South Africa's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023 in quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted terms, narrowly avoiding a technical recession, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday.
In 2023, the economy grew 0.6%, Stats SA said.
The economy has stagnated over the past decade, with GDP averaging 0.8% since 2012.
Inefficiencies at state-owned power utility Eskom and port and freight rail company Transnet are one reason growth has been so weak.
A cost-of-living crisis that has squeezed consumer spending has also dented growth.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contracting economic output. The economy shrunk 0.2% in the third quarter of 2023.
Reuters
South Africa narrowly avoids technical recession in Q4
South Africa's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023 in quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted terms, narrowly avoiding a technical recession, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday.
In 2023, the economy grew 0.6%, Stats SA said.
The economy has stagnated over the past decade, with GDP averaging 0.8% since 2012.
Inefficiencies at state-owned power utility Eskom and port and freight rail company Transnet are one reason growth has been so weak.
A cost-of-living crisis that has squeezed consumer spending has also dented growth.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contracting economic output. The economy shrunk 0.2% in the third quarter of 2023.
Reuters
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