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SA construction activity rebounds strongly as sector sees marked improvements

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December 05, 2025

SOUTH Africa's construction sector posted a strong rebound in the third quarter of 2025, with the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) recording a double-digit quarterly increase and signalling a marked improvement in industry activity.

- SIPHELELE DLUDLA

The ACI, a composite measure of building and construction activity compiled quarterly by economist Dr Roelof Botha for Afrimat, rose 10.2% quarter-on-quarter, far outperforming the country's 0.9% GDP growth over the same period.

Construction sector activity outperformed the GDP by a healthy margin during the third quarter, although it lagged behind overall economic activity compared to the third quarter of last year. Importantly, the index also broke a long-running downward trend in its four-quarter moving average, registering a slight upward turn for the first time in several quarters.

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