MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
Based on the volume of trade with the state, Victoria's biggest trading partner in the year ended February 2009 was China, with combined exports and imports of $13,127m. The next biggest trading partners were the United States of America, Japan, New Zealand and Germany. With the exception of New Zealand (a trade deficit of $540m), Victoria's largest trade deficits in the year ended February 2009 were recorded with its biggest trading partners - China ($8,813m), the United States of America ($5,748m), Germany ($3,580m) and Japan ($3,514m). Over the same period, trade surpluses were recorded with 5 of the 30 countries listed in the major trading partners table. The largest of these was with Saudi Arabia ($1,071m).
View underlying table as an Excel spreadsheet: 1367.2 International Merchandise Trade, Victoria, By Major Trading Partners (file size 52kB)
