International Trade in Goods, January 2024

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Balance on goods		11,437	10,743	11,027	284	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	46,058	46,754	47,511	757	1.6
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-34,621	-36,012	-36,483	471	1.3

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Jan-20	4,986	4,877
Feb-20	3,855	5,071
Mar-20	9,203	-
Apr-20	6,675	-
May-20	5,020	-
Jun-20	5,240	-
Jul-20	3,307	-
Aug-20	1,788	-
Sep-20	4,204	-
Oct-20	4,850	-
Nov-20	3,097	-
Dec-20	6,675	-
Jan-21	7,937	-
Feb-21	7,196	-
Mar-21	6,242	-
Apr-21	8,259	-
May-21	9,412	-
Jun-21	10,336	-
Jul-21	14,002	-
Aug-21	12,338	-
Sep-21	10,187	-
Oct-21	9,839	-
Nov-21	9,324	-
Dec-21	7,767	-
Jan-22	13,710	-
Feb-22	8,411	-
Mar-22	10,412	-
Apr-22	13,988	13,477
May-22	14,771	14,248
Jun-22	19,746	14,621
Jul-22	11,538	14,498
Aug-22	11,999	14,292
Sep-22	15,068	13,987
Oct-22	14,457	13,851
Nov-22	13,943	13,895
Dec-22	13,014	13,916
Jan-23	11,617	13,732
Feb-23	14,181	13,225
Mar-23	14,429	12,560
Apr-23	9,624	11,744
May-23	10,470	10,731
Jun-23	10,063	9,664
Jul-23	7,731	8,803
Aug-23	9,844	8,403
Sep-23	6,054	8,470
Oct-23	7,746	8,865
Nov-23	11,437	9,433
Dec-23	10,743	10,069
Jan-24	11,027	10,706

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)
Jan-20	30,623	31,167
Feb-20	29,000	31,290
Mar-20	34,263	-
Apr-20	31,935	-
May-20	29,078	-
Jun-20	29,411	-
Jul-20	29,182	-
Aug-20	27,836	-
Sep-20	28,531	-
Oct-20	29,926	-
Nov-20	30,654	-
Dec-20	33,303	-
Jan-21	34,169	-
Feb-21	34,751	-
Mar-21	34,591	-
Apr-21	35,782	-
May-21	37,605	-
Jun-21	38,807	-
Jul-21	42,632	-
Aug-21	41,412	-
Sep-21	38,385	-
Oct-21	37,860	-
Nov-21	40,196	-
Dec-21	40,864	-
Jan-22	45,243	-
Feb-22	45,286	-
Mar-22	45,239	-
Apr-22	48,435	48,704
May-22	51,850	50,110
Jun-22	55,776	51,122
Jul-22	48,785	51,620
Aug-22	50,256	51,688
Sep-22	53,078	51,410
Oct-22	51,732	51,059
Nov-22	50,480	50,737
Dec-22	49,668	50,356
Jan-23	50,135	49,792
Feb-23	48,497	49,018
Mar-23	50,061	48,195
Apr-23	45,523	47,335
May-23	47,469	46,460
Jun-23	45,074	45,715
Jul-23	44,140	45,233
Aug-23	46,059	45,126
Sep-23	45,003	45,329
Oct-23	45,448	45,667
Nov-23	46,058	46,055
Dec-23	46,754	46,467
Jan-24	47,511	46,862

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
			Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Total goods credits			46,058	46,754	47,511	757	1.6
	General merchandise		43,614	43,818	44,045	227	0.5
		Rural goods	5,713	5,678	6,108	430	7.6
		Non-rural goods	37,902	38,141	37,937	-204	-0.5
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		15	16	14	-2	-12.5
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,429	2,920	3,452	532	18.2

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,713	5,678	6,108	430	7.6
	Meat and meat preparations	1,521	1,579	1,858	279	17.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,571	1,254	1,587	333	26.6
	Wool and sheepskins	224	294	296	2	0.7
	Other rural(a)	2,397	2,551	2,367	-184	-7.2

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	37,902	38,141	37,937	-204	-0.5
	Metal ores and minerals	16,573	16,390	16,553	163	1.0
	Coal, coke and briquettes	8,328	7,906	7,847	-59	-0.7
	Other mineral fuels	6,747	7,198	7,136	-62	-0.9
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,159	1,353	1,263	-90	-6.7
	Machinery	1,300	1,143	1,162	19	1.7
	Transport equipment	400	399	409	10	2.5
	Other manufactures	2,089	2,182	2,238	56	2.6
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,018	1,314	1,078	-236	-18.0
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	287	256	253	-3	-1.2

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Jan-20	25,636	26,290
Feb-20	25,145	26,219
Mar-20	25,060	-
Apr-20	25,260	-
May-20	24,058	-
Jun-20	24,171	-
Jul-20	25,875	-
Aug-20	26,048	-
Sep-20	24,327	-
Oct-20	25,075	-
Nov-20	27,556	-
Dec-20	26,628	-
Jan-21	26,232	-
Feb-21	27,556	-
Mar-21	28,348	-
Apr-21	27,523	-
May-21	28,193	-
Jun-21	28,471	-
Jul-21	28,630	-
Aug-21	29,074	-
Sep-21	28,198	-
Oct-21	28,021	-
Nov-21	30,872	-
Dec-21	33,098	-
Jan-22	31,533	-
Feb-22	36,875	-
Mar-22	34,828	-
Apr-22	34,447	35,228
May-22	37,078	35,862
Jun-22	36,030	36,501
Jul-22	37,247	37,121
Aug-22	38,257	37,396
Sep-22	38,010	37,423
Oct-22	37,276	37,209
Nov-22	36,537	36,843
Dec-22	36,655	36,439
Jan-23	38,518	36,060
Feb-23	34,316	35,793
Mar-23	35,633	35,634
Apr-23	35,899	35,591
May-23	36,999	35,730
Jun-23	35,012	36,051
Jul-23	36,408	36,430
Aug-23	36,214	36,723
Sep-23	38,948	36,859
Oct-23	37,702	36,802
Nov-23	34,621	36,622
Dec-23	36,012	36,398
Jan-24	36,483	36,155

