AUGUST KEY FIGURES
 | June 2006 | July 2006 | August 2006 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| Food and live animals | 483 | 495 | 546 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 90 | 94 | 113 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 183 | 152 | 250 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 2 252 | 1 858 | 2 044 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 42 | 35 | 53 |
| Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 491 | 1 556 | 1 684 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 595 | 1 556 | 1 801 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 6 546 | 5 843 | 6 385 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1 841 | 2 014 | 2 122 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 589 | 587 | 221 |
| TOTAL | 15 112 | 14 189 | 15 220 |
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AUGUST KEY POINTS
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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.
INFORMATION PAPER
An Information Paper Proposed classification changes from 1 January 2007 to statistical codes of the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification and the Customs Tariff (cat. no. 5368.0.55.007) was released on 8 September 2006.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis increased by 1% in seasonally adjusted terms between July and August 2006.
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
The September 2006 issue of this publication is expected to be released on 18 October 2006, and the October 2006 to February 2007 issues are expected to be released on 16 November 2006, 18 December 2006, 17 January 2007, 16 February 2007 and 16 March 2007.
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