DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | October 2005 | November 2005 | December 2005 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| Food and live animals | 478 | 572 | 532 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 106 | 119 | 98 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 138 | 172 | 161 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 1 694 | 1 615 | 1 701 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 29 | 38 | 31 |
| Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 368 | 1 684 | 1 446 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 505 | 1 709 | 1 447 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 5 846 | 6 845 | 6 141 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 065 | 2 150 | 1 716 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 130 | 269 | 370 |
| TOTAL | 13 360 | 15 173 | 13 642 |
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
NOTES
INTRODUCTION
This publication presents statistics of Australia's merchandise imports classified according to the broadest level (1 digit sections) of the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification. The data are compiled from information submitted by importers or their agents to the Australian Customs Service. For more details see the ABS publication International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5489.0) which is accessible on the ABS web site. More detailed merchandise imports data are available from AusStats or by contacting the National Information and Referral Service.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
Preliminary analysis show that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis decreased by 2% in seasonally adjusted terms between November and December.
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
The January 2006 issue of this publication is expected to be released on 16 February 2006, and the February 2006 to June 2006 issues are expected to be released on 16 March 2006, 20 April 2006, 16 May 2006, 19 June 2006 and 18 July 2006.
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