SACU tops Botswana imports

Statistics matter: Anna Majelantle's Statistics Botswana says SACU comes tops. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Statistics matter: Anna Majelantle's Statistics Botswana says SACU comes tops. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Southern African Customs Union (SACU) was the main source of imports into Botswana accounting for 77. 7%, which is equivalent to P4.8 billion of total imports during October this year, according to Statistics Botswana’s international merchandise trade statistics monthly digest.

South Africa was the main source within the Union with a contribution of 64.2%, which is equivalent to P4 billion followed by Namibia with 13.3%, which was P817.4 million contributions to total imports during October 2016.

According to the report, the major commodities imported from South Africa were non-industrial diamonds unworked or simply sawn cleaved or bruited, petrol and distillate fuel with contributions of 15% or P590.7 million, 6.8% or P270.1 million and 5.7% or P224 million respectively of total imports from that country.

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