SA footwear & accessories 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 (5 325 826 601)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.23
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (1 029 940 927)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.24
Exports
Month % of total 0.18
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 342 745 534
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 593 795 203
Month total 2023 (R'm) 325 947 379
Imports
Month % of total 0.78
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 6 355 570 158
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 6 919 621 804
Month total 2023 (R'm) 1 355 888 306
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (6 153 338 288)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.10
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (1 186 816 772)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.11
Exports
Month % of total 0.09
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 522 440 436
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 679 499 015
Month total 2023 (R'm) 152 951 237
Imports
Month % of total 0.79
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 6 299 793 815
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 6 832 837 303
Month total 2023 (R'm) 1 339 768 009
Footwear Industry Articles
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Leather Industry Articles
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PPE Industry Articles
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