INTERSTATE TRADE, QUEENSLAND


The value of interstate imports for Queensland in the December quarter 2009 was $9,880 million, a 12% increase from the previous quarter. The value of interstate exports in the December quarter 2009 was $6,169 million, also a 12% increase from the previous quarter.

The two tables below, provide selected commodities for imports and exports in the December quarter 2009. Please contact us if you would like to receive detailed commodity data. Contact information is stated below.

Queensland Interstate Trade, Imports - December quarter 2009
		$m
Commodity
	Other food and live animals	1,145.8
	Road vehicles	1,038.9
	Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	948.3
	Other miscellaneous manufactured articles	917.9

Queensland Interstate Trade, Exports - December quarter 2009
		$m
Commodity
	Other manufactured goods	*933.9
	Other food and live animals	801.9
	Other miscellaneous manufactured articles	*641.9
	Metalliferous ores and metal scrap	*541.4
* 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 seventh 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.