5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Sep 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/10/2014   
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

July 2014
August 2014
September 2014
$m
$m
$m
Food and live animals
1 037
982
1 055
Beverages and tobacco
221
228
275
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
287
232
308
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 574
2 814
3 678
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
49
61
47
Chemicals and related products, nes
2 167
2 081
2 052
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 388
2 504
2 517
Machinery and transport equipment
8 041
7 222
8 405
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
3 096
2 983
3 179
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
885
1 112
1 148
TOTAL
21 745
20 219
22 664




SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, September 2014 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $22,664m, an increase of $2,445m (12%) on the revised August 2014 merchandise imports of $20,219m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $2,301m (11%) between August and September 2014.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $1,480m (7%) between August and September 2014 to $22,948m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $973m (11%), capital goods rose $187m (4%), consumption goods rose $186m (3%) and non-monetary gold rose $135m (59%).


REVISIONS
  • 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.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

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October 2014 18 November 2014
November 2014 17 December 2014
December 2014 20 January 2015
January 2015 17 February 2015
February 2015 18 March 2015
March 2015 21 April 2015



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