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JULY KEY FIGURES

	May 2007	June 2007	July 2007	Jun 07 to Jul 07
	$m	$m	$m	% change
TREND
Balance on goods and services	-1 207	-1 196	-1 193	. .
Credits (exports of goods & services)	18 226	18 243	18 248	-
Debits (imports of goods & services)	19 434	19 439	19 442	-
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Balance on goods and services	-981	-1 737	-756	. .
Credits (exports of goods & services)	18 559	17 953	18 361	2
Debits (imports of goods & services)	19 540	19 690	19 118	-3
. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Balance on Goods and Services

• The provisional trend estimate of the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,193m in July 2007, a decrease of $3m on the revised deficit in June.
• Goods and services credits rose $5m to $18,248m. Goods and services debits rose $3m to $19,442m.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $756m in July 2007, a decrease of $981m on the revised deficit in June.
• Goods and services credits rose $408m (2%) to $18,361m. Non-rural and other goods rose $348m (3%) and rural goods rose $61m (3%). Services credits fell $1m.
• Goods and services debits fell $572m (3%) to $19,118m. Capital goods fell $342m (10%), intermediate and other goods fell $213m (3%) and consumption goods fell $22m. Services debits rose $4m.

• In original terms, the July 2007 balance on goods and services was a deficit of $840m, a decrease of $863m on the deficit in June. Goods and services credits rose $793m (4%) and goods and services debits fell $70m.
• Exports of non-rural and other goods in July 2007 were up $0.4b (3%) while rural goods were down $0.3b (13%) when compared to July 2006.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Tom Jebbink on Canberra (02) 6252 5540.