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International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia

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Statistics about international trade in goods and services, on a balance of payments and international trade basis.

Reference period

October 2022

Released

8/12/2022

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods and services surplus decreased $227m in October.
Goods and services credits (exports) fell $568m (0.9%) driven by non-monetary gold.
Goods and services debits (imports) fell $340m (0.7%) driven by Fuels and lubricants.

Main features

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Balance on goods and services		8,691	12,444	12,217	-227	na
	Credits (Exports of goods & services)	56,746	60,634	60,066	-568	-0.9
	Debits (Imports of goods & services)	-48,055	-48,190	-47,850	-340	-0.7

na not applicable

Balance on goods and services
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)
Jul-21	13,858
Aug-21	12,723
Sep-21	10,115
Oct-21	10,134
Nov-21	9,267
Dec-21	7,591
Jan-22	11,986
Feb-22	7,213
Mar-22	9,225
Apr-22	12,251
May-22	13,933
Jun-22	17,506
Jul-22	8,858
Aug-22	8,691
Sep-22	12,444
Oct-22	12,217

Balance on goods and services

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Balance on goods and services

In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $12,217m in October 2022, a decrease of $227m on the surplus in September 2022.

Balance on goods and services(a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Balance on goods and services			8,691	12,444	12,217	-227	na
	Total goods and services credits		56,746	60,634	60,066	-568	-0.9
		Total goods credits	50,309	53,848	53,253	-595	-1.1
		Total services credits	6,437	6,786	6,813	27	0.4
	Total goods and services debits		-48,055	-48,190	-47,850	-340	-0.7
		Total goods debits	-38,899	-38,957	-38,565	-392	-1.0
		Total services debits	-9,157	-9,234	-9,285	51	0.6

na not applicable
a. For sign conventions, see the Explanatory notes.

Goods and services credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

Goods credits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-18	30,560	30,243
Nov-18	30,516	30,436
Dec-18	30,159	30,697
Jan-19	31,486	31,032
Feb-19	31,594	31,520
Mar-19	30,494	-
Apr-19	31,733	-
May-19	33,841	-
Jun-19	33,780	-
Jul-19	35,763	-
Aug-19	33,114	-
Sep-19	33,343	-
Oct-19	31,506	-
Nov-19	32,005	-
Dec-19	32,054	-
Jan-20	30,652	-
Feb-20	28,837	-
Mar-20	34,334	-
Apr-20	31,911	-
May-20	29,240	-
Jun-20	29,089	-
Jul-20	29,371	-
Aug-20	27,753	-
Sep-20	28,640	-
Oct-20	30,283	-
Nov-20	31,157	-
Dec-20	33,350	-
Jan-21	34,607	-
Feb-21	34,872	-
Mar-21	34,775	-
Apr-21	35,576	-
May-21	37,146	-
Jun-21	38,646	-
Jul-21	42,219	-
Aug-21	41,909	-
Sep-21	38,460	-
Oct-21	38,709	-
Nov-21	40,650	-
Dec-21	41,092	-
Jan-22	44,903	-
Feb-22	45,364	-
Mar-22	45,616	-
Apr-22	48,161	-
May-22	52,559	-
Jun-22	55,514	-
Jul-22	48,878	-
Aug-22	50,309	-
Sep-22	53,848	-
Oct-22	53,253	-

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a. Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Total goods credits			50,309	53,848	53,253	-595	-1.1
	General merchandise		47,740	51,372	51,256	-116	-0.2
		Rural goods	6,895	7,067	7,184	117	1.7
		Non-rural goods	40,845	44,305	44,073	-232	-0.5
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		25	24	47	23	95.8
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,544	2,452	1,950	-502	-20.5

a. This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Rural goods	6,895	7,067	7,184	117	1.7
	Meat and meat preparations	1,539	1,470	1,447	-23	-1.6
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	2,024	2,176	2,389	213	9.8
	Wool and sheepskins	459	372	328	-44	-11.8
	Other rural(a)	2,873	3,048	3,020	-28	-0.9

