The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for April 2015 that recorded a trade deficit of R2.51 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS).
Summary
The R2.51 billion deficit for April 2015 is due to exports of R84.01 billion and imports of R86.53 billion. Exports decreased from March 2015 to April 2015 by R6.84 billion (7.5%) and imports decreased from March 2015 to April 2015 by R4.34 billion (4.8%).
The cumulative deficit for 2015 is R35.83 billion compared to R39.82 billion in 2014.
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