According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in October this year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 11.75 billion ($863.53 million), up 12.9 percent from September. In the first ten months of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof increased by three percent year on year to ZAR 114.41 billion ($8.4 billion).
In October of the current year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 4.95 billion ($364.27 million), decreasing 4.8 percent from the previous month, while in the January-October period of this year South African imports of base metals and articles thereof fell by 1.2 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 49.71 billion ($3.64 billion).