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
		Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Non-rural goods	40,845	44,305	44,073	-232	-0.5
	Metal ores and minerals	13,358	14,474	14,191	-283	-2.0
	Coal, coke and briquettes	12,163	12,038	11,984	-54	-0.4
	Other mineral fuels	9,191	10,942	11,231	289	2.6
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,015	1,328	1,409	81	6.1
	Machinery	1,002	1,230	1,139	-91	-7.4
	Transport equipment	336	471	396	-75	-15.9
	Other manufactures	2,191	2,239	2,214	-25	-1.1
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,297	1,295	1,216	-79	-6.1
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	293	288	293	5	1.7

Services credits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-18	7,975	7,937
Nov-18	7,986	7,981
Dec-18	7,976	8,024
Jan-19	8,011	8,070
Feb-19	8,217	8,122
Mar-19	8,191	-
Apr-19	8,212	-
May-19	8,330	-
Jun-19	8,410	-
Jul-19	8,533	-
Aug-19	8,656	-
Sep-19	8,695	-
Oct-19	8,783	-
Nov-19	8,817	-
Dec-19	8,751	-
Jan-20	8,151	-
Feb-20	7,465	-
Mar-20	6,897	-
Apr-20	5,420	-
May-20	5,599	-
Jun-20	5,759	-
Jul-20	5,274	-
Aug-20	5,100	-
Sep-20	5,293	-
Oct-20	5,378	-
Nov-20	5,452	-
Dec-20	5,352	-
Jan-21	5,297	-
Feb-21	5,112	-
Mar-21	4,989	-
Apr-21	4,966	-
May-21	5,165	-
Jun-21	5,321	-
Jul-21	4,866	-
Aug-21	4,772	-
Sep-21	4,871	-
Oct-21	4,696	-
Nov-21	4,745	-
Dec-21	4,782	-
Jan-22	5,054	-
Feb-22	5,072	-
Mar-22	5,124	-
Apr-22	5,531	-
May-22	5,842	-
Jun-22	6,094	-
Jul-22	6,422	-
Aug-22	6,437	-
Sep-22	6,786	-
Oct-22	6,813	-

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a. Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services credits, seasonally adjusted
			Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Total services credits			6,437	6,786	6,813	27	0.4
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(a)		-	-	-	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(a)		4	4	4	-	-
	Transport		488	505	519	14	2.8
		Passenger(b)(c)	133	151	154	3	2.0
		Freight(d)	34	33	33	-	-
		Other	199	200	207	7	3.5
		Postal and courier services(e)	121	121	125	4	3.3
	Travel(c)		3,025	3,333	3,321	-12	-0.4
	Other services		2,920	2,945	2,970	25	0.8
Memorandum item
	Tourism related services credits(f)		3,158	3,483	3,474	-9	-0.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
a. This component is not seasonally adjusted.
b. Passenger transportation services includes agency fees and commissions for air transport.
c. This component has been seasonally adjusted using the forward factor method since March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
d. In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.
e. Postal and courier services includes indirect commissions for sea transport.
f. For a more detailed explanation of tourism related services, see the Explanatory notes.

