S.Africa Q1 GDP beats forecasts, manufacturing shines

JOHANNESBURG, May 31 – South Africa’s economy posted surprisingly strong quarterly growth of 4.8 percent in the first three months of this year due to a surge in manufacturing output, suggesting the recovery is gaining momentum.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said the economy was on track to achieve this year’s GDP target growth of 3.4 percent but said he was concerned about the impact of the rumbling debt crisis in Europe.

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