5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Jul 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/08/2014   
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JULY KEY FIGURES

May 2014
June 2014
July 2014
$m
$m
$m
Food and live animals
1 000
884
1 035
Beverages and tobacco
202
198
224
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
215
218
287
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 715
3 658
3 606
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
48
56
49
Chemicals and related products, nes
2 140
1 952
2 200
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 432
2 331
2 380
Machinery and transport equipment
7 710
7 619
8 043
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 666
2 574
3 098
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
911
806
886
TOTAL
21 041
20 296
21 807





JULY KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, July 2014 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $21,807m, an increase of $1,511m (7%) on the revised June 2014 merchandise imports of $20,296m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $1,472m (7%) between June and July 2014.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $21m between June and July 2014 to $22,242m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $82m (1%) and consumption goods rose $19m. Non-monetary gold fell $77m (23%) and capital goods fell $2m.


REVISIONS
  • Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.
  • The preliminary balance of payments debits estimates incorporate the latest available data.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

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August 2014 17 September 2014
September 2014 21 October 2014
October 2014 18 November 2014
November 2014 17 December 2014
December 2014 20 January 2015
January 2015 17 February 2015



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