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International Trade in Goods

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

Reference period

August 2024

Released

3/10/2024

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $8m in August.
Goods credits (exports) fell $66m (0.2%) driven by Other rural.
Goods debits (imports) fell $75m (0.2%) driven by Non-industrial transport equipment.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Balance on goods		5,272	5,636	5,644	8	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	43,154	43,293	43,227	-66	-0.2
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-37,882	-37,657	-37,582	-75	-0.2

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Aug-20	1,856	-
Sep-20	4,438	-
Oct-20	5,471	-
Nov-20	3,108	-
Dec-20	6,523	-
Jan-21	7,760	-
Feb-21	7,154	-
Mar-21	5,887	-
Apr-21	8,368	-
May-21	9,093	-
Jun-21	10,104	-
Jul-21	14,123	-
Aug-21	12,976	-
Sep-21	10,122	-
Oct-21	10,648	-
Nov-21	9,650	-
Dec-21	7,372	-
Jan-22	12,884	-
Feb-22	8,261	-
Mar-22	10,471	-
Apr-22	14,084	12,388
May-22	15,163	12,984
Jun-22	18,409	13,516
Jul-22	12,237	13,865
Aug-22	12,148	14,219
Sep-22	15,703	14,344
Oct-22	14,878	14,348
Nov-22	14,701	14,252
Dec-22	12,653	14,031
Jan-23	11,381	13,652
Feb-23	14,021	13,054
Mar-23	14,025	12,366
Apr-23	9,986	11,584
May-23	10,424	10,652
Jun-23	9,645	9,724
Jul-23	7,918	9,043
Aug-23	10,349	8,808
Sep-23	6,219	8,930
Oct-23	8,827	9,209
Nov-23	11,670	9,343
Dec-23	9,812	9,153
Jan-24	9,162	8,522
Feb-24	7,101	7,586
Mar-24	4,023	6,602
Apr-24	5,708	5,823
May-24	4,858	5,422
Jun-24	5,272	5,252
Jul-24	5,636	5,206
Aug-24	5,644	5,297

Balance on goods

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Aug-20	27,936	-
Sep-20	28,694	-
Oct-20	30,551	-
Nov-20	30,572	-
Dec-20	33,180	-
Jan-21	34,027	-
Feb-21	34,581	-
Mar-21	34,231	-
Apr-21	35,941	-
May-21	37,237	-
Jun-21	38,632	-
Jul-21	42,977	-
Aug-21	41,934	-
Sep-21	38,340	-
Oct-21	38,517	-
Nov-21	40,396	-
Dec-21	40,665	-
Jan-22	44,637	-
Feb-22	45,000	-
Mar-22	45,128	-
Apr-22	48,752	47,512
May-22	51,641	48,794
Jun-22	54,876	49,992
Jul-22	49,328	50,954
Aug-22	50,465	51,550
Sep-22	53,456	51,672
Oct-22	52,126	51,432
Nov-22	50,823	50,956
Dec-22	49,502	50,329
Jan-23	49,689	49,590
Feb-23	48,134	48,742
Mar-23	49,597	47,927
Apr-23	45,938	47,153
May-23	47,211	46,416
Jun-23	44,838	45,847
Jul-23	44,500	45,547
Aug-23	46,686	45,550
Sep-23	45,144	45,722
Oct-23	46,139	45,881
Nov-23	46,207	45,805
Dec-23	45,600	45,433
Jan-24	45,520	44,784
Feb-24	44,875	44,044
Mar-24	43,295	43,414
Apr-24	42,359	43,006
May-24	42,784	42,854
Jun-24	43,154	42,855
Jul-24	43,293	42,926
Aug-24	43,227	43,089

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Total goods credits			43,154	43,293	43,227	-66	-0.2
	General merchandise		40,020	40,075	40,118	43	0.1
		Rural goods	5,479	5,688	5,469	-219	-3.9
		Non-rural goods	34,541	34,387	34,649	262	0.8
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		11	12	12	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		3,123	3,206	3,097	-109	-3.4

