SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for July 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 August 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (131 497 293)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.95
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (30 425 744)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.92
Exports
Month % of total 0.20
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 303 007 657
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 483 353 279
Month total 2023 (R'm) 351 065 859
Imports
Month % of total 0.24
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 268 327 775
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 614 850 572
Month total 2023 (R'm) 381 491 603
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (387 010 232)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.85
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (62 790 346)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.83
Exports
Month % of total 0.20
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 991 214 386
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 171 578 393
Month total 2023 (R'm) 310 557 099
Imports
Month % of total 0.24
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 197 843 702
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 558 588 625
Month total 2023 (R'm) 373 347 445
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