SARS Media Release - South African Trade Statistics for September 2012
Pretoria, 31 October 2012 - The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for September 2012 that record a trade deficit of R13.8 billion.
Summary
The R13.8 billion deficit for September 2012 was due to a decrease in exports of 7.7% and a decrease in imports of 4.2%.
Exports for September 2012 of R56.7 billion and imports of R70.5 billion resulted in a deficit of R13.8 billion.
Exports decreased by R4.7 billion (-7.7%) and imports decreased by R3.1 billion (-4.2%).