INTERSTATE TRADE, QUEENSLAND

The value of interstate imports for Queensland in the March quarter 2010 was $8,587 million, a 13.1% decrease from the previous quarter. The value of interstate exports in the March quarter 2010 was $4,892 million, a 20.7% decrease from the previous quarter.

The two tables below provide selected commodities for imports and exports in the March quarter 2010. Please contact us if you would like to receive detailed commodity data. Contact information is stated below.

Queensland Interstate Trade, Imports - March quarter 2010
		$m
Commodity
	Road vehicles	1,044.6
	Machinery specialised for particular industries	*902.5
	Other food and live animals	876.1

Queensland Interstate Trade, Exports - March quarter 2010
		$m
Commodity
	Other manufactured goods	*703.7
	Other food and live animals	608.8
	Other miscellaneous manufactured articles	*580.2
	Road vehicles	*390.1
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution.

Note: Interstate trade data are released quarterly. This is the eighth quarter for which the Queensland interstate trade estimates have been produced using sample survey methodology. As the new methodology differs significantly from that of the old survey, the results should be considered a break in series.

For further information on Queensland's Interstate Trade, please contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Queensland Interstate Trade on 1800 654 467.