International Trade in Goods

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Statistics about international trade in goods, on a balance of payments and international trade basis.

Reference period

February 2025

Released

3/04/2025

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods decreased $2,188m in February.
Goods credits (exports) decreased $1,578m (3.6%) driven by Non-monetary gold.
Goods debits (imports) increased $611m (1.6%) driven by Capital goods.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Balance on goods		4,686	5,156	2,968	-2,188	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	43,557	43,891	42,313	-1,578	-3.6
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-38,872	-38,734	-39,345	611	1.6

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Feb-21	7,189	-
Mar-21	5,868	-
Apr-21	8,437	-
May-21	9,108	-
Jun-21	10,147	-
Jul-21	14,059	-
Aug-21	12,938	-
Sep-21	10,097	-
Oct-21	10,702	-
Nov-21	9,414	-
Dec-21	7,368	-
Jan-22	12,891	-
Feb-22	8,468	-
Mar-22	10,560	-
Apr-22	14,266	12,467
May-22	15,072	13,035
Jun-22	18,476	13,532
Jul-22	12,092	13,850
Aug-22	12,152	14,166
Sep-22	15,735	14,253
Oct-22	14,914	14,236
Nov-22	14,245	14,156
Dec-22	12,617	13,984
Jan-23	11,310	13,684
Feb-23	14,372	13,156
Mar-23	14,293	12,505
Apr-23	10,065	11,719
May-23	10,439	10,760
Jun-23	9,711	9,802
Jul-23	7,782	9,094
Aug-23	10,509	8,823
Sep-23	6,443	8,905
Oct-23	8,803	9,157
Nov-23	11,274	9,296
Dec-23	9,632	9,154
Jan-24	9,322	8,608
Feb-24	7,548	7,755
Mar-24	4,363	6,811
Apr-24	5,690	5,940
May-24	5,054	5,331
Jun-24	5,134	5,024
Jul-24	5,267	4,942
Aug-24	5,311	5,021
Sep-24	4,156	5,144
Oct-24	5,170	5,199
Nov-24	6,358	5,113
Dec-24	4,686	4,910
Jan-25	5,156	4,624
Feb-25	2,968	4,308

Balance on goods

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Feb-21	34,603	-
Mar-21	34,254	-
Apr-21	35,972	-
May-21	37,275	-
Jun-21	38,558	-
Jul-21	42,797	-
Aug-21	41,920	-
Sep-21	38,477	-
Oct-21	38,616	-
Nov-21	40,244	-
Dec-21	40,671	-
Jan-22	44,676	-
Feb-22	45,183	-
Mar-22	45,164	-
Apr-22	48,784	47,498
May-22	51,534	48,739
Jun-22	54,839	49,925
Jul-22	49,002	50,908
Aug-22	50,449	51,532
Sep-22	53,691	51,668
Oct-22	52,452	51,430
Nov-22	50,460	50,954
Dec-22	49,377	50,339
Jan-23	49,603	49,627
Feb-23	48,449	48,808
Mar-23	49,805	48,006
Apr-23	46,015	47,207
May-23	47,141	46,423
Jun-23	44,736	45,817
Jul-23	44,290	45,513
Aug-23	46,643	45,521
Sep-23	45,414	45,699
Oct-23	46,298	45,859
Nov-23	45,972	45,788
Dec-23	45,311	45,437
Jan-24	45,523	44,832
Feb-24	45,299	44,144
Mar-24	43,500	43,566
Apr-24	42,357	43,112
May-24	42,799	42,756
Jun-24	42,959	42,433
Jul-24	42,892	42,152
Aug-24	42,537	41,999
Sep-24	40,284	42,016
Oct-24	41,567	42,203
Nov-24	43,156	42,516
Dec-24	43,557	42,862
Jan-25	43,891	43,140
Feb-25	42,313	43,363

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Total goods credits			43,557	43,891	42,313	-1,578	-3.6
	General merchandise		40,503	38,483	38,051	-432	-1.1
		Rural goods	6,675	6,661	6,951	290	4.4
		Non-rural goods	33,828	31,821	31,100	-721	-2.3
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		53	48	48	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		3,001	5,360	4,214	-1,146	-21.4

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
a. This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Rural goods	6,675	6,661	6,951	290	4.4
	Meat and meat preparations	2,040	2,049	2,453	404	19.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,184	1,233	1,266	33	2.7
	Wool and sheepskins	223	212	243	31	14.6
	Other rural(a)	3,229	3,167	2,989	-178	-5.6

