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Export unit values up 8,0% year on year in August
Stats SA reports the export unit value index up 8,0% year on year in August 2026; the import index fell 2,0%.
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Stats SA Statistical Release P0142.7 (Export and Import Unit Value Indices, August 2026), published at 10:00 on 15 October 2026, reports that the unit value index for exported commodities rose 8,0% year-on-year in August 2026 and fell 1,5% from July. The import unit value index fell 2,0% year-on-year and rose 0,8% month-on-month. The export annual increase was led by metal products, machinery and equipment (+15,2% and +7,6 percentage points). The indices measure unit-value price movements from SARS-reported trade, not trade volumes or total values.