# A senior economist from FNB, Thanda Sithole, says the manufacturing sector remains under pressure, constrained by weak domestic demand and a challenging global environment. Manufacturing production did increase by 0.8-percent year on year in October, reversing the 0.8-percent drop recorded for September, and breaking a two-month streak of underwhelming output. Sithole says this is despite reduced energy constraints and modest input costs:
FNB senior economist says manufacturing sector remains under pressure in SA [SOUND]
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