FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
 | | Dec 2014 | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Jan 15 to Feb 15 |
| | $m | $m | $m | % change |
|
| BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES | | | | |
| Trend estimates | -1 001 | -991 | -992 | - |
| Seasonally adjusted | -644 | -1 003 | -1 256 | -25 |
| CREDITS (Exports of goods & services) | | | | |
| Trend estimates | 27 278 | 27 485 | 27 694 | 1 |
| Seasonally adjusted | 27 203 | 27 592 | 27 874 | 1 |
| DEBITS (Imports of goods & services) | | | | |
| Trend estimates | 28 279 | 28 476 | 28 686 | 1 |
| Seasonally adjusted | 27 847 | 28 595 | 29 129 | 2 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
Balance on Goods and Services
| |
FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
- In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $992m in February 2015, an increase of $1m on the deficit in January 2015.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,256m in February 2015, an increase of $253m (25%) on the deficit in January 2015.
CREDITS (EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $282m (1%) to $27,874m. Rural goods rose $390m (11%) and non-monetary gold rose $98m (8%). Non-rural goods fell $218m (1%) and net exports of goods under merchanting remained steady at $34m. Services credits rose $11m.
DEBITS (IMPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $534m (2%) to $29,129m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $284m (3%), consumption goods rose $192m (3%) and non-monetary gold rose $96m (36%). Capital goods fell $116m (2%). Services debits rose $78m (1%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| March 2015 | 5 May 2015 |
| April 2015 | 4 June 2015 |
| May 2015 | 2 July 2015 |
| June 2015 | 4 August 2015 |
| July 2015 | 3 September 2015 |
| August 2015 | 6 October 2015 |
REVISIONS
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Revisions section for details.
CHANGES IN THIS AND FORTHCOMING ISSUES
Changes in this issue:
- impacts on services due to delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data.
Changes in forthcoming issues:
- delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data
- PDF version of the publication.
See the
Changes in this and forthcoming issues section for details.
VALUE ADJUSTMENTS
See the
Value adjustments section for details.
RELATED RELEASES
The data cubes
International Trade in Services by Country, by State and by Detailed Services Category, Calendar Year, 2014 (cat. no. 5368.0.55.004) will be delayed due to the delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data.
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