The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for June 2018 recording a trade balance surplus of R12.00 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS).

1. 1
SA Trade Statistics for June 2018
SARS MEDIA RELEASE
UNDER EMBARGO – 2pm Tuesday, 31 July 2018
SARS releases trade statistics for June 2018
Pretoria, 31 July 2018 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases
trade statistics for June 2018 recording a trade balance surplus of R12.00 billion.
These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland
(BLNS). The year-to-date (01 January to 30 June 2018) trade balance deficit of R1.79
billion is a deterioration on the surplus for the comparable period in 2017 of R25.00
billion. Exports year-to-date increased by 1.5% whilst imports for the same period
showed an increase of 6.6%.
Including trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and
Swaziland (BLNS)
The R12.00 billion trade balance surplus for June 2018 is attributable to exports of
R110.15 billion and imports of R98.15 billion. Exports increased from May 2018 to
June 2018 by R7.27 billion (7.1%) and imports decreased from May 2018 to June 2018
by R0.89 billion (0.9%).
Exports for the year-to-date (01 January to 30 June) increased by 1.5% from R561.55
billion in 2017 to R570.06 billion in 2018. Imports for the year-to-date of R571.85 billion
are 6.6% more than the imports recorded in January to June 2017 of R536.55 billion,
leaving a cumulative trade balance deficit of R1.79 billion for 2018.
On a year-on-year basis, the R12.00 billion trade balance surplus for June 2018 is an
improvement from the surplus recorded in June 2017 of R8.70 billion. Exports of
R110.15 billion are 10.0% more than the exports recorded in June 2017 of R100.14
billion. Imports of R98.15 billion are 7.3% more than the imports recorded in June 2017
of R91.44 billion.
May 2018’s trade balance surplus was revised upwards by R0.33 billion from the
previous month’s preliminary surplus of R3.52 billion to a revised surplus of R3.84
billion as a result of ongoing Vouchers of Correction (VOC’s).
Click here for Merchandise Trade Statistics June 2018

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Trade highlights by category
The main month-on-month export movements:
R’ million
Section: Including BLNS:
Precious Metals & Stones +R6 278 + 38%
Base Metals +R1 596 + 13%
Vehicles & Transport Equipment +R 964 + 8%
Other Unclassified +R 730 +229%
Prepared Foodstuff -R 108 - 2%
Chemical Products -R 202 - 3%
Wood & Articles Thereof -R 239 - 32%
Plastics & Rubber -R 292 - 12%
Mineral Products -R1 514 - 6%
Total +R7 213 99%
Total Movement +R7 268 100%
The main month-on-month import movements:
R’ million
Section: Including BLNS:
Vegetable Products -R1 531 - 51%
Machinery & Electronics -R 745 - 3%
Base Metals -R 459 - 9%
Plastics & Rubber -R 375 - 9%
Textiles -R 335 - 10%
Wood Pulp & Paper -R 246 - 8%
Live Animals -R 232 - 13%
Animal & Vegetable Fats +R 161 +28%
Original Equipment Components +R1 194 +15%
Mineral Products +R1 782 +11%
Total -R 786 89%
Total Movement -R 888 100%
Trade highlights by world zone
The world zone results from May 2018 (revised) to June 2018 are given below.
Africa:
Exports: R27 640 million – this is an increase of R 6 million from May 2018.
Imports: R13 213 million – this is an increase of R1 147 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance surplus: R14 427 million – this is a deterioration of R1 142 million in
comparison to the R15 569 million surplus recorded in May 2018.

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America:
Exports: R9 782 million – this is an increase of R 977 million from May 2018.
Imports: R9 095 million – this is a decrease of R 500 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance surplus: R 687 million – this is an improvement of R1 477 million in
comparison to the R 790 million deficit recorded in May 2018.
Asia:
Exports: R33 275 million – this is an increase of R 396 million from May 2018.
Imports: R43 374 million – this is an increase of R 213 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance deficit: R10 099 million – this is an improvement of R 183 million in
comparison to the R10 282 million deficit recorded in May 2018.
Europe:
Exports: R30 370 million – this is an increase of R3 292 million from May 2018.
