SA hides, skins, and leather trade statistics for January 2024
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (29 February 2024) – Source: SARS. https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Docs/TradeStats/2024/Jan4125/Media-Release-January-2024.pdf
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (139 726 231)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.67
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (139 726 231)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.67
Exports
Month % of total 0.20
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 225 968 721
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 289 534 526
Month total 2024 (R'm) 289 534 526
Imports
Month % of total 0.28
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 425 392 171
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 429 260 757
Month total 2024 (R'm) 429 260 757
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (176 470 177)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.58
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (176 460 177)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.58
Exports
Month % of total 0.19
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 178 421 858
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 243 238 374
Month total 2024 (R'm) 243 238 374
Imports
Month % of total 0.28
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 418 877 381
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 419 708 551
Month total 2024 (R'm) 419 708 551
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