According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in October of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 10.46 billion ($685.5 million), up 3.9 percent from September. In the first ten months of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof decreased by 3.2 percent year on year to ZAR 104.95 billion ($6.87 billion).
In October this year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 5.73 billion ($375.5 million), rising 18.7 percent from September, while in the first ten months South African imports of base metals and articles thereof increased by 20.8 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 50.7 billion ($3.32 billion).