JULY KEY FIGURES
| May 2005 | June 2005 | July 2005 |
| $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 438 | 463 | 441 |
Beverages and tobacco | 72 | 66 | 75 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 166 | 160 | 147 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 1 499 | 1 533 | 1 575 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 468 | 1 428 | 1 479 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 506 | 1 424 | 1 497 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 5 771 | 5 908 | 5 771 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 1 574 | 1 588 | 1 746 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 277 | 276 | 190 |
TOTAL | 12 805 | 12 876 | 12 951 |
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JULY 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. More detailed merchandise imports data are available from AusStats or by contacting the National Information and Referral Service.
CHANGE TO AUSSTATS TABLES
The format of AusStats tables associated with this publication will change with the August issue. For details please refer to the Information Paper: Changes to AusStats Tables for International Merchandise Imports, Australia, cat. no. 5439.0.55.001, to be released on the ABS website on 19 August 2005.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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.