industry insights – South African Builder

State of the Construction Industry

State of the Construction Industry At a breakfast hosted by AfriSam in Johannesburg recently, David Metelerkamp, Senior Economist at Industry Insight, delivered his analysis of the State of the Construction Industry in South Africa. In his opening address to some 200 guests from all facets of the construction sector, trade associations, government representatives, institutions, investors, […]

Clear and robust downward trend in construction GDP

Clear and robust downward trend in construction GDP The South African economy exited the technical recession, growing by 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2017, which was much better for all sectors of the economy, except the construction sector, which was the only sector to exhibit negative GDP growth in the second quarter. This […]