers\u2019 Index (PMI) dipped to 50.2 in December from 50.3 in November, its lowest reading for three months but still above the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction.<\/p>\n<p>The largest component of the PMI, the new orders index, revealed broadly unchanged sales volumes. Output was also largely flat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth African businesses struggled to make gains in December, as weak demand and issues sourcing raw materials meant total output was broadly stable since November,\u201d IHS Markit economist David Owen said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile PMI data over the fourth quarter of 2020 points to an easing to the downturn, demand indicators suggest that the economy has far to go to recover from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>REUTERS<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. JOHANNESBURG &#8211; SOUTH African private sector activity was little changed in December as demand stalled and there were renewed falls in purchases and inventories, a survey showed today. 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