SA's economy shrinks in third quarter

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GUEST – Joe De Beer – DDG responsible for economic statistics at STATS SA

The South African economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.3% from the second to the third quarter this year.
Economists polled by Reuters expected growth of 0.5%.
In the third quarter, the economy was only 0.3% larger than a year before.

3 Dec 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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