CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE


Change to country label

From this issue there is a label change to the country formerly known as Cape Verde:

	Country	New label
	Cape Verde	Cabo Verde

This change impacts time series spreadsheet tables 14a, 14b, 36a-36j and 37a-37i of this publication. Detailed export and import statistics available on request are also affected. This change only applies to the label and does not impact the composition of the country data.


Change to port label

From this issue there is a label change to the port formerly known as All Ports-Cape Verde:

	Port	New label
	All Ports-Cape Verde	All Ports-Cabo Verde

This change impacts on detailed export and import statistics available on request. This change only applies to the label and does not impact the composition of port data.


Correspondence between AHECC and SITC Rev. 4

From this issue minor amendments to the concordance between the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) and the Standard International Trade Classification Revision 4 (SITC Rev. 4) have been implemented. These changes impact on table 12 and time series spreadsheet tables 12a and 12b of this publication. These changes are described in Information Paper: Revision to correspondences to AHECC and Customs Tariff (cat. no. 5368.0.55.021) released on 23 June 2014.


Correspondence between Customs Tariff and SITC Rev. 4

From this issue minor amendments to the concordance between the Combined Australian Customs Tariff Nomenclature and Statistical Classification (Customs Tariff) and the Standard International Trade Classification Revision 4 (SITC Rev. 4) have been implemented. These changes impact on table 13 and time series spreadsheet tables 13a, 13b and 34 of this publication. These changes are described in Information Paper: Revision to correspondences to AHECC and Customs Tariff (cat. no. 5368.0.55.021) released on 23 June 2014.


Improvements to the low value threshold adjustment

From this issue additional data sources are used to derive the low value threshold adjustment to goods debits estimates. The improvement of this adjustment has resulted in revisions back to July 2011.

The Technical note section of this publication describes the changes to the data sources and methodology used for calculating the low value threshold adjustment, as well as the impact on the goods debits series.


Annual seasonal re-analysis

The seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of goods and services on a balance of payments basis have been revised as a result of the annual seasonal re-analysis. This re-analysis reviews the seasonal and trading day factors in more detail than is possible in the monthly processing cycle and assesses the appropriateness of any prior corrections.