Stats SA reports decline in manufacturing output [SOUND] 

# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production fell by 4.3-percent in August compared with the same month last year. The biggest declines were in motor vehicles, chemicals, wood and paper, and food and beverages. Production fell by 3.1-percent from July, while manufacturing sales increased by 1.1-percent in August and rose by 1.4-percent over the three months to August. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says motor vehicles and chemicals made the biggest contributions to the increase in sales: