SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for August 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (29 September 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (186 460 568)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.94
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (54 959 241)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.87
Exports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 616 576 414
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 861 407 287
Month total 2023 (R'm) 378 347 790
Imports
Month % of total 0.26
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 744 927 263
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 3 047 867 855
Month total 2023 (R'm) 433 307 031
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (481 789 209)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.84
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (94 777 233)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.77
Exports
Month % of total 0.20
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 254 671 798
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 496 960 783
Month total 2023 (R'm) 325 673 882
Imports
Month % of total 0.26
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 2 664 343 348
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 2 978 749 992
Month total 2023 (R'm) 420 451 115
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