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

June 2024

Released

1/08/2024

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $537m in June.
Goods credits (exports) rose $736m (1.7%) driven by Other mineral fuels.
Goods debits (imports) rose $198m (0.5%) driven by Capital goods n.e.s.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	June 24 ($m)	May 24 to June 24 ($m)	May 24 to June 24 (%)
Balance on goods		5,685	5,052	5,589	537	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	42,468	43,029	43,765	736	1.7
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,782	-37,978	-38,176	198	0.5

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Jun-20	4,867	-
Jul-20	2,983	-
Aug-20	1,885	-
Sep-20	4,390	-
Oct-20	5,459	-
Nov-20	3,165	-
Dec-20	6,491	-
Jan-21	7,757	-
Feb-21	7,170	-
Mar-21	5,885	-
Apr-21	8,447	-
May-21	9,156	-
Jun-21	10,222	-
Jul-21	13,721	-
Aug-21	12,973	-
Sep-21	10,106	-
Oct-21	10,566	-
Nov-21	9,636	-
Dec-21	7,363	-
Jan-22	12,795	-
Feb-22	8,241	-
Mar-22	10,403	-
Apr-22	14,073	12,376
May-22	15,133	12,951
Jun-22	18,721	13,446
Jul-22	11,579	13,753
Aug-22	12,190	14,072
Sep-22	15,506	14,178
Oct-22	14,726	14,181
Nov-22	14,614	14,100
Dec-22	12,517	13,899
Jan-23	11,179	13,556
Feb-23	13,973	12,995
Mar-23	14,012	12,348
Apr-23	9,961	11,582
May-23	10,532	10,640
Jun-23	9,868	9,686
Jul-23	7,375	8,979
Aug-23	10,358	8,734
Sep-23	6,199	8,869
Oct-23	8,814	9,180
Nov-23	11,758	9,345
Dec-23	9,804	9,170
Jan-24	9,105	8,544
Feb-24	7,196	7,648
Mar-24	4,103	6,690
Apr-24	5,685	5,880
May-24	5,052	5,257
Jun-24	5,589	4,834

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.

Review of seasonal adjustment

The annual seasonal review (ASR) for monthly Trade in Goods series has been undertaken to quality assure seasonal adjustment treatments for seasonally adjusted estimates. From the review it has been determined that Capital goods n.e.s. is no longer seasonal and from the May 2015 reference month will no longer be seasonally adjusted. The review also assessed seasonal factors and appropriateness of any prior corrections in more detail than is possible in the monthly cycle, resulting in larger revisions than usual.

Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Jun-20	29,147	-
Jul-20	28,978	-
Aug-20	27,971	-
Sep-20	28,663	-
Oct-20	30,514	-
Nov-20	30,633	-
Dec-20	33,157	-
Jan-21	33,981	-
Feb-21	34,596	-
Mar-21	34,270	-
Apr-21	36,004	-
May-21	37,314	-
Jun-21	38,761	-
Jul-21	42,485	-
Aug-21	41,917	-
Sep-21	38,324	-
Oct-21	38,448	-
Nov-21	40,398	-
Dec-21	40,675	-
Jan-22	44,625	-
Feb-22	45,022	-
Mar-22	45,127	-
Apr-22	48,774	47,541
May-22	51,654	48,795
Jun-22	55,192	49,957
Jul-22	48,690	50,888
Aug-22	50,612	51,464
Sep-22	53,301	51,582
Oct-22	52,101	51,355
Nov-22	50,846	50,900
Dec-22	49,418	50,296
Jan-23	49,613	49,594
Feb-23	48,171	48,783
Mar-23	49,679	48,003
Apr-23	46,015	47,225
May-23	47,415	46,449
Jun-23	45,020	45,819
Jul-23	43,955	45,461
Aug-23	46,607	45,436
Sep-23	45,078	45,619
Oct-23	46,105	45,819
Nov-23	46,295	45,792
Dec-23	45,590	45,453
Jan-24	45,555	44,834
Feb-24	44,907	44,164
Mar-24	43,411	43,587
Apr-24	42,468	43,169
May-24	43,029	42,906
Jun-24	43,765	42,789

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
			Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Total goods credits			42,468	43,029	43,765	736	1.7
	General merchandise		39,502	40,082	40,652	570	1.4
		Rural goods	5,258	5,219	5,510	291	5.6
		Non-rural goods	34,244	34,864	35,142	278	0.8
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		-10	-10	-10	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,976	2,957	3,123	166	5.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,258	5,219	5,510	291	5.6
	Meat and meat preparations	1,607	1,728	1,767	39	2.3
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,159	948	1,063	115	12.1
	Wool and sheepskins	246	260	254	-6	-2.3
	Other rural(a)	2,246	2,282	2,426	144	6.3

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	34,244	34,864	35,142	278	0.8
	Metal ores and minerals	13,290	13,781	13,899	118	0.9
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,212	6,933	7,090	157	2.3
	Other mineral fuels	7,149	7,319	7,533	214	2.9
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,370	1,279	1,308	29	2.3
	Machinery	1,234	1,192	1,202	10	0.8
	Transport equipment	433	752	471	-281	-37.4
	Other manufactures	2,232	2,220	2,246	26	1.2
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	993	1,082	1,106	24	2.2
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	330	305	287	-18	-5.9

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Jun-20	24,280	-
Jul-20	25,995	-
Aug-20	26,087	-
Sep-20	24,273	-
Oct-20	25,055	-
Nov-20	27,468	-
Dec-20	26,667	-
Jan-21	26,224	-
Feb-21	27,425	-
Mar-21	28,385	-
Apr-21	27,557	-
May-21	28,158	-
Jun-21	28,539	-
Jul-21	28,764	-
Aug-21	28,944	-
Sep-21	28,218	-
Oct-21	27,882	-
Nov-21	30,762	-
Dec-21	33,313	-
Jan-22	31,830	-
Feb-22	36,781	-
Mar-22	34,724	-
Apr-22	34,701	35,165
May-22	36,521	35,844
Jun-22	36,471	36,512
Jul-22	37,111	37,135
Aug-22	38,422	37,391
Sep-22	37,795	37,404
Oct-22	37,375	37,173
Nov-22	36,232	36,799
Dec-22	36,900	36,398
Jan-23	38,434	36,039
Feb-23	34,198	35,788
Mar-23	35,667	35,654
Apr-23	36,055	35,643
May-23	36,883	35,809
Jun-23	35,152	36,133
Jul-23	36,580	36,482
Aug-23	36,250	36,702
Sep-23	38,879	36,750
Oct-23	37,292	36,640
Nov-23	34,537	36,447
Dec-23	35,786	36,283
Jan-24	36,451	36,290
Feb-24	37,711	36,516
Mar-24	39,308	36,898
Apr-24	36,782	37,289
May-24	37,978	37,649
Jun-24	38,176	37,955

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
			Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,782	-37,978	-38,176	198	0.5
	General merchandise debits		-36,157	-37,260	-37,377	117	0.3
		Consumption goods	-11,821	-12,084	-11,925	-159	-1.3
		Capital goods	-9,003	-8,953	-9,221	268	3.0
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,333	-16,222	-16,232	10	0.1
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-625	-718	-799	81	11.3

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,821	-12,084	-11,925	-159	-1.3
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,791	-1,838	-1,803	-35	-1.9
	Household electrical items	-737	-735	-675	-60	-8.2
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,373	-3,470	-3,299	-171	-4.9
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,811	-1,847	-1,905	58	3.1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-662	-672	-707	35	5.2
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,446	-3,522	-3,537	15	0.4

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Capital goods	-9,003	-8,953	-9,221	268	3.0
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,966	-2,925	-2,797	-128	-4.4
	ADP equipment	-1,148	-1,360	-1,412	52	3.8
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,388	-1,404	-1,414	10	0.7
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-203	-325	-459	134	41.2
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,860	-1,682	-1,709	27	1.6
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,439	-1,257	-1,430	173	13.8

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Apr 24 ($m)	May 24 ($m)	Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 ($m)	May 24 to Jun 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,333	-16,222	-16,232	10	0.1
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-231	-252	-224	-28	-11.1
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-145	-211	-165	-46	-21.8
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,794	-5,193	-5,016	-177	-3.4
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,831	-1,902	-1,930	28	1.5
	Parts for ADP equipment	-72	-99	-67	-32	-32.3
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,018	-2,051	-2,065	14	0.7
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-429	-429	-420	-9	-2.1
	Paper and paperboard	-249	-250	-240	-10	-4.0
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-136	-139	-137	-2	-1.4
	Iron and steel	-534	-559	-537	-22	-3.9
	Plastics	-479	-441	-473	32	7.3
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,122	-4,379	-4,514	135	3.1
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-76	-95	-216	121	127.4
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-217	-221	-227	6	2.7

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-6.2	-18.3	27.1	-9.2	10.2	3.9
Iron ore - Fines	-14.2	-10.6	27.3	-3.4	4.3	7.4
Coal - Hard coking	-12.3	11.1	-4.8	10.6	-4.4	13.7
Coal - Semi-soft	-16.8	-0.9	5.4	-13.1	12.2	16.4
Coal - Thermal	-13.9	-5.9	6.5	-9.0	11.5	2.9
Gas - LNG	-5.4	0.3	3.3	-6.3	0.5	-1.7

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	3.2	-5.7	-13.1	-4.1	7.1	-4.0
Iron ore - Fines	5.7	-3.9	-12.0	-7.7	3.8	-5.5
Coal - Hard coking	2.7	3.4	-7.4	-8.5	-13.5	2.3
Coal - Semi-soft	-1.0	7.5	-5.2	-3.3	-4.2	-2.5
Coal - Thermal	-0.6	-4.9	-0.1	-2.5	-2.8	6.3
Gas - LNG	0.3	-0.3	-5.0	-1.9	-1.7	-4.5

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 April 2024 and May 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-9	-0.3	3.9	-4.0
Taiwan	-49	-32.4	-30.4	-2.8
Vietnam	-44	-83.9	-83.6	-1.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-41	-26.0	-23.6	-3.2
Japan	48	15.0	20.4	-4.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	88	3.8	8.0	-3.9

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	119	1.5	7.4	-5.5
Japan	224	61.6	89.9	-14.9
Indonesia	40	232.5	282.6	-13.1
Malaysia	-28	-100.0	-100.0	-
Vietnam	-41	-32.7	-19.4	-16.5
India	-80	-100.0	-100.0	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	456	16.4	13.7	2.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	257	503.1	461.8	7.4
India	154	17.3	12.3	4.4
Japan	102	20.4	17.4	2.6
Vietnam	92	110.2	103.5	3.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	-151	-35.1	-33.5	-2.3

Semi soft coal, movement by country, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	160	13.5	16.4	-2.5
Brazil	68	230.2	275.9	-12.2
Japan	56	15.1	18.1	-2.5
Vietnam	54	-	-	-
Germany	-31	-79.5	-81.5	10.9
Korea, Republic of (South)	-67	-25.5	-23.2	-3.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	264	9.4	2.9	6.3
Japan	329	37.9	32.1	4.4
Taiwan	60	12.4	14.9	-2.1
Vietnam	44	31.9	32.5	-0.4
Malaysia	-87	-59.0	-58.8	-0.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-97	-11.5	-10.5	-1.2

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, May 24 to Jun 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-329	-6.1	-1.7	-4.5

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 1.8% between April 2024 and May 2024 and rose 7.8% between May 2024 and June 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Dec 23($m)	Jan 24($m)	Feb 24($m)	Mar 24($m)	Apr 24($m)	May 24($m)	Jun 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	0	0	-55	-15	15	160	-145

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 3.8% between April 2024 and May 2024 and rose 2.2% between May 2024 and June 2024.

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Confidential Commodities List

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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 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 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 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, 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 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 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)
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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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