Goods and services debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

Goods debits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-18	27,259	26,942
Nov-18	27,406	26,772
Dec-18	25,110	26,667
Jan-19	27,008	26,618
Feb-19	26,858	26,619
Mar-19	26,368	-
Apr-19	26,662	-
May-19	26,970	-
Jun-19	26,569	-
Jul-19	26,718	-
Aug-19	26,809	-
Sep-19	27,560	-
Oct-19	27,643	-
Nov-19	26,449	-
Dec-19	26,747	-
Jan-20	25,675	-
Feb-20	25,010	-
Mar-20	25,101	-
Apr-20	25,144	-
May-20	24,009	-
Jun-20	24,220	-
Jul-20	25,889	-
Aug-20	26,188	-
Sep-20	24,463	-
Oct-20	25,209	-
Nov-20	27,465	-
Dec-20	26,488	-
Jan-21	26,323	-
Feb-21	27,343	-
Mar-21	28,393	-
Apr-21	27,370	-
May-21	28,169	-
Jun-21	28,434	-
Jul-21	28,684	-
Aug-21	29,326	-
Sep-21	28,427	-
Oct-21	28,292	-
Nov-21	30,754	-
Dec-21	32,680	-
Jan-22	31,697	-
Feb-22	36,631	-
Mar-22	34,764	-
Apr-22	34,425	-
May-22	36,896	-
Jun-22	35,942	-
Jul-22	37,420	-
Aug-22	38,899	-
Sep-22	38,957	-
Oct-22	38,565	-

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a. Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods debits (imports) (a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Total goods debits			-38,899	-38,957	-38,565	-392	-1.0
	General merchandise debits		-38,371	-38,335	-38,165	-170	-0.4
		Consumption goods	-12,249	-11,319	-11,451	132	1.2
		Capital goods	-8,463	-8,919	-8,769	-150	-1.7
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-17,659	-18,096	-17,944	-152	-0.8
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-528	-622	-400	-222	-35.7

a. For sign conventions, see the Explanatory notes.
b. This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Consumption goods	-12,249	-11,319	-11,451	132	1.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,728	-1,743	-1,702	-41	-2.4
	Household electrical items	-736	-762	-629	-133	-17.5
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-2,921	-2,472	-2,890	418	16.9
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-2,061	-2,110	-1,992	-118	-5.6
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-740	-696	-703	7	1.0
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-4,063	-3,535	-3,535	-	-

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Capital goods	-8,463	-8,919	-8,769	-150	-1.7
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,875	-2,866	-2,972	106	3.7
	ADP equipment	-1,313	-1,250	-1,318	68	5.4
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,437	-1,462	-1,508	46	3.1
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-261	-580	-468	-112	-19.3
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,481	-1,423	-1,447	24	1.7
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,094	-1,337	-1,056	-281	-21.0

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-17,659	-18,096	-17,944	-152	-0.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-241	-257	-250	-7	-2.7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-177	-233	-211	-22	-9.4
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-6,518	-7,223	-6,711	-512	-7.1
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,412	-1,417	-1,507	90	6.4
	Parts for ADP equipment	-54	-73	-80	7	9.6
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,066	-2,035	-2,079	44	2.2
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-669	-652	-596	-56	-8.6
	Paper and paperboard	-245	-240	-260	20	8.3
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-169	-159	-164	5	3.1
	Iron and steel	-459	-423	-491	68	16.1
	Plastics	-532	-518	-498	-20	-3.9
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,901	-4,688	-4,729	41	0.9
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-98	-63	-192	129	204.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-117	-117	-175	58	49.6

Services debits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-18	8,506	8,471
Nov-18	8,529	8,452
Dec-18	8,397	8,435
Jan-19	8,380	8,438
Feb-19	8,378	8,461
Mar-19	8,498	-
Apr-19	8,640	-
May-19	8,665	-
Jun-19	8,540	-
Jul-19	8,526	-
Aug-19	8,695	-
Sep-19	8,659	-
Oct-19	8,672	-
Nov-19	8,662	-
Dec-19	8,992	-
Jan-20	8,890	-
Feb-20	8,736	-
Mar-20	6,256	-
Apr-20	3,867	-
May-20	3,852	-
Jun-20	3,877	-
Jul-20	3,760	-
Aug-20	3,816	-
Sep-20	3,741	-
Oct-20	4,019	-
Nov-20	4,148	-
Dec-20	4,158	-
Jan-21	3,990	-
Feb-21	4,072	-
Mar-21	4,120	-
Apr-21	4,240	-
May-21	4,336	-
Jun-21	4,421	-
Jul-21	4,542	-
Aug-21	4,633	-
Sep-21	4,789	-
Oct-21	4,978	-
Nov-21	5,374	-
Dec-21	5,602	-
Jan-22	6,274	-
Feb-22	6,593	-
Mar-22	6,752	-
Apr-22	7,017	-
May-22	7,571	-
Jun-22	8,160	-
Jul-22	9,022	-
Aug-22	9,157	-
Sep-22	9,234	-
Oct-22	9,285	-

