Capacity Utilization in South Africa decreased to 76.10 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Capacity Utilization in South Africa averaged 81.26 percent from 1971 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 86.20 percent in the first quarter of 1974 and a record low of 58.30 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: South African Reserve Bank