APRIL KEY FIGURES
 | February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
| Food and live animals | 627 | 735 | 620 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 102 | 139 | 121 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 140 | 176 | 184 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 2 163 | 2 393 | 2 566 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 32 | 35 | 44 |
| Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 728 | 2 065 | 1 803 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 740 | 1 967 | 1 751 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 5 894 | 7 202 | 6 542 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 090 | 2 053 | 1 963 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 763 | 1 261 | 1 225 |
| TOTAL | 15 279 | 18 025 | 16 818 |
|
APRIL KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, the April 2010 merchandise imports were $16,818m, a decrease of $1,207m (7%) on the revised March 2010 merchandise imports of $18,025m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis increased by $34m in seasonally adjusted terms from $17,702m in March 2010 to $17,736m in April 2010. Non-monetary gold rose $299m (50%). Consumption goods rose $151m (3%), driven by non-industrial transport equipment, up $134m (9%). Capital goods rose $21m (1%), while intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $437m (6%).
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| May 2010 | 21 June 2010 |
| June 2010 | 19 July 2010 |
| July 2010 | 19 August 2010 |
| August 2010 | 16 September 2010 |
| September 2010 | 20 October 2010 |
| October 2010 | 18 November 2010 |
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Olivia Lam on Canberra (02) 6252 7406.
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