31 May 2017 – Trade Statistics for April 2017
Pretoria, 31 May 2017– The South African Revenue Service (SARS) today releases trade statistics for April 2017 recording a trade balance surplus of R5.08 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS). The year-to-date trade balance surplus (01 January to 30 April 2017) of R9.89 billion is an improvement on the deficit for the comparable period in 2016 of R26.39 billion.