Johannesburg - South Africa's net gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $39.178bn at the end of August from $38.665bn in July, official data showed on Tuesday.
Gross reserves dipped to $43.133bn in August from $43.159bn, the central bank said in a statement posted on its website.
Foreign currency reserves went down $259m to $35.464bn while gold reserves increased by $255m to $4.97bn.