According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in September of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 10.76 billion ($966.89 million), increasing by 8.9 percent from August. In the first nine months of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof increased by 20 percent year on year, reaching ZAR 96.75 billion ($8.7 billion).
In September this year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 4.49 billion ($403.4 million), up 13.9 percent from August, while in the first nine months South African imports of base metals and articles thereof decreased by 1.6 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 36.64 billion ($3.29 billion).