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Non-rural goods	33,828	31,821	31,100	-721	-2.3
	Metal ores and minerals	14,090	13,329	12,940	-389	-2.9
	Coal, coke and briquettes	6,481	5,593	5,218	-375	-6.7
	Other mineral fuels	6,686	6,328	6,366	38	0.6
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,435	1,521	1,508	-13	-0.9
	Machinery	1,287	1,257	1,315	58	4.6
	Transport equipment	462	453	549	96	21.2
	Other manufactures	2,332	2,258	2,254	-4	-0.2
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	771	788	634	-154	-19.5
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	284	294	317	23	7.8

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Feb-21	27,414	-
Mar-21	28,386	-
Apr-21	27,535	-
May-21	28,166	-
Jun-21	28,411	-
Jul-21	28,738	-
Aug-21	28,983	-
Sep-21	28,380	-
Oct-21	27,914	-
Nov-21	30,831	-
Dec-21	33,302	-
Jan-22	31,785	-
Feb-22	36,714	-
Mar-22	34,604	-
Apr-22	34,517	35,032
May-22	36,462	35,704
Jun-22	36,362	36,392
Jul-22	36,911	37,059
Aug-22	38,297	37,366
Sep-22	37,956	37,416
Oct-22	37,538	37,193
Nov-22	36,215	36,799
Dec-22	36,760	36,355
Jan-23	38,293	35,943
Feb-23	34,078	35,653
Mar-23	35,511	35,501
Apr-23	35,951	35,488
May-23	36,702	35,663
Jun-23	35,025	36,015
Jul-23	36,508	36,418
Aug-23	36,134	36,699
Sep-23	38,971	36,795
Oct-23	37,495	36,702
Nov-23	34,698	36,492
Dec-23	35,679	36,283
Jan-24	36,200	36,224
Feb-24	37,752	36,389
Mar-24	39,137	36,755
Apr-24	36,667	37,172
May-24	37,745	37,425
Jun-24	37,825	37,409
Jul-24	37,625	37,210
Aug-24	37,226	36,978
Sep-24	36,128	36,871
Oct-24	36,397	37,004
Nov-24	36,797	37,404
Dec-24	38,872	37,952
Jan-25	38,734	38,516
Feb-25	39,345	39,055

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Total goods debits			-38,872	-38,734	-39,345	611	1.6
	General merchandise debits		-37,676	-37,720	-38,179	459	1.2
		Consumption goods	-12,147	-12,088	-12,232	144	1.2
		Capital goods	-9,486	-8,738	-9,051	313	3.6
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,042	-16,894	-16,896	2	0.0
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-1,196	-1,014	-1,166	152	15.0

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Consumption goods	-12,147	-12,088	-12,232	144	1.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,804	-1,890	-1,906	16	0.8
	Household electrical items	-668	-664	-743	79	11.9
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,117	-3,132	-2,929	-203	-6.5
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-2,160	-2,091	-2,107	16	0.8
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-739	-720	-728	8	1.1
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,659	-3,591	-3,819	228	6.3

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Capital goods	-9,486	-8,738	-9,051	313	3.6
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,802	-2,898	-2,856	-42	-1.4
	ADP equipment	-1,203	-1,231	-1,194	-37	-3.0
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,211	-1,422	-1,435	13	0.9
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-294	-171	-194	23	13.5
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,421	-1,485	-1,360	-125	-8.4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-2,555	-1,531	-2,012	481	31.4

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 24 ($m)	Jan 25 ($m)	Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 ($m)	Jan 25 to Feb 25 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,042	-16,894	-16,896	2	0.0
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-319	-310	-337	27	8.7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-221	-258	-299	41	15.9
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,683	-5,245	-4,467	-778	-14.8
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,816	-2,090	-2,085	-5	-0.2
	Parts for ADP equipment	-63	-76	-78	2	2.6
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,076	-2,081	-2,233	152	7.3
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-501	-488	-446	-42	-8.6
	Paper and paperboard	-257	-249	-257	8	3.2
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-149	-150	-142	-8	-5.3
	Iron and steel	-486	-311	-484	173	55.6
	Plastics	-542	-489	-490	1	0.2
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,640	-4,621	-5,366	745	16.1
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-142	-367	-52	-315	-85.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-147	-158	-158	-	-

