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

November 2024

Released

9/01/2025

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $1,409m in November.
Goods credits (exports) rose $2,010m (4.8%) driven by Other rural.
Goods debits (imports) rose $601m (1.7%) driven by Fuels and lubricants.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Balance on goods		4,240	5,670	7,079	1,409	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	40,392	41,806	43,816	2,010	4.8
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,153	-36,136	-36,737	601	1.7

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-20	3,037	-
Dec-20	6,518	-
Jan-21	7,770	-
Feb-21	7,154	-
Mar-21	5,903	-
Apr-21	8,342	-
May-21	9,077	-
Jun-21	10,145	-
Jul-21	14,036	-
Aug-21	13,027	-
Sep-21	10,119	-
Oct-21	10,787	-
Nov-21	9,600	-
Dec-21	7,364	-
Jan-22	12,882	-
Feb-22	8,267	-
Mar-22	10,435	-
Apr-22	14,117	12,333
May-22	15,046	12,926
Jun-22	18,300	13,479
Jul-22	12,030	13,871
Aug-22	12,457	14,273
Sep-22	15,705	14,429
Oct-22	15,194	14,439
Nov-22	14,611	14,316
Dec-22	12,658	14,049
Jan-23	11,298	13,630
Feb-23	14,026	13,002
Mar-23	13,991	12,301
Apr-23	9,843	11,518
May-23	10,510	10,615
Jun-23	9,540	9,737
Jul-23	7,814	9,114
Aug-23	10,631	8,928
Sep-23	6,448	9,073
Oct-23	9,112	9,343
Nov-23	11,518	9,441
Dec-23	9,808	9,210
Jan-24	9,301	8,547
Feb-24	7,043	7,591
Mar-24	4,055	6,594
Apr-24	5,675	5,730
May-24	4,873	5,177
Jun-24	5,020	4,975
Jul-24	5,392	5,015
Aug-24	5,478	5,161
Sep-24	4,240	5,389
Oct-24	5,670	5,676
Nov-24	7,079	6,022

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)
Nov-20	30,556	-
Dec-20	33,173	-
Jan-21	34,021	-
Feb-21	34,583	-
Mar-21	34,263	-
Apr-21	35,906	-
May-21	37,242	-
Jun-21	38,577	-
Jul-21	42,772	-
Aug-21	41,977	-
Sep-21	38,490	-
Oct-21	38,651	-
Nov-21	40,374	-
Dec-21	40,698	-
Jan-22	44,729	-
Feb-22	45,005	-
Mar-22	45,067	-
Apr-22	48,693	47,402
May-22	51,505	48,657
Jun-22	54,725	49,879
Jul-22	48,916	50,913
Aug-22	50,663	51,598
Sep-22	53,687	51,791
Oct-22	52,616	51,582
Nov-22	50,703	51,085
Dec-22	49,503	50,403
Jan-23	49,670	49,602
Feb-23	48,131	48,705
Mar-23	49,564	47,857
Apr-23	45,852	47,052
May-23	47,203	46,306
Jun-23	44,626	45,759
Jul-23	44,250	45,517
Aug-23	46,724	45,590
Sep-23	45,479	45,820
Oct-23	46,479	46,002
Nov-23	46,119	45,910
Dec-23	45,531	45,497
Jan-24	45,586	44,801
Feb-24	44,852	44,033
Mar-24	43,275	43,410
Apr-24	42,322	42,958
May-24	42,709	42,637
Jun-24	42,886	42,422
Jul-24	42,973	42,288
Aug-24	42,581	42,188
Sep-24	40,392	42,143
Oct-24	41,806	42,192
Nov-24	43,816	42,294

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
			Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Total goods credits			40,392	41,806	43,816	2,010	4.8
	General merchandise		37,924	38,269	39,918	1,649	4.3
		Rural goods	5,538	5,360	6,328	968	18.1
		Non-rural goods	32,387	32,909	33,590	681	2.1
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		30	31	31	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,438	3,506	3,867	361	10.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,538	5,360	6,328	968	18.1
	Meat and meat preparations	1,825	1,893	1,969	76	4.0
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	973	961	1,049	88	9.2
	Wool and sheepskins	217	256	282	26	10.2
	Other rural(a)	2,523	2,250	3,028	778	34.6

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	32,387	32,909	33,590	681	2.1
	Metal ores and minerals	12,986	13,134	13,662	528	4.0
	Coal, coke and briquettes	6,770	6,445	6,543	98	1.5
	Other mineral fuels	5,768	6,537	6,743	206	3.2
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,480	1,502	1,461	-41	-2.7
	Machinery	1,263	1,340	1,345	5	0.4
	Transport equipment	451	431	416	-15	-3.5
	Other manufactures	2,333	2,354	2,218	-136	-5.8
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,039	865	907	42	4.9
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	298	301	295	-6	-2.0

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-20	27,519	-
Dec-20	26,655	-
Jan-21	26,251	-
Feb-21	27,429	-
Mar-21	28,360	-
Apr-21	27,564	-
May-21	28,165	-
Jun-21	28,432	-
Jul-21	28,736	-
Aug-21	28,951	-
Sep-21	28,371	-
Oct-21	27,864	-
Nov-21	30,774	-
Dec-21	33,334	-
Jan-22	31,846	-
Feb-22	36,738	-
Mar-22	34,632	-
Apr-22	34,575	35,069
May-22	36,459	35,730
Jun-22	36,425	36,400
Jul-22	36,886	37,041
Aug-22	38,206	37,325
Sep-22	37,983	37,362
Oct-22	37,422	37,143
Nov-22	36,092	36,769
Dec-22	36,845	36,354
Jan-23	38,372	35,973
Feb-23	34,106	35,702
Mar-23	35,573	35,555
Apr-23	36,009	35,534
May-23	36,693	35,691
Jun-23	35,086	36,022
Jul-23	36,436	36,403
Aug-23	36,093	36,662
Sep-23	39,031	36,747
Oct-23	37,367	36,660
Nov-23	34,601	36,469
Dec-23	35,723	36,286
Jan-24	36,285	36,254
Feb-24	37,809	36,441
Mar-24	39,219	36,816
Apr-24	36,647	37,228
May-24	37,836	37,460
Jun-24	37,866	37,447
Jul-24	37,580	37,273
Aug-24	37,103	37,027
Sep-24	36,153	36,754
Oct-24	36,136	36,516
Nov-24	36,737	36,272

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
			Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,153	-36,136	-36,737	601	1.7
	General merchandise debits		-35,264	-35,385	-35,792	407	1.2
		Consumption goods	-11,698	-11,790	-11,731	-59	-0.5
		Capital goods	-8,691	-8,494	-8,776	282	3.3
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-14,875	-15,101	-15,286	185	1.2
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-889	-751	-945	194	25.8

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,698	-11,790	-11,731	-59	-0.5
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,826	-1,781	-1,816	35	2.0
	Household electrical items	-663	-680	-657	-23	-3.4
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,046	-3,132	-3,094	-38	-1.2
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,922	-1,941	-2,014	73	3.8
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-678	-681	-647	-34	-5.0
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,563	-3,575	-3,503	-72	-2.0

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Capital goods	-8,691	-8,494	-8,776	282	3.3
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,790	-2,748	-2,828	80	2.9
	ADP equipment	-1,076	-1,250	-1,308	58	4.6
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,349	-1,326	-1,367	41	3.1
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-243	-319	-286	-33	-10.3
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,516	-1,525	-1,534	9	0.6
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,718	-1,327	-1,452	125	9.4

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 24 ($m)	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 ($m)	Oct 24 to Nov 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-14,875	-15,101	-15,286	185	1.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-289	-290	-326	36	12.4
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-304	-168	-200	32	19.0
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-3,992	-3,945	-4,079	134	3.4
	Parts for transport equipment	-2,091	-2,268	-2,233	-35	-1.5
	Parts for ADP equipment	-76	-82	-91	9	11.0
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,016	-1,994	-1,982	-12	-0.6
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-465	-445	-480	35	7.9
	Paper and paperboard	-231	-230	-240	10	4.3
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-139	-137	-143	6	4.4
	Iron and steel	-450	-454	-377	-77	-17.0
	Plastics	-495	-511	-514	3	0.6
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,103	-4,320	-4,345	25	0.6
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-39	-76	-99	23	30.3
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-185	-182	-178	-4	-2.2

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	3.3	-4.5	3.3	6.1	-7.7	2.3
Iron ore - Fines	5.8	-16.5	7.1	4.8	-8.0	4.9
Coal - Hard coking	6.6	-14.8	7.1	3.1	-1.6	-5.4
Coal - Semi-soft	16.8	-13.1	15.4	-9.8	16.2	-19.8
Coal - Thermal	1.7	-4.0	19.4	-11.8	-2.1	13.0
Gas - LNG	-3.8	-0.9	7.1	-7.9	8.1	-1.1

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-5.2	-0.4	-8.1	-8.6	10.8	1.4
Iron ore - Fines	-5.0	-2.4	-6.9	-9.2	8.3	4.5
Coal - Hard coking	0.1	-1.0	-8.2	-10.6	-3.8	8.1
Coal - Semi-soft	-3.5	4.1	1.8	-10.1	-4.1	6.1
Coal - Thermal	6.1	-4.8	2.4	-3.4	2.0	2.1
Gas - LNG	-1.3	3.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	3.7

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

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	100	3.8	2.3	1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	108	5.2	3.0	2.1
Malaysia	13	-	-	-
Taiwan	6	6.9	4.5	2.3
Japan	-10	-3.8	0.5	-4.2
Indonesia	-13	-64.4	-64.9	1.2

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	617	9.6	4.9	4.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	380	6.9	2.0	4.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	207	58.4	53.8	3.0
Vietnam	58	111.6	115.5	-1.8
Malaysia	28	463.4	392.0	14.5
Taiwan	-35	-42.7	-44.8	3.7

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	52	2.2	-5.4	8.1
Indonesia	122	245.4	231.2	4.3
Netherlands	118	99.2	57.1	26.8
India	62	11.3	1.7	9.4
Vietnam	-57	-54.2	-54.3	0.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	-229	-57.7	-61.1	8.7

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-176	-15.0	-19.8	6.1
India	-71	-28.1	-31.3	4.7
Taiwan	-40	-53.7	-54.1	0.8
Brazil	-39	-67.1	-69.2	6.8
Japan	-25	-7.8	-11.7	4.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	59	175.8	89.8	45.3

Thermal coal, movement by country, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	442	15.3	13.0	2.1
Japan	369	29.3	24.8	3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	173	20.8	13.6	6.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	37	43.2	52.8	-6.3
Malaysia	-32	-20.6	-18.7	-2.3
Taiwan	-42	-15.0	-13.9	-1.3

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Oct 24 to Nov 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	143	2.6	-1.1	3.7

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 rose 0.2% between September 2024 and October 2024 and rose 1.5% between October 2024 and November 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	May 24($m)	Jun 24($m)	Jul 24($m)	Aug 24($m)	Sep 24($m)	Oct 24($m)	Nov 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-	-	-	-	-10	-	-135

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 0.4% between September 2024 and October 2024 and fell 0.5% between October 2024 and November 2024.

Revisions

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 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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Supplementary information

Selected commodities

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Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices

Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

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

Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value

Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value

Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value

Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value

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

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

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value

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

Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value

Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value

Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value

Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value

Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value

Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value

Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value

Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value

Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value

Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value

Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value

Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value

Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value

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

Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list