South Africa: Iron ore production falls by nearly 15%, m-o-m, in Sep'21

Data from the South African Bureau of Statistics shows that in Sep'21 South Africa's iron ore output fell by 14.6%, m-o-m, but increased by 6.9% y-o-y. In addition, South Africa's iron ore sales in Sep were recorded at $2.51 billion, down 2.6% on the month and 1.6% y-o-y. South African mining production shrank by 3.4%, y-o-y, in Sep after six consecutive months of growth.