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)	Jan 25 (%)	Feb 25 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	6.7	-7.9	1.2	4.2	-16.0	-11.5
Iron ore - Fines	4.9	-7.5	4.1	5.7	-13.0	-19.1
Coal - Hard coking	4.1	-3.6	-5.3	16.8	-31.1	-5.3
Coal - Semi-soft	-9.0	14.5	-16.2	3.5	5.1	-26.0
Coal - Thermal	-12.5	-0.7	13.0	2.5	-25.2	-8.2
Gas - LNG	-7.9	7.7	-1.9	5.4	-5.0	-11.9

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)	Jan 25 (%)	Feb 25 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-8.3	10.5	2.7	6.6	-1.1	5.3
Iron ore - Fines	-8.9	7.8	5.2	5.3	2.9	2.1
Coal - Hard coking	-12.7	-1.4	2.5	6.7	-0.6	-1.0
Coal - Semi-soft	-10.7	-4.0	1.0	6.6	-0.2	-2.4
Coal - Thermal	-3.6	1.5	0.6	4.8	-4.6	-3.4
Gas - LNG	0.8	0.5	4.3	3.8	-4.2	-1.7

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodity movements

On an international merchandise trade basis, in original terms (noting the footnote in the above table), between January 2025 and February 2025 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-171	-6.8	-11.5	5.3
Taiwan	-70	-56.4	-57.9	3.6
Japan	-46	-20.8	-21.3	0.6
Korea, Republic of (South)	-33	-26.8	-25.9	-1.3
Vietnam	-29	-100.0	-100.0	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	51	2.6	-3.5	6.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-1,209	-17.4	-19.1	2.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-992	-16.4	-17.8	1.7
Japan	-127	-43.8	-48.2	8.5
India	-46	-100.0	-100.0	-
Vietnam	-35	-36.8	-39.1	3.8
Indonesia	32	90.2	83.5	3.7

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	-121	-6.3	-5.3	-1.0
India	-87	-13.2	-11.6	-1.8
Japan	-71	-23.1	-22.8	-0.3
Turkiye	-65	-88.1	-83.3	-28.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	56	29.1	27.4	1.3
Netherlands	127	126.9	122.1	2.1

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-315	-27.8	-26.0	-2.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	-126	-46.2	-48.2	3.8
Japan	-107	-30.6	-21.1	-12.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-36	-100.0	-100.0	-
India	-36	-17.6	-16.3	-1.5
Taiwan	-33	-33.9	-33.3	-0.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-286	-11.3	-8.2	-3.4
Japan	-313	-22.4	-18.8	-4.4
India	-55	-100.0	-100.0	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-38	-7.6	-9.3	1.9
Singapore	-18	-100.0	-100.0	-
Taiwan	104	78.6	81.4	-1.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Jan 25 to Feb 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-761	-13.4	-11.9	-1.7

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

International merchandise trade exports data presented in the above tables are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs. When additional information for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms. Movements in the unit values for some commodities incorporate movements in the United States dollar prices reported to Home Affairs and movements in the Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate.

Value adjustments

International merchandise trade exports data presented in this publication are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). At the time of initial reporting to Home Affairs, the final prices at which transactions take place are not known for some commodities. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs.

For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. When additional information on quantity and/or unit price for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Iron ore adjustments are applied on an international merchandise trade basis at the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) level. Coal, coke and briquettes are adjusted on a balance of payments basis in current price, original terms. When final transaction information becomes available the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data.

In most instances, transfer of ownership occurs when goods cross the customs frontier. In certain circumstances the change of ownership of large value capital expenditure items can occur prior to the items crossing the customs frontier. The ABS may adjust the relevant balance of payments series to record the timing when transfer of ownership was affected.

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

On a merchandise trade basis, adjustments have been applied to iron ore lumps and iron ore fines. When final transaction information becomes available, the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 2.5% between December 2024 and January 2025 and fell 2.3% between January 2025 and February 2025.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Aug 24($m)	Sep 24($m)	Oct 24($m)	Nov 24($m)	Dec 24($m)	Jan 25($m)	Feb 25($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-	-	-5	-5	-65	-80	-335

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 3.1% between December 2024 and January 2025 and fell 7.7% between January 2025 and February 2025.

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Confidential Commodities List

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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods
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Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value
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Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value
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Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value
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Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value
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Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value
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Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value
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Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices

Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value

Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value

Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value

Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value

Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value

Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value

Table 15b. Merchandise imports, state and Australia, customs value

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value

Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value

Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value

Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value

Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value

Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value

Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value

Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value

Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value

Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value

Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value

Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value

Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value

Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value

Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list

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