TRADE BY COMMODITY
More than a quarter (28.9%) of Victoria's merchandise exports in 2008-09 were Food and live animals, followed by Machinery and transport equipment (19.7%). Compared with 2007-08, exports of Food and live animals rose by $670m and Chemicals and related products rose by $355m. The largest decrease in exports were Machinery and transport equipment (-$791m).
Food and live animals accounted for 26.4% of Victoria's exports in December quarter 2009, while Machinery and transport equipment contributed 20.8% of the total.
Imports of Machinery and transport equipment comprised 38.4% of total Victorian imports in 2008-09, more than two times the size of the next largest category (Miscellaneous manufactured articles, 17.6%). The largest increases from 2007-08 were in Miscellaneous manufactured articles ($1,442m) and Food and live animals ($421m). The largest decreases were in Machinery and transport equipment (-$1,440m) and Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (-$640m).
In December quarter 2009, Machinery and transport equipment made up 40.5% of the state's imports, with a further 15.9% being Miscellaneous manufactured articles.
View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: International merchandise trade, By Commodity - Victoria (file size 30kB).
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