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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

December 2023

Released

5/02/2024

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods decreased $805m in December.
Goods credits (exports) rose $847m (1.8%) driven by Non-monetary gold.
Goods debits (imports) rose $1,652 m (4.8%) driven by Parts for transport equipment.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Balance on goods		7,836	11,764	10,959	-805	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	45,525	46,278	47,125	847	1.8
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-37,689	-34,513	-36,165	1,652	4.8

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Dec-19	5,188	4,807
Jan-20	5,004	4,880
Feb-20	3,833	5,074
Mar-20	9,207	-
Apr-20	6,694	-
May-20	5,039	-
Jun-20	5,239	-
Jul-20	3,203	-
Aug-20	1,831	-
Sep-20	4,217	-
Oct-20	4,787	-
Nov-20	3,180	-
Dec-20	6,676	-
Jan-21	7,954	-
Feb-21	7,190	-
Mar-21	6,291	-
Apr-21	8,193	-
May-21	9,474	-
Jun-21	10,447	-
Jul-21	13,672	-
Aug-21	12,362	-
Sep-21	10,238	-
Oct-21	9,831	-
Nov-21	9,327	-
Dec-21	7,753	-
Jan-22	13,709	-
Feb-22	8,342	-
Mar-22	10,357	-
Apr-22	13,926	13,467
May-22	14,814	14,256
Jun-22	19,928	14,650
Jul-22	11,369	14,543
Aug-22	12,214	14,341
Sep-22	14,961	14,021
Oct-22	14,567	13,860
Nov-22	14,021	13,874
Dec-22	12,802	13,872
Jan-23	11,577	13,678
Feb-23	14,081	13,178
Mar-23	14,441	12,539
Apr-23	9,612	11,746
May-23	10,568	10,742
Jun-23	10,101	9,668
Jul-23	7,643	8,858
Aug-23	9,895	8,508
Sep-23	5,969	8,565
Oct-23	7,836	8,902
Nov-23	11,764	9,382
Dec-23	10,959	10,034

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)
Dec-19	32,044	31,249
Jan-20	30,665	31,177
Feb-20	28,989	31,295
Mar-20	34,228	-
Apr-20	31,936	-
May-20	29,106	-
Jun-20	29,402	-
Jul-20	29,079	-
Aug-20	27,858	-
Sep-20	28,574	-
Oct-20	29,892	-
Nov-20	30,659	-
Dec-20	33,334	-
Jan-21	34,235	-
Feb-21	34,749	-
Mar-21	34,621	-
Apr-21	35,724	-
May-21	37,620	-
Jun-21	38,927	-
Jul-21	42,329	-
Aug-21	41,396	-
Sep-21	38,421	-
Oct-21	37,894	-
Nov-21	40,167	-
Dec-21	40,970	-
Jan-22	45,199	-
Feb-22	45,227	-
Mar-22	45,145	-
Apr-22	48,452	48,678
May-22	51,827	50,098
Jun-22	55,868	51,131
Jul-22	48,645	51,650
Aug-22	50,484	51,731
Sep-22	53,022	51,454
Oct-22	51,782	51,095
Nov-22	50,564	50,752
Dec-22	49,624	50,344
Jan-23	50,092	49,764
Feb-23	48,412	48,985
Mar-23	50,066	48,169
Apr-23	45,427	47,315
May-23	47,616	46,444
Jun-23	45,087	45,696
Jul-23	43,982	45,270
Aug-23	46,081	45,213
Sep-23	45,039	45,420
Oct-23	45,525	45,721
Nov-23	46,278	46,038
Dec-23	47,125	46,460

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
			Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Total goods credits			45,525	46,278	47,125	847	1.8
	General merchandise		42,933	43,800	44,156	356	0.8
		Rural goods	5,864	5,693	5,722	29	0.5
		Non-rural goods	37,069	38,107	38,434	327	0.9
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		49	49	49	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,543	2,429	2,920	491	20.2

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Rural goods	5,864	5,693	5,722	29	0.5
	Meat and meat preparations	1,516	1,517	1,577	60	4.0
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,497	1,532	1,234	-298	-19.5
	Wool and sheepskins	250	226	292	66	29.2
	Other rural(a)	2,600	2,418	2,619	201	8.3

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Non-rural goods	37,069	38,107	38,434	327	0.9
	Metal ores and minerals	16,251	16,621	16,488	-133	-0.8
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,655	8,509	8,154	-355	-4.2
	Other mineral fuels	6,542	6,721	7,169	448	6.7
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,378	1,167	1,345	178	15.3
	Machinery	1,190	1,301	1,145	-156	-12.0
	Transport equipment	419	402	400	-2	-0.5
	Other manufactures	2,109	2,084	2,171	87	4.2
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,229	1,017	1,305	288	28.3
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	296	285	257	-28	-9.8

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Dec-19	26,856	26,442
Jan-20	25,661	26,296
Feb-20	25,156	26,221
Mar-20	25,020	-
Apr-20	25,242	-
May-20	24,067	-
Jun-20	24,163	-
Jul-20	25,876	-
Aug-20	26,027	-
Sep-20	24,357	-
Oct-20	25,105	-
Nov-20	27,479	-
Dec-20	26,658	-
Jan-21	26,281	-
Feb-21	27,559	-
Mar-21	28,329	-
Apr-21	27,531	-
May-21	28,146	-
Jun-21	28,480	-
Jul-21	28,657	-
Aug-21	29,034	-
Sep-21	28,183	-
Oct-21	28,063	-
Nov-21	30,840	-
Dec-21	33,217	-
Jan-22	31,489	-
Feb-22	36,885	-
Mar-22	34,788	-
Apr-22	34,526	35,211
May-22	37,013	35,843
Jun-22	35,939	36,481
Jul-22	37,276	37,107
Aug-22	38,270	37,391
Sep-22	38,061	37,433
Oct-22	37,215	37,235
Nov-22	36,543	36,878
Dec-22	36,822	36,472
Jan-23	38,515	36,086
Feb-23	34,331	35,807
Mar-23	35,625	35,630
Apr-23	35,815	35,569
May-23	37,047	35,702
Jun-23	34,986	36,028
Jul-23	36,339	36,411
Aug-23	36,186	36,705
Sep-23	39,070	36,855
Oct-23	37,689	36,819
Nov-23	34,513	36,656
Dec-23	36,165	36,426

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
			Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Total goods debits			-37,689	-34,513	-36,165	1,652	4.8
	General merchandise debits		-36,635	-33,942	-35,538	1,596	4.7
		Consumption goods	-11,686	-10,103	-11,098	995	9.8
		Capital goods	-9,002	-8,702	-8,619	-83	-1.0
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,946	-15,138	-15,821	683	4.5
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-1,054	-571	-627	56	9.8

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,686	-10,103	-11,098	995	9.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,630	-1,540	-1,601	61	4.0
	Household electrical items	-559	-539	-545	6	1.1
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,764	-2,737	-3,169	432	15.8
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,790	-1,583	-1,819	236	14.9
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-619	-522	-638	116	22.2
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,324	-3,182	-3,327	145	4.6

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Capital goods	-9,002	-8,702	-8,619	-83	-1.0
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,100	-2,916	-3,018	102	3.5
	ADP equipment	-1,002	-911	-881	-30	-3.3
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,300	-1,268	-1,168	-100	-7.9
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-345	-173	-421	248	143.4
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,894	-2,030	-1,698	-332	-16.4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,362	-1,404	-1,433	29	2.1

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 ($m)	Nov 23 to Dec 23 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,946	-15,138	-15,821	683	4.5
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-206	-212	-202	-10	-4.7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-216	-232	-122	-110	-47.4
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,814	-5,053	-5,313	260	5.1
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,475	-1,565	-2,140	575	36.7
	Parts for ADP equipment	-82	-69	-66	-3	-4.3
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,090	-1,997	-2,080	83	4.2
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-409	-441	-367	-74	-16.8
	Paper and paperboard	-204	-224	-236	12	5.4
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-131	-126	-134	8	6.3
	Iron and steel	-443	-438	-448	10	2.3
	Plastics	-474	-462	-465	3	0.6
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,120	-3,933	-3,980	47	1.2
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-83	-185	-65	-120	-64.9
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-200	-202	-203	1	0.5

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jul 23 (%)	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	1.1	-0.3	-1.6	0.8	-5.1	9.9
Iron ore - Fines	-12.4	7.3	-4.1	4.7	-4.9	12.1
Coal - Hard coking	-26.9	7.6	-11.9	-0.1	18.0	2.2
Coal - Semi-soft	-0.6	-6.4	-8.4	25.0	-10.4	16.4
Coal - Thermal	0.4	-17.4	9.8	5.9	0.7	4.1
Gas - LNG	-1.8	4.2	-7.2	3.6	-2.3	16.8

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jul 23 (%)	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	0.9	1.0	9.5	2.7	5.0	-0.6
Iron ore - Fines	1.7	1.2	5.0	4.2	4.2	0.7
Coal - Hard coking	-2.2	4.2	8.8	9.1	-10.2	-3.6
Coal - Semi-soft	-1.2	-3.6	1.0	5.7	-6.4	-1.2
Coal - Thermal	-8.0	0.9	1.2	-5.2	3.1	0.8
Gas - LNG	1.6	4.8	1.3	-0.1	2.7	-2.8

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 November 2023 and December 2023 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	306	9.3	9.9	-0.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	361	13.0	13.3	-0.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	28	25.4	21.6	3.2
Indonesia	-14	-81.7	-79.8	-9.4
Vietnam	-23	-100.0	-100.0	-
Japan	-62	-21.8	-14.5	-8.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	1,123	12.9	12.1	0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	961	12.8	11.6	1.0
Japan	92	24.9	33.7	-6.6
Taiwan	39	63.4	59.5	2.4
Vietnam	28	48.8	35.7	9.7
Malaysia	20	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	-48	-1.5	2.2	-3.6
Japan	-144	-23.9	-15.7	-9.7
India	-91	-8.6	-11.0	2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	91	103.5	102.1	0.7
Taiwan	96	75.6	46.8	19.6
Korea, Republic of (South)	240	90.5	103.2	-6.2

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	198	15.1	16.4	-1.2
Japan	156	38.3	39.7	-1.0
Taiwan	69	78.6	67.4	6.7
Slovenia	26	-	-	-
France (includes Andorra and Monaco)	-33	-83.4	-86.3	21.2
Vietnam	-69	-100.0	-100.0	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	169	5.0	4.1	0.8
Taiwan	291	142.3	95.4	24.0
Vietnam	52	27.6	33.5	-4.4
Thailand	40	-	-	-
Bangladesh	23	-	-	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-253	-27.0	-18.8	-10.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Nov 23 to Dec 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	780	13.6	16.8	-2.8

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

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 2.8% between October 2023 and November 2023 and fell 1.2% between November 2023 and December 2023.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Jun 23($m)	Jul 23($m)	Aug 23($m)	Sep 23($m)	Oct 23($m)	Nov 23($m)	Dec 23($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	0	0	80	250	15	865	990

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 7.7% between October 2023 and November 2023 and fell 0.3% between November 2023 and December 2023.

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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value
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Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, 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 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value
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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

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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

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

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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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