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,479	5,688	5,469	-219	-3.9
	Meat and meat preparations	1,730	1,777	1,712	-65	-3.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,085	1,079	1,067	-12	-1.1
	Wool and sheepskins	252	220	273	53	24.1
	Other rural(a)	2,412	2,613	2,417	-196	-7.5

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	34,541	34,387	34,649	262	0.8
	Metal ores and minerals	13,690	13,692	13,620	-72	-0.5
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,138	7,118	7,639	521	7.3
	Other mineral fuels	7,150	6,848	6,728	-120	-1.8
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,309	1,428	1,408	-20	-1.4
	Machinery	1,185	1,234	1,214	-20	-1.6
	Transport equipment	439	460	458	-2	-0.4
	Other manufactures	2,244	2,328	2,346	18	0.8
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,065	981	945	-36	-3.7
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	321	300	291	-9	-3.0

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Aug-20	26,079	-
Sep-20	24,256	-
Oct-20	25,080	-
Nov-20	27,464	-
Dec-20	26,658	-
Jan-21	26,268	-
Feb-21	27,427	-
Mar-21	28,343	-
Apr-21	27,573	-
May-21	28,144	-
Jun-21	28,528	-
Jul-21	28,854	-
Aug-21	28,958	-
Sep-21	28,218	-
Oct-21	27,869	-
Nov-21	30,747	-
Dec-21	33,293	-
Jan-22	31,753	-
Feb-22	36,739	-
Mar-22	34,657	-
Apr-22	34,667	35,124
May-22	36,477	35,810
Jun-22	36,467	36,476
Jul-22	37,091	37,089
Aug-22	38,317	37,331
Sep-22	37,752	37,328
Oct-22	37,248	37,085
Nov-22	36,122	36,704
Dec-22	36,849	36,299
Jan-23	38,309	35,938
Feb-23	34,113	35,688
Mar-23	35,573	35,561
Apr-23	35,952	35,569
May-23	36,787	35,764
Jun-23	35,193	36,123
Jul-23	36,582	36,505
Aug-23	36,337	36,742
Sep-23	38,925	36,793
Oct-23	37,312	36,672
Nov-23	34,537	36,462
Dec-23	35,788	36,280
Jan-24	36,358	36,262
Feb-24	37,774	36,457
Mar-24	39,272	36,812
Apr-24	36,651	37,183
May-24	37,926	37,433
Jun-24	37,882	37,602
Jul-24	37,657	37,720
Aug-24	37,582	37,792

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-37,882	-37,657	-37,582	-75	-0.2
	General merchandise debits		-37,083	-36,828	-36,755	-73	-0.2
		Consumption goods	-11,940	-12,058	-11,553	-505	-4.2
		Capital goods	-9,180	-9,221	-9,368	147	1.6
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,963	-15,549	-15,834	285	1.8
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-799	-829	-827	-2	-0.2

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,940	-12,058	-11,553	-505	-4.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,806	-1,831	-1,819	-12	-0.7
	Household electrical items	-675	-676	-630	-46	-6.8
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,234	-3,143	-2,906	-237	-7.5
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,947	-1,968	-1,953	-15	-0.8
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-714	-703	-685	-18	-2.6
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,564	-3,737	-3,560	-177	-4.7

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Capital goods	-9,180	-9,221	-9,368	147	1.6
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,737	-2,867	-2,880	13	0.5
	ADP equipment	-1,368	-1,144	-1,223	79	6.9
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,404	-1,415	-1,200	-215	-15.2
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-459	-326	-311	-15	-4.6
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,697	-1,760	-1,705	-55	-3.1
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,515	-1,708	-2,049	341	20.0