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a. Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 ($m)	Sep-22 to Oct-22 (%)
Total services debits			-9,157	-9,234	-9,285	51	0.6
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(b)		-	-	-	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(b)		-54	-41	-47	6	14.6
	Transport		-3,219	-3,165	-3,194	29	0.9
		Passenger(c)(d)	-562	-631	-681	50	7.9
		Freight	-2,601	-2,477	-2,450	-27	-1.1
		Other(b)	-48	-48	-52	4	8.3
		Postal and courier services(e)(f)	-8	-9	-10	1	11.1
	Travel(d)		-2,603	-2,730	-2,731	1	-
	Other services		-3,281	-3,298	-3,313	15	0.5
Memorandum item
	Tourism related services debits(g)		-3,165	-3,361	-3,413	52	1.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
a. For sign conventions, see the Explanatory Notes.
b. This component is not seasonally adjusted.
c. Passenger services includes agency fees and commissions for air transport.
d. This component has been seasonally adjusted using the forward factor method since March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
e. Postal and courier services includes indirect commissions for sea transport.
f. In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.
g. For a more detailed explanation of tourism related services, see the Explanatory notes.

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5368.0.

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	May-22 (%)	Jun-22 (%)	Jul-22 (%)	Aug-22 (%)	Sep-22 (%)	Oct-22 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	2.0	11.5	-3.6	-2.6	3.0	-1.9
Iron ore - Fines	8.2	3.2	-7.2	1.8	3.0	0.7
Coal - Hard coking	15.2	3.0	-11.5	-2.3	9.3	-8.5
Coal - Semi-soft	4.1	14.4	-22.1	10.4	5.7	1.4
Coal - Thermal	18.2	7.2	-32.4	42.5	-20.0	1.3
Gas - LNG	8.0	5.1	-15.6	5.1	8.8	2.5

a. Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	May-22 (%)	Jun-22 (%)	Jul-22 (%)	Aug-22 (%)	Sep-22 (%)	Oct-22 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-5.3	-3.7	-15.2	-2.0	-2.7	2.5
Iron ore - Fines	-3.9	-0.6	-10.3	-2.9	-2.8	-0.3
Coal - Hard coking	-5.1	-1.7	-20.2	-25.5	4.5	-17.8
Coal - Semi-soft	-4.1	3.8	-8.0	-18.4	1.7	-3.6
Coal - Thermal	14.1	7.9	13.8	-6.0	9.2	5.7
Gas - LNG	-2.3	2.9	18.7	7.9	16.5	0.8

a. Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodity movements

On an international merchandise trade basis, in original terms (noting the footnote in the above table), between September 2022 and October 2022 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	16	0.6	-1.9	2.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	107	5.5	1.4	4.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	44	40.8	26.9	11.0
Indonesia	-10	-46.8	-48.9	4.2
Taiwan	-14	-14.5	-16.7	2.6
Japan	-116	-34.4	-26.9	-10.2

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	34	0.5	0.7	-0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	251	4.2	4.3	-0.1
Indonesia	53	175.8	168.7	2.6
Taiwan	-49	-49.5	-46.3	-5.8
Vietnam	-70	-82.2	-82.7	2.7
Japan	-140	-31.8	-31.4	-0.6

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	-846	-24.7	-8.5	-17.8
Japan	-388	-44.0	-25.8	-24.6
India	-339	-33.0	-17.5	-18.8
Netherlands	-56	-26.3	-11.9	-16.3
Spain	-54	-45.4	-43.4	-3.6
Turkey	60	673.4	606.6	9.4

