The quarter-on-quarter economic growth rate figure for South Africa slowed further in the third quarter to amount to 2.6% at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (saar), compared with the 4.6% and 2.8% recorded in the first and second quarters of 2010 respectively. Of the major sectors, mining grew the strongest, at 28.1% (saar), whereas agriculture (at 16.3%) also performed well. The wholesale and retail sectors rose by 3.3%.
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