South Africa recorded a preliminary trade surplus of R31.9bn in March, narrowing from a revised R35.9bn in February, the revenue agency reported.
The country earned R187.9bn from exports in March while imports amounted to R156bn, the South African Revenue Service Sars said. So far this year, the trade surplus stands at R75.6bn compared with R26bn in the first three months of 2025.
On a year-on-year basis, export flows for March were up 9.9 from a year ago, while import flows rose 5.2, Sars said. Month-on-month, exports increased by 12.1 and imports were 18.4 higher.