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
			Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-34,621	-36,012	-36,483	471	1.3
	General merchandise debits		-34,050	-35,385	-35,669	284	0.8
		Consumption goods	-10,159	-11,119	-11,693	574	5.2
		Capital goods	-8,777	-8,597	-9,104	507	5.9
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,114	-15,669	-14,873	-796	-5.1
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-571	-627	-814	187	29.8

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-10,159	-11,119	-11,693	574	5.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,542	-1,588	-1,569	-19	-1.2
	Household electrical items	-543	-548	-572	24	4.4
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-2,787	-3,189	-3,739	550	17.2
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,584	-1,825	-1,864	39	2.1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-525	-640	-635	-5	-0.8
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,178	-3,329	-3,315	-14	-0.4

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Capital goods	-8,777	-8,597	-9,104	507	5.9
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,946	-2,999	-2,937	-62	-2.1
	ADP equipment	-917	-894	-1,008	114	12.8
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,304	-1,146	-1,493	347	30.3
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-173	-421	-276	-145	-34.4
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-2,031	-1,710	-1,934	224	13.1
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,407	-1,428	-1,456	28	2.0

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Nov 23 ($m)	Dec 23 ($m)	Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 ($m)	Dec 23 to Jan 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,114	-15,669	-14,873	-796	-5.1
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-213	-205	-220	15	7.3
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-232	-122	-146	24	19.7
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,017	-5,188	-4,897	-291	-5.6
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,567	-2,141	-1,550	-591	-27.6
	Parts for ADP equipment	-70	-68	-74	6	8.8
	Other parts for capital goods	-1,994	-2,083	-2,074	-9	-0.4
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-444	-360	-416	56	15.6
	Paper and paperboard	-223	-232	-221	-11	-4.7
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-126	-135	-136	1	0.7
	Iron and steel	-435	-433	-419	-14	-3.2
	Plastics	-460	-460	-444	-16	-3.5
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-3,946	-3,977	-4,030	53	1.3
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-185	-65	-49	-16	-24.6
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-201	-201	-198	-3	-1.5

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-0.4	-1.6	0.6	-4.3	8.1	-6.8
Iron ore - Fines	7.3	-4.2	4.9	-5.1	11.6	-13.5
Coal - Hard coking	7.6	-11.9	0.5	18.3	0.1	-10.8
Coal - Semi-soft	-6.4	-8.4	27.0	-12.3	12.3	-12.6
Coal - Thermal	-17.4	9.8	5.9	0.7	7.2	-14.7
Gas - LNG	4.3	-7.1	3.7	-2.5	14.7	-4.8

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	1.1	9.3	3.4	4.5	-1.0	4.6
Iron ore - Fines	1.3	5.1	4.3	4.6	-0.2	5.7
Coal - Hard coking	4.3	8.8	9.9	6.1	-18.0	-0.6
Coal - Semi-soft	-3.5	0.3	6.1	-4.5	-2.5	1.9
Coal - Thermal	1.2	0.9	-5.1	2.5	0.6	2.9
Gas - LNG	4.8	1.3	0.0	1.9	-3.5	4.4

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 December 2023 and January 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-90	-2.5	-6.8	4.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-347	-11.3	-15.0	4.3
Taiwan	22	20.4	14.8	4.9
Vietnam	35	-	-	-
Japan	68	28.5	15.1	11.6
Korea, Republic of (South)	124	98.0	90.7	3.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-841	-8.6	-13.5	5.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-803	-9.5	-14.8	6.2
Taiwan	-66	-62.2	-64.1	5.4
Japan	-27	-5.7	-10.8	5.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	40	7.3	2.2	5.0
Indonesia	58	97.0	88.4	4.6

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	-349	-11.3	-10.8	-0.6
India	-122	-12.9	-12.5	-0.4
Taiwan	-106	-47.6	-40.9	-11.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	-80	-16.2	-16.7	0.6
Brazil	-62	-70.7	-63.4	-19.8
Vietnam	152	162.4	160.0	0.9

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-159	-10.9	-12.6	1.9
India	-61	-30.8	-25.7	-6.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-54	-73.6	-71.2	-8.4
Japan	-36	-6.5	-4.4	-2.2
Taiwan	-28	-18.4	-20.3	2.4
France (includes Andorra and Monaco)	27	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-448	-12.2	-14.7	2.9
Taiwan	-224	-44.0	-38.0	-9.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	-132	-39.9	-48.0	15.7
India	-88	-73.4	-54.0	-42.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-86	-12.7	-12.5	-0.2
Japan	158	9.9	6.5	3.1

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Dec 23 to Jan 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-38	-0.6	-4.8	4.4

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 8.7% between November 2023 and December 2023 and rose 2.1% between December 2023 and January 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Jul 23($m)	Aug 23($m)	Sep 23($m)	Oct 23($m)	Nov 23($m)	Dec 23($m)	Jan 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	0	80	250	15	665	690	530

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 1.3% between November 2023 and December 2023 and rose 0.9% between December 2023 and January 2024.

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Confidential Commodities List

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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices
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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 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 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs 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, ($million)
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Table 19. Balance of payments broad economic categories (1 and 2 digit), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($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

Data downloads

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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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