5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Nov 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/12/2014   
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

September 2014
October 2014
November 2014
$m
$m
$m
Food and live animals
1 055
1 179
1 007
Beverages and tobacco
275
271
262
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
308
323
223
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 608
3 397
2 895
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
47
60
62
Chemicals and related products, nes
2 054
2 153
2 013
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 516
2 650
2 366
Machinery and transport equipment
8 407
8 332
8 766
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
3 173
3 371
3 074
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
1 150
689
817
TOTAL
22 593
22 426
21 485




NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, November 2014 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $21,485m, a decrease of $941m (4%) on the revised October 2014 merchandise imports of $22,426m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $753m (3%) between October and November 2014.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $187m (1%) between October and November 2014 to $22,203m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $224m (2%) and consumption goods rose $131m (2%). Capital goods fell $78m (1%) and non-monetary gold fell $90m (27%).


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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January 2015 17 February 2015
February 2015 18 March 2015
March 2015 21 April 2015
April 2015 19 May 2015
May 2015 18 June 2015



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