According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in February this year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 11.43 billion ($829.64 million), up 9.5 percent from January. In the January-February period of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof increased by 2.7 percent year on year to ZAR 21.87 billion ($1.59 billion).
In February of the current year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 4.66 billion ($337.91 million), decreasing 14.7 percent from the previous month, while in the first two months South African imports of base metals and articles thereof fell by 7.4 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 10.12 billion ($735.65 million).