Imports: R30 518 million – this is a decrease of R 777 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance deficit: R 149 million – this is an improvement of R4 069 million in
comparison to the R4 218 million deficit recorded in May 2018.
Oceania:
Exports: R1 287 million – this is an increase of R 558 million from May 2018.
Imports: R1 476 million – this is a decrease of R 489 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance deficit: R 189 million – this is an improvement of R1 047 million in
comparison to the R1 235 million deficit recorded in May 2018.
Excluding trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and
Swaziland (BLNS)
The trade data excluding BLNS for June 2018 recorded a trade balance surplus of
R4.69 billion.
Summary
The R4.69 billion surplus for June 2018 is as a result of exports of R99.53 billion and
imports of R94.84 billion. Exports increased from May 2018 to June 2018 by R7.81
billion (8.5%) and imports decreased from May 2018 to June 2018 by R1.19 billion
(1.2%).
The cumulative deficit for 2018 is R45.32 billion compared to R20.91 billion deficit in
2017.

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Trade highlights by category
The main month-on-month export movements:
R’ million
Section: Excluding BLNS:
Precious Metals & Stones +R6 278 +39%
Base Metals +R1 597 +14%
Vehicles & Transport Equipment +R1 087 +10%
Other Unclassified +R 728 +232%
Wood & Articles Thereof -R 237 -41%
Plastics & Rubber -R 290 -15%
Mineral Products -R1 566 - 7%
Total +R7 597 97%
Total Movement +R7 809 100%
The main month-on-month import movements:
R’ million
Section: Excluding BLNS:
Vegetable Products -R1 521 -52%
Machinery & Electronics -R 712 - 3%
Base Metals -R 505 - 10%
Plastics & Rubber -R 382 - 9%
Textiles -R 324 - 11%
Live Animals -R 310 - 22%
Wood Pulp & Paper -R 249 - 8%
Original Equipment Components +R1 194 +15%
Mineral Products +R1 795 +11%
Total -R1 014 85%
Total Movement -R1 193 100%
Trade highlights by world zone
The world zone results for Africa excluding BLNS from May 2018 (Revised) to June
2018 are given below.
Africa:
Exports: R17 022 million – this is an increase of R 547 million from May 2018.
Imports: R9 900 million – this is an increase of R 842 million from May 2018.
Trade Balance surplus: R7 122 million – this is a deterioration of R 295 million in
comparison to the R7 417 million surplus recorded in May 2018.
Click here for Merchandise Trade Statistics June 2018

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1. SA Trade Release Table (including BLNS)
Roman
Section
Description
Trade Balance
(R'm)
Ratio
Exports/Imports
Ratio⁵⁾
(Exports/Imports)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
I, Ch 1-5 Animals/Animal Products (318 629 918) 0.79 0.73 1.11 1 220 723 343 7 360 404 065 7 477 592 165 1.57 1 539 353 261 9 485 792 796 10 206 046 321
II, Ch 6-14 Vegetable Products 5 682 253 632 4.92 2.71 6.47 7 130 669 565 31 287 859 636 30 734 776 141 1.48 1 448 415 933 11 755 880 538 11 324 673 810
III, Ch 15 Fats and Oils (447 865 605) 0.39 0.42 0.26 289 094 801 1 794 544 945 1 664 209 738 0.75 736 960 406 4 903 944 206 3 980 139 738
IV, Ch 16-24 Prepared Foods 1 625 594 195 1.56 1.40 4.09 4 506 259 680 21 729 692 241 23 786 915 042 2.94 2 880 665 485 16 892 894 809 16 987 911 705
