At 14:00 this afternoon the South African Revenue Service (Sars) will be releasing South Africa’s October 2010 trade statistics for imports and exports. While the information does not get nearly the same media coverage as the release of other economic indicators, or even the announcement of the repo-rate, it ought to. If you are involved in importation or exportation of products, no matter in what capacity, the trade statistics should be a very important economic indicator for you. They provide an overview of the import and export sectors (of which 23 are specified), as well as the world regions from which they are imported, or exported. What better indicator to tell you what is happening with respect to international trade?