INTERSTATE TRADE, QUEENSLAND


The value of interstate imports for Queensland in the March quarter 2009 was $8,598.5 million, a 19% decrease from the previous quarter. The value of interstate exports in the March quarter 2009 was $4,190.5 million, a 25% decrease from the previous quarter.

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

Queensland Interstate Trade, Imports - March quarter 2009
		$m
Commodity
	Other food and live animals	800.2
	Road vehicles	788.4
	Medicinal and pharmaceutical products	728.0
	Iron and steel	556.1

Queensland Interstate Trade, Exports - March quarter 2009
		$m
Commodity
	Beverages	405.6
	Other food and live animals	389.4
	Iron and steel	*264.8
	Road vehicles	242.2
* 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 fourth 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.