SARS Media Release - South African Trade Statistics for September 2013
Pretoria, 31 October 2013 - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for September 2013 that record a trade deficit of R18.94 billion.
Summary
The R18.94 billion deficit for September 2013 can be attributed to exports of R66.53 billion and imports of R85.47 billion.
Exports decreased from August to September by R4.23 billion (6.0%) and imports decreased from August to September by R4.39 billion (4.9%).
The cumulative deficit for 2013 is R126.37 billion compared to R83.60 billion in 2012.