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CHANGES IN THIS AND FORTHCOMING ISSUES


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Statistics presents on the OECD country group

As advised in the previous issue, new members of the OECD, Israel and Estonia, have been included in the OECD country group. This impacts the OECD data in table 2 of this publication. These countries have been included in the OECD country group for the complete merchandise trade time series (ie. data from January 1988).

Amendment to gold and silver merchandise trade data outside the normal revision period

The Customs Tariff codes for some gold and silver imports have been amended on a merchandise trade basis in the months January 2010 and March 2010. These months are outside the normal revision period for merchandise trade data. The changes will not impact on the presentation of statistics in this publication but will impact on detailed import statistics at the 5-digit Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) and Harmonised Tariff Item Statistical Classification (HTISC) levels available via ABS Client Services.


CHANGES IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES

Changes to Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification and Customs Tariff classification

Statistical codes in the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification and the Customs Tariff classification will be revised with new codes coming into effect on 1 January 2011. The changes result from the introduction of new statistical codes separately identifying essential oils in Chapter 33, and for identifying substances controlled by the Montreal and Stockholm Conventions in Chapters 29 and 38. The changes will not impact directly on the presentation of statistics in this publication but will impact on detailed import and export statistics available via ABS Client Services.


Changes to Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification

From 1 January 2011 there will be new commodity codes opening in Chapters 29, 33 and 38. The following table shows codes that are closing on 31 December 2010 and their replacement codes which are opening on 1 January 2011.