Colen Garrow Sector Quotations

Manufacturing will be under pressure because of currency strength. It will hold the sector back and (keep) growth from reaching its potential level.

Manufacturing is not the only supply sector battling a strong currency. Mining is being crippled by a similar problem.

The relative size of the mining sector is dwarfed by the contribution of the finance, real estate and business service sector's 19,5%.

The manufacturing sector remains threatened by the persistent strength of the rand, although it should pick up from what looks to be a recovery in global manufacturing.

It's a modest number but it could be better were it not for the rand. The sector is growing on strength of local demand and it does look as though global manufacturing is pulling itself out of a slump - but we are not out of the doldrums yet.