{"id":87433,"date":"2023-11-27T21:46:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/south-africa-russia-china-account-for-over-60-of-zimbabwes-imports"},"modified":"2023-11-28T02:02:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T00:02:44","slug":"south-africa-russia-china-account-for-over-60-of-zimbabwes-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/south-africa-russia-china-account-for-over-60-of-zimbabwes-imports","title":{"rendered":"South Africa, Russia, China Account For Over 60% Of Zimbabwe’s Imports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Russia has overtaken China to become Zimbabwe\u2019s second major source of imports, behind South Africa, according to statistics released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT).<\/p>\n

Three countries, that is, South Africa (34.7%), the Russian Federation (15.2%) and China (11.9%), accounted for around sixty-two percent of Zimbabwe\u2019s total import value of US$901.5 million in October 2023.<\/p>\n

Below are the trade statistics released by ZIMSTAT this Monday, 27 November:<\/p>\n

External Trade Statistics: October 2023<\/b> \u2013 The total value of exported goods in October 2023 was US$831.9 million, representing a 22.7% increase from US$678.1 million reported in September 2023.<\/p>\n

Imports for October:<\/b> 2023 amounted to US$901.5 million, an increase of 16.7% from US$772.2 million recorded in September 2023.Get Pindula News on our WhatsApp Channel<\/b><\/p>\n

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The trade deficit for October 2023<\/b> was US$69.6 million, translating to a 26.4% decline from the deficit of US$94.6 million recorded in September 2023.<\/p>\n

Sept 2023 exports value<\/b> = USD678.1 million Oct 2023\u2019s exports value = USD831.9 million. Among the country\u2019s major export destinations in October 2023 were China (38.4%,) and the United Arab Emirates (22.8%), South Africa (16.3%).<\/p>\n

The three countries accounted for around seventy-seven percent of the total export value of USD831.9 million.<\/p>\n

Sept 2023 imports value<\/b> = USD772.7 million Oct 2023 imports value = USD901.5 million.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe\u2019s major source countries of imports in October 2023 were South Africa (34.7%), the Russian Federation (15.2%) and China (11.9%).<\/p>\n

The three countries accounted for around sixty-two percent of the total import value of USD901.5 million.<\/p>\n

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