V, Ch 25-27 Mineral Products 4 626 818 256 1.25 1.29 21.11 23 246 758 127 139 621 014 366 136 452 813 899 18.97 18 619 939 871 86 080 581 252 105 963 105 690
VI, Ch 28-38 Chemical Products (3 604 193 024) 0.65 0.60 6.10 6 722 053 068 35 023 296 122 36 900 306 059 10.52 10 326 246 092 55 873 209 197 61 126 908 463
VII, Ch 39-40 Plastics and Rubber (1 960 222 141) 0.52 0.44 1.90 2 095 464 458 11 116 235 459 11 719 550 993 4.13 4 055 686 599 23 296 772 105 26 358 038 304
VIII, Ch 41-43 Hides, Skins and Leather 36 924 831 1.12 1.22 0.32 347 276 936 2 247 137 929 2 098 904 075 0.32 310 352 105 1 813 747 385 1 725 109 668
IX, Ch 44-46 Wood and articles thereof 110 296 623 1.28 1.34 0.46 505 821 056 3 470 621 438 3 466 232 092 0.40 395 524 433 2 555 739 673 2 594 731 524
X, Ch 47-49 Pulp and Paper Products (997 746 747) 0.64 0.61 1.59 1 747 888 815 10 903 752 812 9 936 637 141 2.80 2 745 635 562 7 291 521 429 16 252 868 910
XI, Ch 50-63 Textiles and Clothing (1 689 093 413) 0.47 0.41 1.35 1 491 109 460 8 090 898 877 8 481 522 654 3.24 3 180 202 873 19 855 491 168 20 618 302 149
XII, Ch 64-67 Footwear and Accessories (826 437 563) 0.20 0.21 0.19 206 971 719 1 301 675 836 1 310 650 609 1.05 1 033 409 282 6 230 878 329 6 096 169 446
XIII, Ch 68-70 Stone, Plaster, etc (595 032 926) 0.49 0.43 0.52 570 968 239 2 583 657 605 2 920 272 718 1.19 1 166 001 165 6 070 485 281 6 780 967 217
XIV, Ch 71 Precious Stones 20 995 441 978 13.21 11.97 20.62 22 714 272 188 92 136 684 206 100 525 712 602 1.75 1 718 830 210 6 094 698 416 8 398 414 250
XV, Ch 72-83 Base Metals 8 999 646 895 2.97 2.52 12.31 13 559 602 031 69 555 377 123 71 411 426 187 4.65 4 559 955 136 30 137 808 011 28 331 044 563
XVI, Ch 84-85 Machinery and Appliances (12 251 835 810) 0.41 0.37 7.67 8 453 614 710 45 020 347 999 46 278 511 437 21.10 20 705 450 520 122 178 639 602 124 821 062 410
XVII, Ch 86-89 Transport Equipment 3 657 940 861 1.40 1.28 11.66 12 837 901 406 65 072 489 969 63 449 627 401 9.35 9 179 960 545 56 313 262 250 49 420 615 762
XVIII, Ch 90-92 Precision Products, etc (1 798 217 095) 0.28 0.25 0.63 696 900 086 3 785 986 613 3 751 748 372 2.54 2 495 117 181 14 617 159 167 14 833 941 086
XX, Ch 94-96 Misc Manufactured Articles (870 988 926) 0.45 0.44 0.64 701 714 507 3 716 904 022 3 875 370 650 1.60 1 572 703 433 8 759 452 891 8 743 978 009
XXI, Ch 97 Works of Art/Antiques (22 071 528) 0.71 1.16 0.05 53 619 253 753 176 847 527 265 150 0.08 75 690 781 412 648 119 454 953 953
XXII, Ch 99 Other Unclassified ¹⁾ 934 019 068 9.13 5.63 0.95 1 048 940 241 4 976 189 481 3 289 984 731 0.12 114 921 173 667 638 903 584 117 978
XXIII, Ch 98 Special Provisions ²⁾ (9 287 169 783) 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 870 2 378 400 3 456 529 9.46 9 287 177 653 45 260 595 143 46 245 945 339
Total Total SA Rand 11 999 431 860 1.12 1.00 100.00 110 147 631 559 561 550 325 991 570 063 486 385 100.00 98 148 199 699 536 548 840 670 571 849 046 295
World Zones
Trade Balance
(R'm)
Ratio
Exports/Imports
Ratio⁵⁾
(Exports/Imports)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
AFRICA 14 426 871 006 2.09 2.20 25.09 27 639 715 229 149 091 016 921 152 638 386 681 13.46 13 212 844 223 58 408 262 267 69 389 540 290
AMERICA 686 904 384 1.08 0.91 8.88 9 781 914 382 48 968 726 401 48 955 466 134 9.27 9 095 009 998 59 018 737 682 53 580 336 933
ASIA (10 099 012 620) 0.77 0.69 30.21 33 275 378 523 178 630 350 876 179 539 429 662 44.19 43 374 391 143 236 686 507 265 258 377 177 344
EUROPE (148 694 266) 1.00 0.79 27.57 30 369 587 905 140 204 823 200 140 551 414 678 31.09 30 518 282 171 174 273 902 453 178 612 708 703
OCEANIA (188 906 385) 0.87 0.59 1.17 1 287 057 661 6 566 514 181 5 641 244 244 1.50 1 475 964 046 6 900 763 648 9 542 872 968
OTHER UNCLASSIFIED 7 047 069 501 15.94 16.95 6.83 7 518 777 619 33 111 264 853 39 783 259 146 0.48 471 708 118 1 260 667 355 2 346 410 057
SHIP/AIRCRAFT 275 200 240 - - 0.25 275 200 240 4 977 629 559 2 954 285 840
Total 11 999 431 860 1.12 1.00 100.00 110 147 631 559 561 550 325 991 570 063 486 385 100.00 98 148 199 699 536 548 840 670 571 849 046 295
Temporary Imports January 2018 February 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018
Gold Imports ⁴⁾ 6 754 531 429 5 101 992 519 5 750 741 854 6 350 212 052 6 887 140 064
Notes:
1)Other Unclassified: Military equipment, unknown countries, ships & aircraft stores & films
2)Special Provisions: Motor car parts for Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP)
3)Current month data is preliminary and all other data is revised
4)Temporary gold imports are not included in imports or export numbers for the trade balance calculation
5)The ratio is the value oftotal exports divided by the value oftotal imports
37 436 849 089
2 954 285 840
(1 785 559 910)
March 2018
5 722 909 870
83 248 846 391
(4 624 870 799)
(78 837 747 682)
(38 061 294 025)
(3 901 628 724)
Monthly Trade Cumulative Trade Exports Imports
Trade Balance
(R'm)
(4 868 607 359)
72 311 197
2 705 866 753
(46 242 488 810)
(1 785 559 910)
92 127 298 352
43 080 381 624
(78 542 550 973)
14 029 011 639
(11 082 192 714)
871 500 568
(6 316 231 769)
(12 136 779 495)
(4 785 518 837)
(3 860 694 499)
6 799 003 337
30 489 708 209
(24 226 602 404)
(14 638 487 311)
373 794 407
Trade Balance
(R'm)
(2 728 454 156)
19 410 102 331
(2 315 930 000)

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2. SA Trade Release Table (excluding BLNS)
Roman
Section
Description
Trade Balance
(R'm)
Ratio
Exports/Imports
Ratio ⁵⁾
(Exports/Imports)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
I, Ch 1-5 Animals/Animal Products (162 021 625) 0.85 0.73 0.95 940 932 572 5 549 350 146 5 707 380 840 1.16 1 102 954 197 7 487 532 689 7 804 292 822
II, Ch 6-14 Vegetable Products 5 202 199 909 4.67 2.48 6.65 6 619 733 104 27 880 474 076 27 607 712 469 1.49 1 417 533 195 11 573 235 063 11 134 396 619
III, Ch 15 Fats and Oils (573 305 781) 0.22 0.25 0.16 161 993 568 1 167 290 702 1 006 699 482 0.78 735 299 349 4 890 842 099 3 970 336 239
IV, Ch 16-24 Prepared Foods 941 755 755 1.39 1.17 3.36 3 344 020 221 15 151 247 239 16 990 053 946 2.53 2 402 264 466 14 385 722 801 14 479 686 014
V, Ch 25-27 Mineral Products 2 889 134 088 1.16 1.20 21.56 21 455 515 032 130 922 423 727 126 692 676 398 19.58 18 566 380 944 85 709 647 389 105 594 380 920
VI, Ch 28-38 Chemical Products (4 067 202 280) 0.59 0.54 5.80 5 777 434 217 29 588 361 403 31 211 918 009 10.38 9 844 636 497 52 615 349 659 57 948 567 794
VII, Ch 39-40 Plastics and Rubber (2 365 061 659) 0.41 0.35 1.65 1 645 400 702 8 510 351 067 9 091 379 754 4.23 4 010 462 361 23 084 776 431 26 122 830 643
VIII, Ch 41-43 Hides, Skins and Leather 18 284 431 1.06 1.13 0.31 312 751 309 2 030 531 566 1 851 046 230 0.31 294 466 878 1 723 271 107 1 637 051 276
IX, Ch 44-46 Wood and articles thereof 75 299 221 1.28 1.37 0.35 346 364 083 2 619 428 889 2 579 302 353 0.29 271 064 862 1 892 834 695 1 880 488 038
X, Ch 47-49 Pulp and Paper Products (1 195 176 865) 0.56 0.53 1.54 1 531 441 380 9 477 440 751 8 484 165 318 2.88 2 726 618 245 7 174 289 758 16 148 279 827
XI, Ch 50-63 Textiles and Clothing (1 741 494 746) 0.36 0.30 1.00 995 205 656 4 992 755 182 5 393 411 404 2.89 2 736 700 402 17 306 569 136 17 861 233 718
XII, Ch 64-67 Footwear and Accessories (935 129 651) 0.09 0.08 0.09 88 734 175 422 281 145 457 041 809 1.08 1 023 863 826 6 161 957 185 6 027 019 215
XIII, Ch 68-70 Stone, Plaster, etc (738 568 182) 0.36 0.31 0.42 417 789 110 1 781 123 206 2 064 066 756 1.22 1 156 357 292 6 017 197 184 6 727 120 222
XIV, Ch 71 Precious Stones 21 303 738 621 20.44 19.05 22.51 22 399 709 123 88 639 224 305 98 413 752 872 1.16 1 095 970 502 3 443 049 224 5 166 729 777
XV, Ch 72-83 Base Metals 8 341 407 138 2.89 2.43 12.82 12 761 223 552 63 721 173 320 67 023 977 202 4.66 4 419 816 414 29 714 529 047 27 604 682 594
XVI, Ch 84-85 Machinery and Appliances (13 506 958 342) 0.34 0.30 6.91 6 875 488 994 36 131 521 783 37 069 922 879 21.49 20 382 447 336 120 451 481 695 123 050 081 366
XVII, Ch 86-89 Transport Equipment 2 678 285 024 1.29 1.16 11.86 11 805 520 788 58 807 899 728 57 144 502 484 9.62 9 127 235 764 56 031 675 664 49 159 650 051
XVIII, Ch 90-92 Precision Products, etc (1 931 532 845) 0.22 0.20 0.56 557 098 893 2 978 640 765 2 888 924 624 2.62 2 488 631 738 14 584 931 883 14 803 999 234
XX, Ch 94-96 Misc Manufactured Articles (1 158 632 641) 0.26 0.26 0.40 399 448 418 2 105 463 757 2 269 296 978 1.64 1 558 081 059 8 518 712 789 8 669 384 723
XXI, Ch 97 Works of Art/Antiques (22 374 882) 0.70 1.15 0.05 53 290 248 750 111 357 525 144 128 0.08 75 665 130 412 481 692 454 824 028
XXII, Ch 99 Other Unclassified ¹⁾ 928 718 248 9.28 5.78 1.05 1 040 901 611 4 941 441 853 3 253 394 039 0.12 112 183 363 643 543 949 562 634 256
XXIII, Ch 98 Special Provisions ²⁾ (9 287 172 827) 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 826 1 805 434 3 406 084 9.79 9 287 177 653 45 260 595 143 46 245 945 339
Total Total SA Rand 4 694 190 109 1.05 0.92 100.00 99 530 001 582 498 170 341 401 507 729 176 058 100.00 94 835 811 473 519 084 226 282 553 053 614 715
World Zones
Trade Balance
(R'm)
Ratio
Exports/Imports
Ratio ⁵⁾
(Exports/Imports)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
Month % of total
Month Total 2018
(R'm)
Cumulative 2017³⁾
(R'm)
Cumulative 2018³⁾
(R'm)
AFRICA 7 121 629 255 1.72 1.78 17.10 17 022 085 252 85 711 032 331 90 304 076 354 10.44 9 900 455 997 40 943 647 879 50 594 108 710
AMERICA 686 904 384 1.08 0.91 9.83 9 781 914 382 48 968 726 401 48 955 466 134 9.59 9 095 009 998 59 018 737 682 53 580 336 933
ASIA (10 099 012 620) 0.77 0.69 33.43 33 275 378 523 178 630 350 876 179 539 429 662 45.74 43 374 391 143 236 686 507 265 258 377 177 344
