Trade Surplus
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SA records R4.9bln trade surplus in June
SA has recorded a R4.9-billion trade surplus in June after recording a R1-billion shortfall in May, buoyed on by higher commodity exports, Sars says.
SA December trade account at a R10,3bn surplus
SA’s trade account recorded a R10,3-billion surplus in December compared with an R8,4-billion surplus in November, Sars said on Monday.
SA records R460m trade surplus in March
SA’s trade account recorded a surplus of R460-million in March, compared with a R5,7-billion shortfall in February.
SA records trade surplus as imports fall
South Africa’s trade balance swung to its first monthly surplus in 29 months in May, data showed on Tuesday.