Tariff Turbulence: The Consequences of Recent US Tariff Increases for South African Exports

Economic Research Southern Africa

Jul 31 2025 | 01:54:21

00:00 / 01:54:21

Show Notes

Awaiting the outcome of a trade deal between the United States and South Africa, reciprocal tariffs of 30% are set to be imposed on South African exports on 1 August 2025. With the USA being South Africa’s second biggest bilateral trade partner, after China, these tariffs are bound to impact the automotive, aluminium and steel industries especially. Over 80% of all products exported by SA to the US, will face the full brunt of the 30% reciprocal tariff increase. With such a profound impact on our economy it is important to explore how policy can respond such that it is […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

May 07, 2021 • 00:13:33

Dr Rossouw van Jaarsveld on developing a forex network model: how to highlight risk transmission channels in a timely manner

Have you ever wondered how sensitive the South African Rand is to shocks in other currencies? Instead of debating the relative volatility of the...

Episode 0

December 12, 2024 • 01:01:19

Whatever it takes, every day: Monetary Policy in an Emerging Economy

In conventional monetary policy, the aim is to stabilise inflation by adjusting monetary policy tools, mainly interest rates. One regime that has grown in...

Episode 0

October 16, 2020 • 00:26:56

Dr Chris Loewald on Lockdown Learnings: monetary policy leeway during a pandemic

Shortly after the October MPR, ERSA’s host sat down with Dr Chris Loewald, the Head of the Research Department at the Reserve Bank, and...