Factory output a rare beacon of light

12 June 2016 - 02:01
By ASHA SPECKMAN

An improvement in manufacturing output in the second quarter of this year is fanning hopes that the economy is gaining the momentum necessary to avert a recession - two consecutive quarters of falling GDP - this year.On Thursday, StatsSA revealed that manufacturing output had gained a better-than-expected 2.

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