| Summary$ ITALY | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Imports from ITALY R million constant 2000 prices |
3152 | 3425 | 4643 | 5640 | 6577 | 5941 | 6567 | 5949 | 6244 | 7654 | 8577 |
| Imports - annual growth |
| 8.67 | 35.53 | 21.49 | 16.61 | -9.67 | 10.53 | -9.41 | 4.97 | 22.57 | 12.06 |
| SA total Imports R million constant 2000 prices |
84262 | 98029 | 114692 | 137987 | 148999 | 155124 | 164845 | 158849 | 187333 | 204760 | 237137 |
| SA total Imports - annual growth |
| 16.34 | 17 | 20.31 | 7.98 | 4.11 | 6.27 | -3.64 | 17.93 | 9.3 | 15.81 |
| ITALY's share of total SA imports |
3.74 | 3.49 | 4.05 | 4.09 | 4.41 | 3.83 | 3.98 | 3.75 | 3.33 | 3.74 | 3.62 |
| Export to ITALY R million constant 2000 prices |
2933 | 2311 | 2673 | 3403 | 3487 | 3425 | 4605 | 4658 | 5894 | 6318 | 7067 |
| Export - annual growth |
| -21.23 | 15.67 | 27.34 | 2.45 | -1.76 | 34.43 | 1.16 | 26.54 | 7.2 | 11.85 |
| SA total Exports R million constant 2000 prices |
124561 | 121951 | 134944 | 142289 | 151170 | 159517 | 165806 | 178469 | 210035 | 238308 | 270538 |
| SA total Exports - annual growth |
| -2.1 | 10.65 | 5.44 | 6.24 | 5.52 | 3.94 | 7.64 | 17.69 | 13.46 | 13.52 |
| ITALY's share of total SA export |
2.36 | 1.9 | 1.98 | 2.39 | 2.31 | 2.15 | 2.78 | 2.61 | 2.81 | 2.65 | 2.61 |
| Trade Balance with ITALY R million constant 2000 prices |
-218 | -1114 | -1969 | -2236 | -3090 | -2516 | -1962 | -1290 | -350 | -1335 | -1509 |
| Trade Turnover with ITALY R million constant 2000 prices |
6086 | 5736 | 7316 | 9044 | 10064 | 9367 | 11172 | 10607 | 12139 | 13973 | 15645 |
| Trade Turnover - annual growth |
| -5.75 | 27.53 | 23.62 | 11.28 | -6.93 | 19.27 | -5.06 | 14.44 | 15.11 | 11.97 |
| SA total Trade Turnover R million constant 2000 prices |
208824 | 219981 | 249636 | 280277 | 300170 | 314642 | 330651 | 337319 | 397368 | 443069 | 507675 |
| ITALY's share of total SA Trade Turnover |
2.91 | 2.61 | 2.93 | 3.23 | 3.35 | 2.98 | 3.38 | 3.14 | 3.05 | 3.15 | 3.08 |
| ITALY Total Imports - R million constant 2000 prices |
970012 | 791787 | 898934 | 1040565 | 1174253 | 1174928 | 1384262 | 1454963 | 1655872 | 1897488 | 2178180 |
| SA's share of ITALY Total Imports |
0.302 | 0.292 | 0.297 | 0.327 | 0.297 | 0.292 | 0.333 | 0.32 | 0.356 | 0.333 | 0.324 |
| ITALY Total Exports - R million constant 2000 prices |
917015 | 904779 | 1016882 | 1180876 | 1422508 | 1344246 | 1557471 | 1553393 | 1668085 | 1964488 | 2276749 |
| SA's share of ITALY Total Exports |
0.344 | 0.379 | 0.457 | 0.478 | 0.462 | 0.442 | 0.422 | 0.383 | 0.374 | 0.39 | 0.377 |