South Africa's economy expanded in the final three months of 2021, after contracting in the previous quarter, preliminary data from Statistics South Africa showed Tuesday.
Gross domestic product grew 1.2 percent quarter-on-quarter after a 1.7 percent slump in the previous three months.
Household consumption expenditure increased 2.8 percent and state spending edged up 0.1 percent. Gross fixed capital formation rose 1.9 percent, while changes in inventories deducted 0.7 percent from total growth. Exports grew 8.5 percent and imports increased 8.9 percent.
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