South Africa Manufacturing PMI (Aug.)

The collapse in South Africa’s manufacturing PMI in August may partly reflect a deterioration in sentiment related to the turmoil in EM financial markets last month. Even so, the data provides an early sign that hopes for a sharp rebound in growth in the second half of this year are likely to be disappointed.

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