SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for June 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 July 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (101 582 416)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.95
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (41 799 770)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.89
Exports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 964 834 384
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 132 282 402
Month total 2023 (R'm) 356 062 807
Imports
Month % of total 0.23
Month total 2023 (R'm) 397 862 577
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 872 929 947
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 233 864 818
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (324 405 316)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.85
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (71 605 138)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.82
Exports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 707 810 402
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 860 919 283
Month total 2023 (R'm) 316 139 604
Imports
Month % of total 0.23
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 815 100 113
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 185 324 599
Month total 2023 (R'm) 387 744 742
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