SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for May 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (30 June 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (59 757 351)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.97
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm 13 274 098
Ratio (exports/imports) 1.03
Exports
Month % of total 0.22
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 609 417 807
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 776 293 142
Month total 2023 (R'm) 405 561 195
Imports
Month % of total 0.23
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 522 592 867
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 836 050 493
Month total 2023 (R'm) 392 287 097
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (252 811 638)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.86
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (23 663 984
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.94
Exports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 401 892 038
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 544 816 471
Month total 2023 (R'm) 359 426 235
Imports
Month % of total 0.23
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 475 206 935
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 797 628 109
Month total 2023 (R'm) 383 090 219
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