International Trade in Goods, February 2024

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Balance on goods		9,864	10,058	7,280	-2,778	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	45,874	46,561	45,520	-1,041	-2.2
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,010	-36,503	-38,239	1,736	4.8

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Feb-20	3,880	5,065
Mar-20	9,204	-
Apr-20	6,697	-
May-20	5,014	-
Jun-20	5,245	-
Jul-20	3,337	-
Aug-20	1,815	-
Sep-20	4,135	-
Oct-20	4,832	-
Nov-20	3,114	-
Dec-20	6,656	-
Jan-21	7,790	-
Feb-21	7,344	-
Mar-21	6,203	-
Apr-21	8,327	-
May-21	9,453	-
Jun-21	10,291	-
Jul-21	14,135	-
Aug-21	12,383	-
Sep-21	10,117	-
Oct-21	9,744	-
Nov-21	9,417	-
Dec-21	7,764	-
Jan-22	13,646	-
Feb-22	8,582	-
Mar-22	10,341	-
Apr-22	13,910	13,472
May-22	14,773	14,237
Jun-22	19,754	14,601
Jul-22	11,550	14,470
Aug-22	11,998	14,258
Sep-22	14,971	13,960
Oct-22	14,311	13,841
Nov-22	14,047	13,912
Dec-22	13,145	13,955
Jan-23	11,579	13,774
Feb-23	14,417	13,252
Mar-23	14,253	12,565
Apr-23	9,609	11,730
May-23	10,407	10,705
Jun-23	10,105	9,655
Jul-23	7,769	8,827
Aug-23	9,872	8,431
Sep-23	5,906	8,453
Oct-23	7,719	8,738
Nov-23	11,639	9,079
Dec-23	9,864	9,344
Jan-24	10,058	9,492
Feb-24	7,280	9,459

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)
Feb-20	28,983	31,284
Mar-20	34,241	-
Apr-20	31,959	-
May-20	29,075	-
Jun-20	29,414	-
Jul-20	29,210	-
Aug-20	27,833	-
Sep-20	28,484	-
Oct-20	29,916	-
Nov-20	30,638	-
Dec-20	33,348	-
Jan-21	34,058	-
Feb-21	34,838	-
Mar-21	34,532	-
Apr-21	35,870	-
May-21	37,624	-
Jun-21	38,759	-
Jul-21	42,752	-
Aug-21	41,412	-
Sep-21	38,311	-
Oct-21	37,797	-
Nov-21	40,270	-
Dec-21	41,007	-
Jan-22	45,211	-
Feb-22	45,347	-
Mar-22	45,121	-
Apr-22	48,405	48,676
May-22	51,840	50,073
Jun-22	55,728	51,075
Jul-22	48,799	51,565
Aug-22	50,193	51,634
Sep-22	52,985	51,380
Oct-22	51,600	51,069
Nov-22	50,553	50,788
Dec-22	49,974	50,429
Jan-23	50,154	49,858
Feb-23	48,613	49,050
Mar-23	49,858	48,187
Apr-23	45,500	47,301
May-23	47,419	46,422
Jun-23	45,081	45,709
Jul-23	44,216	45,272
Aug-23	46,066	45,157
Sep-23	44,941	45,295
Oct-23	45,399	45,525
Nov-23	46,199	45,729
Dec-23	45,874	45,870
Jan-24	46,561	45,958
Feb-24	45,520	45,930

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
			Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Total goods credits			45,874	46,561	45,520	-1,041	-2.2
	General merchandise		42,939	43,098	42,813	-285	-0.7
		Rural goods	5,510	5,923	5,656	-267	-4.5
		Non-rural goods	37,429	37,175	37,157	-18	0.0
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		16	14	14	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,919	3,449	2,693	-756	-21.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,510	5,923	5,656	-267	-4.5
	Meat and meat preparations	1,513	1,789	1,657	-132	-7.4
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,234	1,600	1,263	-337	-21.1
	Wool and sheepskins	273	270	263	-7	-2.6
	Other rural(a)	2,491	2,265	2,474	209	9.2

