The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for February 2015 that recorded a trade deficit of R8.48 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS).
Including BLNS
R’ million
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Section:
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Including BLNS:
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Vehicle & Transport Equipment
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+ R 4 634
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+ 74.4%
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Precious Metals & Stones
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+ R 2 897
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+ 30.4%
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Machinery & Electronics
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+ R 1 204
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+ 19.4%
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Base Metals
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+ R 731
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+ 7.9%
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Mineral Products
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- R 1 932
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-10.6%
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R’ million
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Section:
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Including BLNS:
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Mineral Products
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- R 4 236
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- 22.5%
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Machinery & Electronics
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- R 2 417
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- 11.1%
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Vehicle & Transport Equipment
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- R 1 252
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- 12.5%
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Plastics & Rubber
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- R 875
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- 21.5%
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Vegetable Products
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+ R 1 323
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+ 98.8%
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The world zone results for February 2015 are given below.
Africa:
Exports: R23 121 million – this is an increase of R3 135 million from January 2015
Imports: R11 572 million – this is a decrease of R454 million from January 2015
Trade surplus: R11 549 million.
This is a 45.1% increase in comparison to the R7 960 million surplus recorded in January 2015
America:
Exports: R7 576 million – this is an increase of R744 million from January 2015
Imports: R9 438 million – this is a decrease of R394 million from January 2015
Trade deficit: R1 861 million
This is a 37.9% decrease in comparison to the R2 999 million deficit recorded in January 2015.
Asia:
Exports: R22 828 million – this is an increase of R2 849 million from January 2015
Imports: R38 350 million – this is a decrease of R3 080 million from January 2015
Trade deficit: R15 522 million
This is a 27.6% decrease in comparison to the R21 451 million deficit recorded in January 2015
Europe:
Exports: R18 307 million ¬– this is an increase of R2 002 million from January 2015
Imports: R24 083 million – this is a decrease of R2 403 million from January 2015
Trade deficit: R5 775 million
This is a 43.3% decrease in comparison to the R10 180 million deficit recorded in January 2015
Oceania:
Exports: R 803 million ¬ – this is a decrease of R 62 million from January 2015
Imports: R1 709 million – this is an increase of R 351 million from January 2015
Trade deficit: R 906 million
This is an 83.7% increase comparison to the R 493 million deficit recorded in January 2015
Excluding BLNS
R’ million
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Section:
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Excluding BLNS:
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Vehicle & Transport Equipment
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+ R 4 555
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+ 90.5%
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Precious Metals & Stones
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+ R 2 239
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+ 24.4%
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Machinery & Electronics
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+ R 994
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+ 20.0%
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Base Metals
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+ R 564
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+ 6.5%
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Mineral Products
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- R 2 101
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- 12.6%
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R’ million
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Section:
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Excluding BLNS:
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Mineral Products
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- R 4 221
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- 22.5%
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Machinery & Electronics
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- R 2 423
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- 11.2%
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Vehicle & Transport Equipment
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- R 1 253
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- 12.6%
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Plastics & Rubber
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- R 884
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- 21.9%
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Vegetable Products
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+ R 1 333
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+ 102.5%
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Africa:
Exports: R12 327 million – this is a increase of R1 680 million from January 2015
Imports: R9 147million – this is an decrease of R628 million from January 2015
Trade surplus: R3 180 million
This is a 264.8% increase in comparison to the R872 million surplus recorded in January 2015.
BLNS (Only)
Trade Statistics with BLNS countries
Trade statistics with the BLNS for February 2015 recorded a trade surplus of R8.37 billion.
Summary
The R8.37 billion surplus for February 2015 is as a result of exports of R10.79 billion and imports of R2.43 billion.
Exports increased from January 2015 to February 2015 by R1.46 billion (15.6%) and imports increased from January 2015 to February 2015 by R0.17 billion (7.7%).
The cumulative surplus for 2015 is R15.46 billion compared to R15.56 billion in 2014.
Trade Highlights by Category
The month-on-month export movements:
R’ million
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Section:
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BLNS:
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Precious Metals & Stones
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+ R 659
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174.3%
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Machinery & Electronics
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+ R 210
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16.7%
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Mineral Products
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+ R 169
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10.6%
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Base Metals
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+ R 167
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28.8%
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Prepared Foodstuff
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- R 157
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-14.5%
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The month-on-month import movements:
R’ million
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Section:
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BLNS:
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Prepared Foodstuff
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+ R 88
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24.0%
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Chemical Products
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+ R 76
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15.4%
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Live Animals
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+ R 58
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25.1%
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Textiles
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+ R 49
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18.6%
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Precious Metals & Stones
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- R 70
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-24.2%
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