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April key figures

		Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	Mar 19 to Apr 19
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	5 049	5 590	6 018	8
	Seasonally adjusted	5 017	4 887	4 871	-
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	40 069	40 598	41 009	1
	Seasonally adjusted	40 081	39 457	40 425	2
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	35 020	35 008	34 991	-
	Seasonally adjusted	35 064	34 569	35 554	3
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Balance on goods and services

• In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $6,018m in April 2019, an increase of $428m on the surplus in March 2019.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $4,871m in April 2019, a decrease of $16m on the surplus in March 2019.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $968m (2%) to $40,425m. Non-rural goods rose $691m (3%), non-monetary gold rose $272m (20%) and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $8m (73%). Rural goods fell $67m (2%). Services credits rose $65m (1%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $985m (3%) to $35,554m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $423m (4%), capital goods rose $308m (5%) and consumption goods rose $298m (3%). Non-monetary gold fell $40m (9%). Services debits fell $5m.