JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | April 2006 | May 2006 | June 2006 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| Food and live animals | 478 | 502 | 483 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 88 | 97 | 90 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 160 | 177 | 183 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 1 835 | 2 354 | 2 286 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 40 | 52 | 42 |
| Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 488 | 1 689 | 1 488 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 457 | 1 585 | 1 599 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 6 114 | 6 446 | 6 553 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1 679 | 1 800 | 1 843 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 676 | 734 | 589 |
| TOTAL | 14 015 | 15 436 | 15 155 |
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JUNE 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.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis decreased by 2% in seasonally adjusted terms between May and June 2006.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
The treatment of goods for processing in merchandise trade and Balance of Payments statistics has changed from this issue. A feature article describing the change can be accessed on the ABS web site from the summary page of the May 2006 issue of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0). This will impact on the time series of merchandise imports presented by treatment code 721.
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
The July 2006 issue of this publication is expected to be released on 22 August 2006, and the August to December 2006 issues are expected to be released on 18 September 2006, 18 October 2006, 16 November 2006, 18 December 2006 and 17 January 2007.
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