Import Tracker - Q4 2023

South Africa had a R21.7 billion trade surplus in the fourth quarter of 2023, up from R7.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, but lower than the R41 billion registered in the third quarter of 2023. Imports declined by R17 billion to R498 billion in the year to the fourth quarter of 2023, while exports declined by 0.5% to R519 billion in same period. This was in part due to a R22 billion fall in coal exports in the fourth quarter of 2023.