Higher-than-expected SA trade surplus surprises Sars
The large improvement in September comes after a significant decrease in July and August
31 October 2022 - 16:01
SA’s balance of trade surprised economists on Monday, recording a trade surplus above market expectations in September, SA Revenue Service (Sars) data showed.
SA recorded a trade balance surplus of R19.70bn in September — well above August’s R7.2bn, the smallest trade surplus in seven months — and above the Thomson Reuters consensus of a R5.0bn surplus...
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