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APRIL KEY FIGURES

		Feb 2017	Mar 2017	Apr 2017	Mar 17 to Apr 17
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	3 255	3 294	3 224	-2
	Seasonally adjusted	3 737	3 169	555	-82
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	32 970	33 170	33 201	-
	Seasonally adjusted	32 592	33 374	30 590	-8
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	29 715	29 876	29 977	-
	Seasonally adjusted	28 856	30 206	30 035	-1
- 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 $3,224m in April 2017, a decrease of $70m (2%) on the surplus in March 2017.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $555m in April 2017, a decrease of $2,614m (82%) on the surplus in March 2017.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits fell $2,784m (8%) to $30,590m. Non-rural goods fell $2,497m (12%), non-monetary gold fell $373m (20%) and rural goods fell $73m (2%). Net exports of goods under merchanting rose $3m (8%). Services credits rose $156m (2%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits fell $171m (1%) to $30,035m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $198m (2%), non-monetary gold fell $153m (27%) and consumption goods fell $102m (1%). Capital goods rose $130m (2%). Services debits rose $152m (2%).