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MAY KEY FIGURES

	March 2013	April 2013	May 2013
	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals	800	737	830
Beverages and tobacco	164	168	164
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	152	208	241
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	3 318	3 357	3 646
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	32	47	37
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	2 018	1 922	2 132
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	2 019	1 929	2 277
Machinery and transport equipment	6 985	7 108	7 575
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2 020	2 222	2 447
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC	550	926	758
TOTAL	18 059	18 623	20 106

• In original terms, May 2013 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $20,106m, an increase of $1,483m (8%) on the revised April 2013 merchandise imports of $18,623m.

• Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $1,120m (6%) between April and May 2013.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $403m (2%) between April and May 2013 to $20,437m. Consumption goods rose $357m (7%) with consumption goods n.e.s., up $209m (12%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $351m (4%). Capital goods fell $290m (5%) and non–monetary gold fell $15m (3%).

• Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.
• The preliminary balance of payments debits estimates incorporate the latest available data.