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-42	-2.3	1.4	-3.6
Netherlands	-135	-100.0	-100.0	-
Brazil	-72	-67.5	-66.0	-4.5
Vietnam	-62	-67.2	-70.0	9.2
Argentina	66	-	-	-
Korea, Republic of (South)	194	135.3	127.4	3.5

-nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal Coal, movement by country, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	456	7.1	1.3	5.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	235	63.9	2.5	59.9
Japan	145	3.6	-1.9	5.5
Malaysia	122	34.9	28.6	5.0
Singapore	78	578.1	833.6	-27.4
India	-154	-90.1	-88.1	-17.2

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Sep-22 to Oct-22
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	335	3.3	2.5	0.8

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

International merchandise trade exports data presented in the above tables are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs. When additional information for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms. Movements in the unit values for some commodities incorporate movements in the United States dollar prices reported to Home Affairs and movements in the Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate.

Value adjustments

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

On a merchandise trade basis, adjustments have been applied to iron ore lump and iron ore fines. When actual final transaction prices become available estimates are replaced with these data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Iron Ore Adjustment, Original Terms
	Apr-22 ($m)	May-22 ($m)	Jun-22 ($m)	Jul-22 ($m)	Aug-22 ($m)	Sep-22 ($m)	Oct-22 ($m)
Iron ore lump	-5	-35	-75	-35	-15	0	0
Iron ore fines	-20	-75	-130	-30	-10	-45	-25

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

On a balance of payments basis, adjustments have been applied to the coal, coke and briquettes component in October 2022 (+$975m). This adjustment takes into account additional information on the unit value of hard coking, semi-soft and thermal coal exports. To maintain consistency with the September quarter 2022 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia released on 6 December 2022, previous adjustments have remained for May (+$40m), June (+$70m), July (-$5m), August (-$145m), and September 2022 (+$928m).

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 5.4% between August 2022 and September 2022 and fell 1.8% between September 2022 and October 2022.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 7.3% between August 2022 and September 2022 and rose 5.0% between September 2022 and October 2022.

International merchandise trade exports data presented in this publication are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). At the time of initial reporting to Home Affairs, the final prices at which transactions take place are not known for some commodities. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs.

For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. When additional information on quantity and/or unit price for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Iron ore adjustments are applied on an international merchandise trade basis at the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) level. Coal, coke and briquettes are adjusted on a balance of payments basis in current price, original terms. When actual final transaction prices become available estimates are replaced with these data.

In most instances, transfer of ownership occurs when goods cross the customs frontier. In certain circumstances the change of ownership of large value capital expenditure items can occur prior to the items crossing the customs frontier. The ABS may adjust the relevant balance of payments series to record the timing when transfer of ownership was affected.

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 16. Period average exchange rates, units of foreign currency per Australian dollar
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods and services
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country and country groups, customs value
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Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Key statistics

Main features

COVID-19 in this publication

Suspension of trend estimates

Seasonal adjustment and COVID-19

Balance on goods and services

Goods and services credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

Goods credits

Rural goods

Non-rural goods

Services credits

Goods and services debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Services debits

Previous catalogue number

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodity movements

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

Value adjustments

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

Confidential Commodities List

Data downloads

Time series spreadsheets

Table 1. Goods and services, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods and services, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices

Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 9. Services, summary - original, current prices

Table 10. Services, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value

Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value

Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value

Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value

Table 14a. Merchandise exports, country and country groups, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, country and country groups, customs value

Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value

Table 15b. Merchandise imports, state and Australia, customs value

Table 16. Period average exchange rates, units of foreign currency per Australian dollar

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods and services

Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value

Table 32b. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 1993), FOB value

Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value

Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value

Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value

Table 35b. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 1993), customs value

Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country and country groups, FOB value

Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country and country groups, customs value

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors