30 November 2017 – Trade Statistics for October 2017
Pretoria, 30 November 2017 – The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for October 2017 recording a trade balance surplus of R4.56 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS). The year-to-date (01 January to 31 October 2017) trade balance surplus of R51.62 billion is an improvement on the deficit for the comparable period in 2016 of R9.93 billion. Exports for the year-to-date grew by 6.6% whilst imports for the same period declined by 0.2%.