Key findings: P3041.2 - Manufacturing: Production and sales, April 2007

Although the estimated seasonally adjusted manufacturing production for the three months ended April 2007 decreased marginally by 0,2% compared with the previous three months, the manufacturing production for the first four months of 2007 increased by 5,6% compared with the first four months of 2006.

The estimated total value of sales of manufactured products at current prices for the three months ended April 2007 increased by 4,7% (+R12 231 million), after seasonal adjustment, compared with the previous three months.