According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in November last year the value of South Africa’s exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 17.25 billion ($918.87 million), up 7.0 percent from October. In the January-November period, South Africa’s export value of base metals and articles thereof went down by 7.9 percent year on year to ZAR 190.79 billion ($10.16 billion).
In November, the country’s imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 8.62 billion ($458.94 million), decreasing by 13.9 percent from the previous month, while in the first 11 months of 2024 South African imports of base metals and articles thereof moved up by 3.4 percent year on year to ZAR 93.08 billion ($4.96 billion).