# South Africa Industrial Production

South Africa Industrial Production was down 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 89.50 (Index 2019=100, seasonally adjusted).
Among the 51 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 6th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.5% (Apr 2020) to 100.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Web API
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.IP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index 2019=100, seasonally adjusted
- Coverage: 1996-01-31 to 2026-09-30 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/industrial-production

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 89.50 | −3.8 |
| August 2026 | 89.50 | −3.5 |
| July 2026 | 92.30 | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 90.40 | −2.8 |
| May 2026 | 89.60 | −4.1 |
| April 2026 | 88.70 | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 91.30 | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 90.20 | −2.2 |
| January 2026 | 91.90 | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 90.40 | −1.7 |
| November 2025 | 91.60 | −1.3 |
| October 2025 | 93.70 | 0.1 |
| September 2025 | 93.00 | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 92.70 | −0.6 |
| July 2025 | 91.60 | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 93.00 | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 93.40 | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 91.50 | −5.2 |
| March 2025 | 90.00 | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 92.20 | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 91.60 | −3.1 |
| December 2024 | 92.00 | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 92.80 | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 93.60 | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.IP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.IP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```