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.
11 July 2017
Over the past three months, 5 of the 23 export categories showed a positive annualised change in dollar terms.
15 June 2017
In dollar terms, imports were down 5.
10 May 2017
Imports in dollar terms were 3.
19 April 2017
The latest 12-month merchandise trade deficit amounted to R89 billion which was R61 billion less than the previous 12 months’ deficit.
10 March 2017
Over the past five years, exports in dollar terms had declined by 7.
06 February 2017
Over the past five years, exports in dollar terms had declined by 7.
09 January 2017
The latest 12-month merchandise trade deficit amounted to R110.
07 December 2016
The latest 12-month merchandise trade deficit amounted to R109 billion which was R43 billion less than the previous 12 months’ deficit.
15 November 2016
The latest 12-month merchandise trade deficit amounted to R128 billion which was R24 billion less than the previous 12 months’ deficit.
06 September 2016
Over the past five years, exports in dollar terms had declined by 6.
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