The Foreign Merchandise Trade report is a monthly 6-page publication that provides some detail on the latest monthly foreign trade numbers and longer term trends. Detail on imports and exports are given at the HS 4-digit level (some 23 categories). Figures are seasonally adjusted and are also converted into dollar values. A breakdown is also provided on the most important regional origins of imports and destinations of exports.
06 March 2023
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 0.
07 February 2023
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 1.
10 January 2023
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 4.
12 October 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 5.
07 September 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports decreased by 5.
16 August 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 7.
18 July 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 8.
16 June 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 0.
05 May 2022
Measured at a seasonally adjusted basis, the rand value of imports increased by 2.
11 April 2022
In dollar terms, imports in February 2022 were up 7.
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