SA manufacturing output falls 2.8% in February [SOUND]

# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production fell by 2.8-percent in February compared with the same period last year, driven mainly by declines in food and beverages, paper and publishing, and metal-related industries. Over the three months to February, output was down 20-percent, with most manufacturing divisions recording negative growth. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says manufacturing sales increased slightly by 0.3-percent in February compared with January: