International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia

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

Reference period

November 2021

Released

11/01/2022

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods and services surplus decreased $1,358m to $9,423m in November.
Goods and services credits (exports) rose $691m (2%) to $43,859m driven by a rise in exports of Other rural.
Goods and services debits (imports) rose $2,049m (6%) to $34,436m driven by a rise in imports of Primary industrial supplies n.e.s..

Main features

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Balance on goods and services		11,552	10,781	9,423	- 1,358	na
	Credits (Exports of goods & services)	44,536	43,168	43,859	691	2
	Debits (Imports of goods & services)	- 32,985	- 32,387	- 34,436	2,049	6

na not applicable

Balance on goods and services
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)
Aug-20	2,935
Sep-20	5,957
Oct-20	6,573
Nov-20	5,295
Dec-20	7,779
Jan-21	10,029
Feb-21	8,381
Mar-21	6,755
Apr-21	9,128
May-21	10,118
Jun-21	11,621
Jul-21	13,654
Aug-21	13,361
Sep-21	11,552
Oct-21	10,781
Nov-21	9,423

Balance on goods and services

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COVID-19

Suspension of trend estimates

The trend series attempts to measure underlying behaviour in international trade activity. In the short term, this measurement will be significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent changes to regular patterns in international trade resulting from it. If the trend estimates in this publication were to be calculated without fully accounting for this unusual event they would provide a misleading view of underlying international trade activity.

It may be some time before the underlying trend in international trade activity can be accurately estimated. The trend series has therefore been suspended from March 2019 and will be reinstated when more certainty emerges.

Seasonal adjustment and COVID-19

International Accounts uses the concurrent seasonal adjustment method, meaning that seasonal factors are re-estimated each time new data becomes available. If not appropriately accounted for, unusual events such as COVID-19 can distort estimates calculated using this method. From March 2020, seasonal factors for series that have been notably impacted by COVID-19 will be calculated using data up to and including February 2020, then projected from March 2020 onwards. This approach, known as the forward factor method, ensures that seasonal factors are not distorted by COVID-19 impacts.

The ABS has advised users that it moved to using forward factors for seasonal analysis of a number of series, including Travel Services. Current ABS (and international) practice requires at least three years of data to assess whether a change in seasonal pattern has occurred. Should COVID-19 result in a long-term change to the seasonal pattern then revisions to these series may occur in the future. The ABS will consult with users on any future methods changes to seasonal adjustment and potential revisions. The Feature Article International travel services time series outlines the matter in greater detail.

Quality of international trade in services statistics

Monthly International Trade in Services statistics (ITS) are compiled using multiple data sources. These data, compared with the publication reference period, are lagged. The lag in data results in most ITS estimates being nowcast when initially published. In recent times, these estimates have been more volatile, due in part to COVID-19 but also due to services data availability. While the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) make every effort to ensure estimates of monthly ITS are reflective and robust, in the current environment, the ABS recommends monthly services estimates be interpreted and used with caution. The International Trade in Services; Concepts, Source and Methods outlines this in further detail.

Changes to timing of release of International Trade, Supplementary Information, financial year (2020-21) and calendar year (2021)

COVID-19 has impacted the availability and quality of source data used to compile international trade in services estimates. As a result the 2020-2021 and 2021 International Trade, Supplementary Information publications (former cat. Nos. 5368.0.55.003 and 5368.0.55.004) have been delayed. Both publications are expected to be released commencing from June 2022.

Balance on goods and services

In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $9,423m in November 2021, a decrease of $1,358m on the surplus in October 2021.

Balance on goods and services(a), seasonally adjusted
			Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Balance on goods and services			11,552	10,781	9,423	- 1,358	na
	Total goods and services credits		44,536	43,168	43,859	691	2
		Total goods credits	39,491	38,462	39,044	582	2
		Total services credits	5,045	4,707	4,815	108	2
	Total goods and services debits		- 32,985	- 32,387	- 34,436	2,049	6
		Total goods debits	- 28,289	- 27,758	- 29,497	1,739	6
		Total services debits	- 4,696	- 4,630	- 4,939	309	7

na not applicable
(a) For sign conventions, see the Explanatory notes.

Goods and services credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

Goods credits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-17	24,878	25,331
Dec-17	25,435	25,681
Jan-18	26,692	26,094
Feb-18	26,989	26,562
Mar-18	26,796	27,075
Apr-18	27,079	27,624
May-18	28,154	28,200
Jun-18	29,114	28,825
Jul-18	29,583	29,412
Aug-18	29,871	29,868
Sep-18	30,148	30,137
Oct-18	30,616	30,303
Nov-18	30,556	30,446
Dec-18	30,056	30,645
Jan-19	31,415	30,940
Feb-19	31,423	31,417
Mar-19	30,401	-
Apr-19	31,603	-
May-19	33,825	-
Jun-19	34,253	-
Jul-19	35,290	-
Aug-19	33,307	-
Sep-19	33,765	-
Oct-19	31,508	-
Nov-19	31,865	-
Dec-19	31,954	-
Jan-20	30,671	-
Feb-20	28,591	-
Mar-20	34,387	-
Apr-20	31,653	-
May-20	29,211	-
Jun-20	29,574	-
Jul-20	28,885	-
Aug-20	27,921	-
Sep-20	28,631	-
Oct-20	30,280	-
Nov-20	31,317	-
Dec-20	33,093	-
Jan-21	34,692	-
Feb-21	34,671	-
Mar-21	34,374	-
Apr-21	35,692	-
May-21	37,443	-
Jun-21	38,991	-
Jul-21	41,546	-
Aug-21	42,520	-
Sep-21	39,491	-
Oct-21	38,462	-
Nov-21	39,044	-

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Total goods credits			39,491	38,462	39,044	582	2
	General merchandise		38,030	36,133	37,040	907	3
		Rural goods	4,928	5,083	5,743	660	13
		Non-rural goods	33,102	31,049	31,297	248	1
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		23	32	32	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		1,438	2,297	1,972	- 325	- 14

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Rural goods	4,928	5,083	5,743	660	13
	Meat and meat preparations	1,350	1,346	1,400	54	4
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,191	1,502	1,675	173	12
	Wool and sheepskins	264	292	312	20	7
	Other rural(a)	2,124	1,944	2,356	412	21

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
		Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Non-rural goods	33,102	31,049	31,297	248	1
	Metal ores and minerals(a)	14,501	11,448	11,275	- 173	- 2
	Coal, coke and briquettes(a)	6,528	7,617	7,255	- 362	- 5
	Other mineral fuels(a)	6,417	6,930	6,877	- 53	- 1
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,065	941	1,204	263	28
	Machinery	943	847	949	102	12
	Transport equipment	317	304	327	23	8
	Other manufactures	1,886	1,729	1,857	128	7
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(b)	1,233	1,016	1,340	324	32
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(c)	211	217	214	- 3	- 1

Services credits

Services Credits
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-17	7,100	7,139
Dec-17	7,081	7,220
Jan-18	7,358	7,320
Feb-18	7,550	7,423
Mar-18	7,525	7,514
Apr-18	7,577	7,583
May-18	7,598	7,635
Jun-18	7,684	7,682
Jul-18	7,700	7,736
Aug-18	7,826	7,797
Sep-18	7,867	7,861
Oct-18	7,950	7,924
Nov-18	7,967	7,989
Dec-18	8,011	8,054
Jan-19	8,121	8,120
Feb-19	8,258	8,184
Mar-19	8,231	-
Apr-19	8,292	-
May-19	8,367	-
Jun-19	8,450	-
Jul-19	8,523	-
Aug-19	8,621	-
Sep-19	8,662	-
Oct-19	8,745	-
Nov-19	8,768	-
Dec-19	8,776	-
Jan-20	8,244	-
Feb-20	7,489	-
Mar-20	6,913	-
Apr-20	5,466	-
May-20	5,562	-
Jun-20	5,758	-
Jul-20	5,274	-
Aug-20	5,085	-
Sep-20	5,271	-
Oct-20	5,367	-
Nov-20	5,445	-
Dec-20	5,407	-
Jan-21	5,312	-
Feb-21	5,120	-
Mar-21	5,023	-
Apr-21	4,983	-
May-21	5,163	-
Jun-21	5,307	-
Jul-21	5,025	-
Aug-21	4,896	-
Sep-21	5,045	-
Oct-21	4,707	-
Nov-21	4,815	-

Services Credits

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services credits, seasonally adjusted
			Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Total services credits			5,045	4,707	4,815	108	2
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(a)		3	3	3	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(a)		4	4	4	-	-
	Transport		295	309	319	10	3
		Passenger(b)(c)	1	1	11	10	1,000
		Freight(d)	23	24	24	-	-
		Other	157	162	162	-	-
		Postal and courier services(e)	114	122	122	-	-
	Travel(c)		1,843	1,596	1,664	68	4
	Other services		2,900	2,795	2,824	29	1
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	Tourism related services credits(f)		1,844	1,597	1,675	78	5

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(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
(b) Passenger transportation services includes agency fees and commissions for air transport.
(c) This component has been seasonally adjusted using the forward factor method since March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
(d) In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.
(e) Postal and courier services includes indirect commissions for sea transport.
(f) For a more detailed explanation of tourism related services, see the Explanatory notes.

Goods and services debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

Goods debits

Goods Debits
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-17	23,910	24,776
Dec-17	26,496	25,228
Jan-18	25,504	25,637
Feb-18	26,023	25,938
Mar-18	26,122	26,146
Apr-18	25,410	26,311
May-18	26,680	26,481
Jun-18	27,237	26,729
Jul-18	26,518	26,973
Aug-18	27,190	27,077
Sep-18	26,744	27,044
Oct-18	27,226	26,892
Nov-18	27,226	26,707
Dec-18	25,252	26,599
Jan-19	26,802	26,570
Feb-19	26,802	26,604
Mar-19	26,424	-
Apr-19	26,723	-
May-19	27,121	-
Jun-19	26,511	-
Jul-19	26,685	-
Aug-19	26,742	-
Sep-19	27,410	-
Oct-19	27,411	-
Nov-19	26,104	-
Dec-19	26,756	-
Jan-20	25,451	-
Feb-20	24,791	-
Mar-20	24,874	-
Apr-20	25,308	-
May-20	23,998	-
Jun-20	24,107	-
Jul-20	25,898	-
Aug-20	26,288	-
Sep-20	24,236	-
Oct-20	25,047	-
Nov-20	27,314	-
Dec-20	26,599	-
Jan-21	25,949	-
Feb-21	27,298	-
Mar-21	28,485	-
Apr-21	27,332	-
May-21	28,200	-
Jun-21	28,315	-
Jul-21	28,442	-
Aug-21	29,514	-
Sep-21	28,289	-
Oct-21	27,758	-
Nov-21	29,497	-

Goods Debits

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods debits (a), seasonally adjusted
			Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Total goods debits			- 28,289	- 27,758	- 29,497	1,739	6
	General merchandise debits		- 27,890	- 27,396	- 29,023	1,627	6
		Consumption goods	- 8,827	- 8,672	- 8,956	284	3
		Capital goods	- 7,216	- 6,641	- 7,089	448	7
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	- 11,846	- 12,083	- 12,978	895	7
	Non-monetary gold(b)		- 399	- 362	- 474	112	31

(a) For sign conventions, see the Explanatory notes.
(b) This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Consumption goods	- 8,827	- 8,672	- 8,956	284	3
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	- 1,358	- 1,271	- 1,328	57	4
	Household electrical items	- 566	- 454	- 544	90	20
	Non-industrial transport equipment	- 1,609	- 1,745	- 1,802	57	3
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	- 1,690	- 1,694	- 1,681	- 13	- 1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	- 658	- 613	- 620	7	1
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	- 2,946	- 2,894	- 2,981	87	3

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Capital goods	-7,216	-6,641	-7,089	448	7
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,308	-2,243	-2,202	-41	-2
	ADP equipment	-1,198	-1,106	-1,170	64	6
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,053	-1,039	-1,155	116	11
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-502	-503	-732	229	46
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,143	-1,113	-1,325	212	19
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,013	-637	-504	-133	-21

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	- 11,846	-12,083	-12,978	895	7
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	- 168	- 185	- 198	13	7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	- 161	- 196	- 487	291	148
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	- 2,966	- 3,256	- 3,221	- 35	- 1
	Parts for transport equipment	- 1,224	- 1,160	- 1,180	20	2
	Parts for ADP equipment	- 75	- 84	- 85	1	1
	Other parts for capital goods	- 1,663	- 1,624	- 1,702	78	5
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	- 351	- 350	- 420	70	20
	Paper and paperboard	- 195	- 196	- 199	3	2
	Textile yarn and fabrics	- 142	- 135	- 140	5	4
	Iron and steel	- 377	- 387	- 522	135	35
	Plastics	- 429	- 440	- 462	22	5
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	- 4,058	- 4,032	- 4,300	268	7
	Other merchandise goods(e)	- 29	- 32	- 60	28	88
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(d)	- 7	- 4	- 5	1	25

Services debits

	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-17	8,191	7,632
Dec-17	7,229	7,768
Jan-18	7,924	7,904
Feb-18	8,252	8,029
Mar-18	8,155	8,143
Apr-18	8,109	8,228
May-18	8,493	8,275
Jun-18	8,025	8,314
Jul-18	8,534	8,358
Aug-18	8,538	8,420
Sep-18	7,954	8,479
Oct-18	8,747	8,516
Nov-18	9,170	8,530
Dec-18	7,962	8,543
Jan-19	8,424	8,549
Feb-19	8,786	8,555
Mar-19	8,418	-
Apr-19	8,668	-
May-19	8,863	-
Jun-19	8,009	-
Jul-19	8,761	-
Aug-19	8,538	-
Sep-19	8,388	-
Oct-19	8,595	-
Nov-19	8,956	-
Dec-19	8,328	-
Jan-20	8,742	-
Feb-20	8,675	-
Mar-20	6,131	-
Apr-20	3,855	-
May-20	3,806	-
Jun-20	3,837	-
Jul-20	3,744	-
Aug-20	3,782	-
Sep-20	3,709	-
Oct-20	4,027	-
Nov-20	4,152	-
Dec-20	4,122	-
Jan-21	4,026	-
Feb-21	4,111	-
Mar-21	4,157	-
Apr-21	4,215	-
May-21	4,288	-
Jun-21	4,362	-
Jul-21	4,475	-
Aug-21	4,541	-
Sep-21	4,696	-
Oct-21	4,630	-
Nov-21	4,939	-

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 ($m)	Oct-21 to Nov-21 (%)
Total services debits			- 4,696	- 4,630	- 4,939	309	7
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(b)		-	-	-	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(b)		- 38	- 46	- 55	9	20
	Transport		- 1,662	- 1,719	- 1,991	272	16
		Passenger(c)(b)	- 64	- 73	- 119	46	63
		Freight	- 1,575	- 1,617	- 1,842	225	14
		Other(b)	- 13	- 19	- 19	-	-
		Postal and courier services(e)(f)	- 10	- 11	- 11	-	-
	Travel(d)		- 74	- 82	- 125	43	52
	Other services		- 2,923	- 2,782	- 2,767	- 15	- 1
Memorandum item
	Tourism related services debits(g)		- 137	- 155	- 244	89	57

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(a) For sign conventions, see the Explanatory Notes.
(b) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
(c) Passenger services includes agency fees and commissions for air transport.
(d) This component has been seasonally adjusted using the forward factor method since March 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
(e) Postal and courier services includes indirect commissions for sea transport.
(f) In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.
(g) For a more detailed explanation of tourism related services, see the Explanatory notes.

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jun-21 (%)	Jul-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Sep-21 (%)	Oct-21 (%)	Nov-21 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	- 2	- 11	10	2	- 15	16
Iron ore - Fines	3	- 8	4	6	- 2	- 6
Coal - Hard coking	2	- 18	15	- 9	7	- 11
Coal - Semi-soft	16	- 10	2	11	-	- 6
Coal - Thermal	- 1	15	- 4	- 5	- 7	2
Gas - LNG	- 2	22	2	- 2	4	- 2

(a) Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jun-21 (%)	Jul-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Sep-21 (%)	Oct-21 (%)	Nov-21 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	7	1	- 19	- 26	- 11	- 13
Iron ore - Fines	7	1	- 19	- 25	- 24	- 13
Coal - Hard coking	11	34	19	20	27	- 13
Coal - Semi-soft	4	19	16	12	16	- 4
Coal - Thermal	15	15	15	8	18	6
Gas - LNG	16	16	8	10	6	11

(a) 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 October 2021 and November 2021 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	9	-	16	- 13
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	74	-	-	-
Japan	63	23	34	- 8
Vietnam	- 34	- 62	- 57	- 12
Taiwan	- 36	- 33	- 26	- 10
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	- 64	- 4	12	- 14

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-1 160	- 19	- 6	- 13
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-1 158	- 24	- 9	- 16
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 54	- 10	3	- 13
Indonesia	- 50	- 94	- 93	- 21
Vietnam	- 23	- 35	- 31	- 6
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	126	-	-	-

Hard coking (high rank) coal, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	- 828	- 23	- 11	- 13
India	- 874	- 54	- 36	- 28
Taiwan	- 135	- 54	- 39	- 24
Netherlands	- 119	- 40	- 17	- 28
Turkey	97	105	16	-
France (includes Andorra and Monaco)	118	282	266	4

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	- 123	- 10	- 6	- 4
India	- 114	- 33	- 4	- 30
Brazil	- 64	- 97	- 95	- 27
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 37	- 19	- 5	- 14
Vietnam	51	109	60	30
Japan	75	19	20	-

Thermal Coal, movement by country, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	249	8	2	6
Korea, Republic of (South)	328	151	93	30
Japan	97	6	13	- 6
India	- 71	- 31	- 43	21
Taiwan	- 89	- 18	- 20	2
Indonesia	- 91	- 82	- 84	9

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Oct-21 to Nov-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	455	8	-2	11

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

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

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

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

Iron Ore Adjustment, Original Terms
	May-21($m)	Jun-21($m)	Jul-21($m)	Aug-21($m)	Sep-21($m)	Oct-21($m)	Nov-21($m)
Iron ore lump	-	5	-50	-225	-60	-15	-280
Iron ore fines	-5	-15	-45	-445	-195	65	-580

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

On a balance of payments basis, adjustments have been applied to the coal, coke and briquettes component in September (+$15m) and October (+$50m) 2021. This adjustment takes into account additional information on the unit value of hard coking, semi-soft and thermal coal exports. All previous adjustments have been removed.

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 23.9% between September 2021 and October 2021 and fell 5.7% between October 2021 and November 2021.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 24.4% between September 2021 and October 2021 and fell 6.3% between October 2021 and November 2021.

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 actual final transaction prices become available 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.

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Key statistics

Main features

COVID-19

Suspension of trend estimates

Seasonal adjustment and COVID-19

Quality of international trade in services statistics

Changes to timing of release of International Trade, Supplementary Information, financial year (2020-21) and calendar year (2021)

Balance on goods and services

Goods and services credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

Goods credits

Rural goods

Non-rural goods

Services credits

Goods and services debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Services debits

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

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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 9. Services, summary - original, current prices

Table 10. Services, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 11a. Services credits, original, current prices - quarterly

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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 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, country and country groups, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, country and country groups, customs value

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

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

Table 16. Period average exchange rates, units of foreign currency per Australian dollar

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods and services

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Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value

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