JULY KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May 2018 | Jun 2018 | Jul 2018 | Jun 18 to Jul 18 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | $m | $m | $m | % change |
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BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend estimates | 1 242 | 1 408 | 1 425 | 1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Seasonally adjusted | 772 | 1 937 | 1 551 | -20 |
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend estimates | 35 487 | 35 831 | 36 074 | 1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Seasonally adjusted | 35 529 | 36 432 | 36 070 | -1 |
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend estimates | 34 245 | 34 424 | 34 649 | 1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Seasonally adjusted | 34 757 | 34 495 | 34 519 | - |
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Balance on Goods and Services
![Graph: This graph shows the Balance on Goods and Services for the Trend and Seasonally adjusted series](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/f80b53061f6f5308ca25831b0015bd8e/Body/0.20A2!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
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JULY KEY POINTS
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
- In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,425m in July 2018, an increase of $17m on the surplus in June 2018.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,551m in July 2018, a decrease of $386m on the surplus in June 2018.
CREDITS (EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits fell $362m (1%) to $36,070m. Non-monetary gold fell $189m (10%), non-rural goods fell $138m (1%) and rural goods fell $76m (2%). Net exports of goods under merchanting rose $7m. Services credits rose $34m.
DEBITS (IMPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $24m to $34,519m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $605m (6%) and non-monetary gold rose $69m (11%). Capital goods fell $429m (6%) and consumption goods fell $329m (4%). Services debits rose $109m (1%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
August 2018 | 4 October 2018 |
September 2018 | 1 November 2018 |
October 2018 | 6 December 2018 |
November 2018 | 8 January 2019 |
December 2018 | 5 February 2019 |
January 2019 | 7 March 2019 |
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