SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for November 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (29 December 2023) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (557 867 005)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.88
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (91 683 982)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.82
Exports
Month % of total 0.23
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 3 794 429 739
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 3 973 558 470
Month total 2023 (R'm) 426 384 444
Imports
Month % of total 0.31
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 4 244 694 877
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 4 531 425 475
Month total 2023 (R'm) 518 068 426
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (1 009 084 665)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.77
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (155 165 328)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.69
Exports
Month % of total 0.21
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 3 248 879 253
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 3 414 136 040
Month total 2023 (R'm) 350 580 444
Imports
Month % of total 0.32
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 4 128 105 966
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 4 423 220 705
Month total 2023 (R'm) 505 745 772
https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Docs/TradeStats/2023/8784Nov/Media-Release-November-2023.pdf
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