{"id":1857,"date":"2023-09-29T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezfreight.co.za\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/media-release-trade-statistics-for-august-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T12:00:11","slug":"media-release-trade-statistics-for-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezfreight.co.za\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/media-release-trade-statistics-for-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Media release \u2013 Trade statistics for August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>29 September 2023 \u2013 South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181.3 billion and imports of R168.0 billion.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the full <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Docs\/TradeStats\/2023\/Aug8875\/Media-Release-August-2023.pdf\">Media Release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/customs-and-excise\/trade-statistics\/\">Trade Statistics webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: SARS Tariffs<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/latest-news\/media-release-trade-statistics-for-august-2023\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=media-release-trade-statistics-for-august-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media release \u2013 Trade statistics for August 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 September 2023 \u2013 South Africa recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R13.3 billion in August 2023. This surplus is attributable to exports of R181.3 billion and imports of R168.0 billion. 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