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	37,429	37,175	37,157	-18	0.0
	Metal ores and minerals	15,984	15,931	14,600	-1,331	-8.4
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,921	7,867	8,621	754	9.6
	Other mineral fuels	7,030	7,092	7,384	292	4.1
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,309	1,204	1,282	78	6.5
	Machinery	1,113	1,144	1,157	13	1.1
	Transport equipment	390	409	456	47	11.5
	Other manufactures	2,150	2,209	2,263	54	2.4
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,271	1,056	1,088	32	3.0
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	261	263	305	42	16.0

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Feb-20	25,102	26,219
Mar-20	25,037	-
Apr-20	25,261	-
May-20	24,061	-
Jun-20	24,170	-
Jul-20	25,873	-
Aug-20	26,018	-
Sep-20	24,349	-
Oct-20	25,084	-
Nov-20	27,524	-
Dec-20	26,692	-
Jan-21	26,268	-
Feb-21	27,494	-
Mar-21	28,329	-
Apr-21	27,544	-
May-21	28,170	-
Jun-21	28,468	-
Jul-21	28,617	-
Aug-21	29,029	-
Sep-21	28,194	-
Oct-21	28,054	-
Nov-21	30,853	-
Dec-21	33,243	-
Jan-22	31,566	-
Feb-22	36,765	-
Mar-22	34,780	-
Apr-22	34,495	35,205
May-22	37,068	35,836
Jun-22	35,974	36,474
Jul-22	37,249	37,095
Aug-22	38,195	37,377
Sep-22	38,014	37,420
Oct-22	37,289	37,228
Nov-22	36,506	36,877
Dec-22	36,829	36,474
Jan-23	38,575	36,083
Feb-23	34,196	35,798
Mar-23	35,605	35,622
Apr-23	35,891	35,571
May-23	37,012	35,717
Jun-23	34,976	36,054
Jul-23	36,447	36,445
Aug-23	36,194	36,726
Sep-23	39,035	36,842
Oct-23	37,679	36,788
Nov-23	34,559	36,650
Dec-23	36,010	36,525
Jan-24	36,503	36,466
Feb-24	38,239	36,471

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
			Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,010	-36,503	-38,239	1,736	4.8
	General merchandise debits		-35,383	-35,689	-37,366	1,677	4.7
		Consumption goods	-11,176	-11,697	-12,022	325	2.8
		Capital goods	-8,630	-9,164	-9,103	-61	-0.7
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,576	-14,827	-16,241	1,414	9.5
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-627	-814	-873	59	7.2

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,176	-11,697	-12,022	325	2.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,595	-1,574	-1,663	89	5.7
	Household electrical items	-552	-574	-718	144	25.1
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,176	-3,670	-3,354	-316	-8.6
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,848	-1,888	-1,934	46	2.4
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-647	-645	-703	58	9.0
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,358	-3,347	-3,650	303	9.1

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Capital goods	-8,630	-9,164	-9,103	-61	-0.7
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,016	-2,969	-3,241	272	9.2
	ADP equipment	-897	-1,024	-1,052	28	2.7
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,138	-1,487	-1,396	-91	-6.1
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-421	-297	-192	-105	-35.4
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,691	-1,900	-1,760	-140	-7.4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,467	-1,487	-1,462	-25	-1.7

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 ($m)	Jan 24 to Feb 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,576	-14,827	-16,241	1,414	9.5
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-206	-222	-254	32	14.4
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-122	-146	-239	93	63.7
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,054	-4,825	-5,038	213	4.4
	Parts for transport equipment	-2,142	-1,568	-1,721	153	9.8
	Parts for ADP equipment	-69	-76	-78	2	2.6
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,086	-2,077	-2,116	39	1.9
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-359	-416	-405	-11	-2.6
	Paper and paperboard	-238	-226	-252	26	11.5
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-136	-138	-142	4	2.9
	Iron and steel	-459	-418	-579	161	38.5
	Plastics	-468	-442	-508	66	14.9
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-3,982	-4,029	-4,670	641	15.9
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-65	-49	-42	-7	-14.3
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-190	-196	-197	1	0.5

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-1.6	0.6	-4.3	8.5	-7.7	-16.0
Iron ore - Fines	-3.7	4.8	-5.0	11.0	-13.1	-11.0
Coal - Hard coking	-11.9	0.5	18.3	0.8	-13.8	9.8
Coal - Semi-soft	-8.4	27.0	-12.1	12.5	-18.4	1.8
Coal - Thermal	9.7	5.9	0.7	6.6	-13.6	-6.8
Gas - LNG	-7.0	3.2	-2.1	14.2	-5.5	3.6

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	9.3	3.4	4.4	-1.2	4.5	-4.8
Iron ore - Fines	4.4	4.4	4.8	-0.2	5.7	-3.1
Coal - Hard coking	8.8	9.9	7.7	-5.2	-7.1	-6.4
Coal - Semi-soft	0.3	6.1	-4.1	-1.1	-3.9	8.0
Coal - Thermal	0.7	-4.8	2.4	-0.9	0.7	-0.4
Gas - LNG	1.2	0.0	2.0	-2.6	2.8	-1.1

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 January 2024 and February 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-691	-20.0	-16.0	-4.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-398	-14.7	-9.6	-5.6
Korea, Republic of (South)	-167	-68.6	-67.2	-4.3
Japan	-53	-17.9	-17.3	-0.8
Taiwan	-42	-32.0	-29.7	-3.3
Indonesia	-26	-65.9	-64.1	-5.0

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-1,238	-13.8	-11.0	-3.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-844	-11.1	-7.4	-4.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-192	-32.6	-33.9	2.1
Japan	-156	-33.8	-33.4	-0.6
Indonesia	-81	-60.2	-58.6	-3.9
Vietnam	54	89.8	100.1	-5.1

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	78	2.7	9.8	-6.4
Brazil	110	568.8	387.6	37.2
Poland	78	-	-	-
India	66	7.5	13.8	-5.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-101	-23.1	-14.4	-10.2
Vietnam	-143	-55.1	-60.3	13.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	117	10.0	1.8	8.0
India	135	90.8	74.5	9.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	54	31.7	7.6	22.4
Vietnam	34	-	-	-
Japan	-52	-11.2	-15.0	4.5
Netherlands	-56	-61.7	-63.7	5.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-224	-7.2	-6.8	-0.4
Japan	-231	-13.6	-14.2	0.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	-103	-58.0	-51.4	-13.5
Taiwan	-63	-23.0	-17.1	-7.1
Vietnam	-60	-32.1	-41.0	15.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	155	26.1	21.3	3.9

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Jan 24 to Feb 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	153	2.5	3.6	-1.1

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 3.3% between December 2023 and January 2024 and rose 0.8% between January 2024 and February 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Aug 23($m)	Sep 23($m)	Oct 23($m)	Nov 23($m)	Dec 23($m)	Jan 24($m)	Feb 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	80	250	-5	40	15	415	715

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 2.0% between December 2023 and January 2024 and rose 4.8% between January 2024 and February 2024.

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

To better align with other International Trade in Goods publication downloads, changes will be made to the format of the Confidential Commodities list (Table 92). These changes will be effective from the March reference month release, on 2nd May 2024.

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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 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices
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Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, 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 15b. Merchandise imports, state and Australia, customs 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 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value
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Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), 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 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value
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Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value
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Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value
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Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, 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 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value
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Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, 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 92. Confidential commodities list
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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)
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Seasonal adjustment for leap years

The extra leap year day in 2024 is unlikely to impact seasonally adjusted statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the month of February 2024 and the March quarter 2024. This is because the effect of an additional leap year day is analysed and accounted for as part of the seasonal adjustment process, which includes the impact of trading days. The impact of the extra leap year day will be evident in the original (non-seasonally adjusted) series. For more information please refer to this note.

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5368.0.

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International Trade in Goods

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Key statistics

Trade overview

Goods credits

Rural goods

Non-rural goods

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

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

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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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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

Table 19. Balance of payments broad economic categories (1 and 2 digit), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

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