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OCTOBER KEY FIGURES

		Aug 2017	Sep 2017	Oct 2017	Sep 17 to Oct 17
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	901	756	644	-15
	Seasonally adjusted	810	1 604	105	-93
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	32 225	32 122	32 073	-
	Seasonally adjusted	31 916	32 774	31 871	-3
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	31 325	31 366	31 429	-
	Seasonally adjusted	31 106	31 170	31 766	2
- 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 $644m in October 2017, a decrease of $112m on the surplus in September 2017.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $105m in October 2017, a decrease of $1,499m on the surplus in September 2017.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits fell $903m (3%) to $31,871m. Non-rural goods fell $1,074m (5%) and rural goods fell $85m (2%). Non-monetary gold rose $362m (24%) and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $12m (25%). Services credits fell $118m (2%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $596m (2%) to $31,766m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $385m (4%), consumption goods rose $197m (2%) and non-monetary gold rose $16m (4%). Capital goods fell $120m (2%). Services debits rose $119m (2%).