According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in March this year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 12.09 billion ($810.9 million), up 10.9 percent from February. In the January-March period of this year, South Africa's export value of base metals and articles thereof increased by 7.9 percent year on year to ZAR 33.4 billion ($2.23 billion).
In March of the current year, the country's imports of base metals and articles thereof amounted to ZAR 5.09 billion ($341.1 million), decreasing 7.2 percent from February, while in the first three months South African imports of base metals and articles thereof rose by 2.7 percent year on year, amounting to ZAR 16 billion ($1.07 billion).