According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in April of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 10.62 billion ($1.01 billion), decreasing by five percent from March. In the first four months of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof increased by 32.8 percent year on year, reaching ZAR 44.09 billion ($4.21 billion).
In April this year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 3.89 billion ($371.50 million), up 10.1 percent from March, while in the first quarter South African imports of base metals and articles thereof rose by two percent year on year to ZAR 16.14 billion ($1.54 billion).