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OCTOBER KEY FIGURES

		Aug 2018	Sep 2018	Oct 2018	Sep 18 to Oct 18
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	2 296	2 527	2 709	7
	Seasonally adjusted	2 298	2 940	2 316	-21
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	37 242	37 625	37 950	1
	Seasonally adjusted	37 232	37 552	38 045	1
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	34 946	35 098	35 242	-
	Seasonally adjusted	34 934	34 613	35 729	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 $2,709m in October 2018, an increase of $182m on the surplus in September 2018.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $2,316m in October 2018, a decrease of $624m on the surplus in September 2018.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $493m (1%) to $38,045m. Non-rural goods rose $1,019m (4%) and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $12m (63%). Non-monetary gold fell $355m (24%) and rural goods fell $277m (7%). Services credits rose $93m (1%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $1,116m (3%) to $35,729m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $582m (5%), capital goods rose $481m (8%) and consumption goods rose $105m (1%). Non-monetary gold fell $26m (7%). Services debits fell $25m.