South Africa technically enters a recession

5 September 2018 / JSE Market Updates Posted by: Odwa Magwentshu

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Yesterday the local GDP numbers were released and they technically put the country in a recession. This is the first time the country has been in a recession since 2009. The decline in the GDP numbers was led by drops in the agricultural, transport and retail sectors.

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