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South Africa Expected Business Conditions Surge to Two-Year High

  • The gauge rose to 68.1 in June from 57.6 a month earlier
  • Jump in index due to expectations that demand may improve

Workers on an assembly line in Durban, South Africa.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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An index tracking expected business conditions in six months’ time for the South African manufacturing industry jumped to the highest level since February 2022, on easing political uncertainty and expectations of improving demand.

The gauge rose to 68.1 in June from 57.6 a month earlier, Absa Group Ltd. said on Monday.