30 December 2014 – Trade Statistics for November 2014

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for November 2014 that recorded a trade deficit of R5.70 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS).

28 November 2014 – Trade Statistics for October 2014

The R21.33 billion deficit for October 2014 is due to exports of R89.00 billion and imports of R110.32 billion. Exports decreased from September to October by R1.63 billion (-1.8%) and imports increased from September to October by R16.65 billion (17.8%). The cumulative deficit for 2014 is R95.11 billion compared to R73.08 billion in 2013.

31 October 2014 – Trade Statistics for September 2014

The R2.91 billion deficit for September 2014 is due to exports of R90.79 billion and imports of R93.71 billion. Exports increased from August to September 2014 by R14.00 billion (18.2%) and imports increased from August to September 2014 by R0.17 billion (0.2%). The cumulative deficit for 2014 is R73.74 billion compared to R63.07 billion in 2013.

30 September 2014 – Trade Statistics for August 2014

The R16.30 billion deficit for August 2014 can be attributed to exports of R77.24 billion and imports of R93.53 billion. Exports decreased from July to August by R8.19 billion (9.6%) and imports increased from July to August by R1.28 billion (1.4%). The cumulative deficit for 2014 is R70.74 billion compared to R51.88 billion in 2013.