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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Jul 2017	Aug 2017	Sep 2017	Aug 17 to Sep 17
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	1 172	1 055	1 061	1
	Seasonally adjusted	701	873	1 745	100
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	32 450	32 375	32 334	-
	Seasonally adjusted	32 025	32 037	32 961	3
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	31 277	31 319	31 273	-
	Seasonally adjusted	31 324	31 164	31 216	-
- 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 $1,061m in September 2017, an increase of $6m on the surplus in August 2017.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,745m in September 2017, an increase of $872m on the surplus in August 2017.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $924m (3%) to $32,961m. Non-rural goods rose $599m (3%), non-monetary gold rose $217m (17%), rural goods rose $5m and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $1m (2%). Services credits rose $102m (1%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $52m to $31,216m. Consumption goods rose $191m (2%) and capital goods rose $58m (1%). Non-monetary gold fell $65m (14%) and intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $35m. Services debits fell $97m (1%).