FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
 | December 2005 | January 2006 | February 2006 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| Food and live animals | 532 | 484 | 459 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 97 | 87 | 80 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 158 | 149 | 142 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 1 686 | 1 807 | 1 971 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 30 | 35 | 24 |
| Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 448 | 1 488 | 1 563 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 455 | 1 461 | 1 382 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 6 137 | 5 569 | 5 054 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1 712 | 1 740 | 1 608 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 370 | 543 | 403 |
| TOTAL | 13 626 | 13 363 | 12 685 |
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FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
NOTES
INTRODUCTION
This publication presents statistics of Australia's merchandise imports classified according to the broadest level (1 digit sections) of the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification. The data are compiled from information submitted by importers or their agents to the Australian Customs Service. For more details see the ABS publication International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5489.0) which is accessible on the ABS web site. More detailed merchandise imports data are available from AusStats or by contacting the National Information and Referral Service.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis decreased by 3% in seasonally adjusted terms between January and February 2006.
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
The March 2006 issue of this publication is expected to be released on 20 April 2006, and the April 2006 to August 2006 issues are expected to be released on 16 May 2006, 19 June 2006, 18 July 2006, 16 August 2006 and 18 September 2006.
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