South Africa’s base metal export value down five percent in H1

Tuesday, 04 August 2015 11:51:41 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in June of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 10.87 billion ($860 million), increasing by 0.5 percent from May. In the first six months of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof decreased by five percent year on year to ZAR 62.42 billion ($4.94 billion). 
 
In June this year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 5 billion ($400 million), up 3.7 percent from May, while in the first six months South African imports of base metals and articles thereof increased by 25 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 30.15 billion ($2.39 billion).
 


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