SA footwear & accessories trade statistics for January 2024
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (29 February 2024) – Source: SARS.
Including Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (1 349 503 956)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.16
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (1 349 503 956)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.16
Exports
Month % of total 0.18
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 194 122 755
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 253 814 611
Month total 2024 (R'm) 253 814 611
Imports
Month % of total 1.04
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 884 084 080
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 1 603 318 567
Month total 2024 (R'm) 1 603 318 567
Excluding Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN)
Cumulative trade
Trade balance R'm (1 480 702 936)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.07
Monthly trade
Trade balance R'm (1 480 702 936)
Ratio (exports/imports) 0.07
Exports
Month % of total 0.09
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 57 222 104
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 110 976 278
Month total 2024 (R'm) 110 976 278
Imports
Month % of total 1.08
Cumulative 2023 (R'm) 1 871 534 526
Cumulative 2024 (R'm) 1 591 679 214
Month total 2024 (R'm) 1 591 679 214
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