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jun 24 ($m)	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 ($m)	Jul 24 to Aug 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,963	-15,549	-15,834	285	1.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-223	-249	-227	-22	-8.8
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-167	-272	-268	-4	-1.5
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,856	-4,630	-4,846	216	4.7
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,916	-1,856	-1,959	103	5.5
	Parts for ADP equipment	-69	-74	-78	4	5.4
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,061	-2,048	-2,064	16	0.8
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-418	-418	-457	39	9.3
	Paper and paperboard	-241	-256	-243	-13	-5.1
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-138	-137	-133	-4	-2.9
	Iron and steel	-526	-521	-478	-43	-8.3
	Plastics	-475	-476	-477	1	0.2
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,500	-4,281	-4,365	84	2.0
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-216	-192	-104	-88	-45.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-157	-139	-135	-4	-2.9

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	26.9	-9.1	10.3	3.2	-4.4	1.2
Iron ore - Fines	27.2	-3.5	4.7	5.8	-16.1	6.9
Coal - Hard coking	-4.8	10.3	-3.6	9.2	-17.2	10.0
Coal - Semi-soft	5.4	-14.3	14.2	10.3	-13.0	13.4
Coal - Thermal	6.5	-8.8	11.5	1.7	-4.0	18.2
Gas - LNG	3.0	-6.1	0.8	-3.8	-0.9	8.8

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-13.1	-3.5	7.3	-5.0	-1.0	-7.9
Iron ore - Fines	-11.8	-7.7	3.6	-5.0	-2.8	-6.8
Coal - Hard coking	-7.4	-7.9	-9.3	0.6	-7.2	-0.4
Coal - Semi-soft	-5.2	-5.0	-4.8	-5.8	6.6	1.8
Coal - Thermal	-0.1	-2.7	-2.5	6.1	-4.6	2.4
Gas - LNG	-5.4	-1.8	-3.5	-1.1	3.2	2.4

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 July 2024 and August 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-188	-6.7	1.2	-7.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-107	-4.7	3.9	-8.2
Korea, Republic of (South)	-61	-33.4	-27.5	-8.1
Japan	-55	-20.5	-13.9	-7.6
Indonesia	12	129.8	152.5	-9.0
Taiwan	29	91.2	103.7	-6.2

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-28	-0.4	6.9	-6.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	-165	-30.1	-24.8	-7.1
Japan	-60	-16.4	-12.4	-4.6
India	-25	-100.0	-100.0	-
Malaysia	27	-	-	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	182	3.2	11.0	-7.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	237	9.5	10.0	-0.4
Netherlands	227	156.1	160.0	-1.5
Vietnam	122	161.8	173.5	-4.3
Taiwan	80	61.5	49.0	8.4
Brazil	69	917.2	975.0	-5.4
India	-244	-34.6	-29.8	-6.9

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	172	15.4	13.4	1.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	68	38.4	52.4	-9.2
Netherlands	43	110.0	84.3	13.9
Brazil	32	152.5	145.1	3.0
Sweden	32	585.4	497.7	14.7
Taiwan	-44	-40.4	-39.7	-1.1

Thermal coal, movement by country, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	588	21.1	18.2	2.4
Japan	476	41.1	38.4	2.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	151	23.5	23.2	0.3
India	65	397.1	149.0	99.7
Thailand	37	101.1	102.0	-0.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	-122	-62.5	-60.6	-4.8

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Jul 24 to Aug 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	593	11.4	8.8	2.4

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

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 final transaction information becomes available the adjusted 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.

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

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

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 5.9% between June 2024 and July 2024 and rose 0.6% between July 2024 and August 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Feb 24($m)	Mar 24($m)	Apr 24($m)	May 24($m)	Jun 24($m)	Jul 24($m)	Aug 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-55	-15	-5	-20	-	185	40

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 3.2% between June 2024 and July 2024 and fell 1.7% between July 2024 and August 2024.

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Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices
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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 4. Goods debits, 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 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value
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Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value
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Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods
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Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value
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Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value
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Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value
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Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value
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Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value
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Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value
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Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value
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Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value
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Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value
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Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value
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Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value
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Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country, customs value
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Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value
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Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods, 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 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, by country, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value

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

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

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

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

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), 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 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list

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