EUROPE (148 694 266) 1.00 0.79 30.51 30 369 587 905 140 204 823 200 140 551 414 678 32.18 30 518 282 171 174 273 902 453 178 612 708 703
OCEANIA (188 906 385) 0.87 0.59 1.29 1 287 057 661 6 566 514 181 5 641 244 244 1.56 1 475 964 046 6 900 763 648 9 542 872 968
OTHER UNCLASSIFIED 7 047 069 501 15.94 16.95 7.55 7 518 777 619 33 111 264 853 39 783 259 146 0.50 471 708 118 1 260 667 355 2 346 410 057
SHIP/AIRCRAFT 275 200 240 - - 0.28 275 200 240 4 977 629 559 2 954 285 840
Total 4 694 190 109 1.05 0.92 100.00 99 530 001 582 498 170 341 401 507 729 176 058 100.00 94 835 811 473 519 084 226 282 553 053 614 715
Temporary Imports January 2018 February 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018
Gold Imports ⁴⁾ 6 754 531 429 5 101 992 519 5 750 741 854 6 350 212 052 6 887 140 064
Notes:
1)Other Unclassified: Military equipment, unknown countries, ships & aircraft stores & films
2)Special Provisions: Motor car parts for Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP)
3)Current month data is preliminary and all other data is revised
4)Temporary gold imports are not included in imports or export numbers for the trade balance calculation
5)The ratio is the value oftotal exports divided by the value oftotal imports
37 436 849 089
2 954 285 840
(45 324 438 657)
March 2018
5 722 909 870
39 709 967 644
(4 624 870 799)
(78 837 747 682)
(38 061 294 025)
(3 901 628 724)
Monthly Trade Cumulative Trade Exports Imports
Trade Balance
(R'm)
(6 400 087 745)
70 320 100
2 690 759 783
(46 242 539 255)
(45 324 438 657)
93 247 023 095
39 419 294 608
(85 980 158 487)
7 984 852 433
(11 915 074 610)
698 814 315
(7 664 114 509)
(12 467 822 314)
(5 569 977 406)
(4 663 053 466)
2 510 367 932
21 098 295 478
(26 736 649 785)
(17 031 450 889)
213 994 954
Imports
Trade Balance
(R'm)
(2 096 911 982)
16 473 315 850
(2 963 636 757)
Harmonised Sections Monthly Trade Cumulative Trade Exports

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Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (Only)
Trade Statistics with BLNS countries
Trade statistics with the BLNS for June 2018 recorded a trade balance surplus of R7.31
billion.
Summary
The R7.31 billion surplus for June 2018 is as a result of exports of R10.62 billion and
imports of R3.31 billion.
Exports decreased from May 2018 to June 2018 by R0.54 billion (4.9%) and imports
increased from May 2018 to June 2018 by R0.31 billion (10.2%).
The cumulative surplus for 2018 is R43.54 billion compared to R45.92 billion in 2017.
Trade Highlights by Category
The main month-on-month export movements:
R’ million
Section: BLNS:
Chemical Products -R 148 - 14%
Vehicles & Transport Equipment -R 123 - 11%
Textiles -R 94 - 16%
Prepared Foodstuff -R 46 - 4%
Footwear & Accessories -R 41 - 26%
Vegetable Products -R 35 - 6%
Mineral Products +R 52 + 3%
Total -R 435 80%
Total Movement -R 541 100%
The main month-on-month import movements:
R’ million
Section: BLNS:
Precious Metals & Stones +R 186 + 42%
Live Animals +R 78 + 22%
Prepared Foodstuff +R 47 + 11%
Base Metals +R 46 + 49%
Mineral Products -R 12 - 19%
Wood & Articles Thereof -R 13 - 9%
Machinery & Electronics -R 33 - 9%
Total +R 299 98%
Total Movement +R 305 100%
Click here for Merchandise Trade Statistics June 2018
ENDS.
For any enquiries, please contact Mr Sandile Memela on SMemela2@sars.gov.za