SA footwear & accessories trade statistics for December 2023
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (31 January 2024) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (13 795 684 796)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.24
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (962 390 982)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.31
Exports
Month % of total 0.26
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 3 941 173 326
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 4 243 270 557
Month total 2023 (R'm) 426 692 371
Imports
Month % of total 0.93
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 18 994 410 772
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 18 038 955 353
Month total 2023 (R'm) 1 389 083 353
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (16 079 854 902)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.10
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (1 182 043 597)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.14
Exports
Month % of total 0.13
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 1 512 365 151
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 712 630 111
Month total 2023 (R'm) 196 093 975
Imports
Month % of total 0.95
Cumulative 2022 (R'm) 18 833 395 961
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 17 792 485 013
Month total 2023 (R'm) 1 378 137 572
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