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 "code": "LK.EXT.IMTS.IMPORTS.ZAF.A",
 "name": "Imports of goods from South Africa (IMF)",
 "unit": "US dollars million",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "International Monetary Fund",
 "publisher": "International Monetary Fund",
 "source_url": "https://data.imf.org/",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-01",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.EXT.IMTS.IMPORTS.ZAF.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: International Monetary Fund. Used under the IMF's copyright and usage terms, which allow the data to be republished with the source cited; users of this copy should follow those terms too. https://www.imf.org/en/about/copyright-and-terms",
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