• Summary
• Downloads
• Explanatory Notes
• Related Information
• Past Releases

AUGUST KEY FIGURES

	June 2012	July 2012	August 2012
	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals	711	800	859
Beverages and tobacco	132	160	194
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	160	239	226
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	2 963	3 181	3 774
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	32	45	57
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	2 013	2 201	2 125
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	2 156	2 231	2 501
Machinery and transport equipment	8 401	8 000	8 307
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2 176	2 555	2 635
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC	1 161	1 071	974
TOTAL	19 904	20 482	21 652

• In original terms, the August 2012 merchandise imports were $21,652m, an increase of $1,170m (6%) on the July 2012 merchandise imports of $20,482m.

• Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $96m between July and August 2012. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits fell $373m (2%) from $21,617m in July 2012 to $21,244m in August 2012. Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $360m (4%), driven by the fuels and lubricants component, down $451m (13%). Consumption goods rose $107m (2%) and capital goods rose $10m. Non–monetary gold fell $130m (24%).

• Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.