In June this year, the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 8 billion ($808 million), decreasing by 1.5 percent from the previous month, according to data released by the South African Revenue Service. In the first half of the current year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof was ZAR 81.2 billion ($8.2 billion), up 4.85 percent compared to the first half of 2012.
In June, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 3.9 billion ($394 million), down slightly from May, while in the first half of the year South African imports of base metals and articles thereof rose by 23.4 percent year on year to ZAR 23.5 billion ($2.4 billion).