South Africa Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)

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This chart displays Trade Balance (USD billion) for South Africa from 2013 to 2022.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)	2.0	2.5	17.5	30.2	13.7

Manufacturing production dropped 1.6% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in July (June: +1.2% mom). July’s contraction marked the...

5-Sep-23

The S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to a one-year high of 51.0 in August, up from the prior...

5-Sep-23

Economic growth improved timidly in the second quarter, with GDP increasing 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis (Q1: +0.4%...

23-Aug-23

Inflation dropped to 4.7% in July, following June’s 5.4%. July’s result represented the lowest inflation rate since July 2021. Consequently,...

10-Aug-23

Manufacturing production grew 1.2% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in June (May: -1.3% mom). Looking at the details...

3-Aug-23

The S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to 48.2 in July, down from June’s 48.7. As such, the index...

20-Jul-23

At its 18–20 July meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) maintained the repurchase rate...

19-Jul-23

Inflation eased to 5.4% in June from May’s 6.3%. June’s result represented the weakest inflation rate since October 2021 and...