31 July 2017 – Trade Statistics for June 2017
Pretoria, 31 July 2017– The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for June 2017 recording a trade balance surplus of R10.67 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS). The year-to-date trade balance surplus (01 January to 30 June 2017) of R27.68 billion is an improvement on the deficit for the comparable period in 2016 of R5.04 billion.