SA hides, skins and leather trade statistics for April 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 May 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (73 218 433)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.95
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm 51 852 637
Ratio (exports/imports) 1.15
Exports
Month % of total 0.24
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 296 194 167
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 370 731 947
Month total 2023 (R'm) 390 655 181
Imports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 206 330 106
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 443 950 380
Month total 2023 (R'm) 338 802 544
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (229 334 638)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.84
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm 16 128 266
Ratio (exports/imports) 1.05
Exports
Month % of total 0.23
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 131 931 630
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 185 390 236
Month total 2023 (R'm) 347 405 899
Imports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 171 566 947
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 414 724 874
Month total 2023 (R'm) 331 277 633
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