Economics

South Africa Backs GDP Data Despite Missing Mine Statistics

  • Statistics agency to use estimated value for missing data
  • Mining among key data used to measure economy’s performance
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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South Africa’s statistics agency maintains that its gross domestic product estimates for the second quarter will be credible amid plans to use an estimated value for missing mining data.