5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, May 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/06/2007   
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MAY KEY FIGURES

March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
$m
$m
$m
Food and live animals
581
565
558
Beverages and tobacco
122
97
88
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
245
246
174
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
1 950
1 798
2 115
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
42
47
60
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 732
1 725
1 817
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1 857
1 684
1 719
Machinery and transport equipment
6 447
6 198
6 752
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 034
1 733
1 902
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
359
493
448
TOTAL
15 370
14 586
15 632




MAY KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the May 2007 merchandise imports were $15,632m, an increase of $1,046m (7.2%) on the revised April 2007 merchandise imports of $14,586m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis increased by 3% in seasonally adjusted terms between April and May 2007.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
June 2007 17 July 2007
July 2007 17 August 2007
August 2007 18 September 2007
September 2007 18 October 2007
October 2007 19 November 2007
November 2007 18 December 2007



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 International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5489.0) on the ABS web site. More detailed merchandise imports data are available on the ABS web site www.abs.gov.au from the Details tab of this issue or by contacting the National Information and Referral Service.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Julia Jacques on Canberra (02) 6252 7042.