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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

October 2021

Released

2/12/2021

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods and services surplus decreased $604m to $11,220m in October.
Goods and services credits (exports) fell $1,491m (3%) to $43,053m driven by falls in iron ore prices.
Goods and services debits (imports) fell $887m (3%) to $31,833m driven by a fall in imports of capital goods.

Main features

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Balance on goods and services		14,018	11,824	11,220	- 604	na
	Credits (Exports of goods & services)	47,733	44,544	43,053	- 1,491	- 3
	Debits (Imports of goods & services)	- 33,715	- 32,720	- 31,833	- 887	- 3

na not applicable

Balance on goods and services
	Seasonally Adjusted
Jul-20	4,452
Aug-20	2,807
Sep-20	5,834
Oct-20	6,585
Nov-20	5,423
Dec-20	7,754
Jan-21	10,227
Feb-21	8,445
Mar-21	6,783
Apr-21	9,256
May-21	10,179
Jun-21	11,724
Jul-21	13,520
Aug-21	14,018
Sep-21	11,824
Oct-21	11,220

Balance on goods and services

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Balance on goods and services

In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $11,220m in October 2021, a fall of $604m on the surplus in September 2021.

Balance on goods and services(a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Balance on goods and services			14,018	11,824	11,220	- 604	na
	Total goods and services credits		47,733	44,544	43,053	- 1,491	- 3
		Total goods credits	42,966	39,623	38,416	- 1,207	- 3
		Total services credits	4,767	4,921	4,637	- 284	- 6
	Total goods and services debits		- 33,715	- 32,720	- 31,833	- 887	- 3
		Total goods debits	- 29,352	- 28,180	- 27,366	- 814	- 3
		Total services debits	- 4,363	- 4,540	- 4,467	- 73	- 2

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)
Oct-17	24,869	25,096
Nov-17	24,909	25,344
Dec-17	25,421	25,696
Jan-18	26,725	26,108
Feb-18	26,991	26,573
Mar-18	26,805	27,080
Apr-18	27,082	27,621
May-18	28,135	28,186
Jun-18	29,105	28,803
Jul-18	29,552	29,389
Aug-18	29,825	29,853
Sep-18	30,149	30,135
Oct-18	30,628	30,316
Nov-18	30,635	30,470
Dec-18	30,054	30,671
Jan-19	31,448	30,963
Feb-19	31,424	31,431
Mar-19	30,386	-
Apr-19	31,622	-
May-19	33,790	-
Jun-19	34,241	-
Jul-19	35,214	-
Aug-19	33,250	-
Sep-19	33,779	-
Oct-19	31,520	-
Nov-19	31,960	-
Dec-19	31,968	-
Jan-20	30,700	-
Feb-20	28,560	-
Mar-20	34,433	-
Apr-20	31,636	-
May-20	29,180	-
Jun-20	29,605	-
Jul-20	28,791	-
Aug-20	27,816	-
Sep-20	28,606	-
Oct-20	30,300	-
Nov-20	31,435	-
Dec-20	33,107	-
Jan-21	34,729	-
Feb-21	34,688	-
Mar-21	34,426	-
Apr-21	35,744	-
May-21	37,433	-
Jun-21	38,976	-
Jul-21	41,374	-
Aug-21	42,966	-
Sep-21	39,623	-
Oct-21	38,416	-

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Total goods credits			42,966	39,623	38,416	- 1,207	- 3
	General merchandise		40,498	38,148	36,074	- 2,074	- 5
		Rural goods	5,147	5,155	5,302	147	3
		Non-rural goods	35,351	32,993	30,772	- 2,221	- 7
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		34	34	44	10	29
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,434	1,441	2,298	857	59

(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Rural goods	5,147	5,155	5,302	147	3
	Meat and meat preparations	1,363	1,428	1,416	- 12	- 1
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,328	1,242	1,512	270	22
	Wool and sheepskins	484	291	317	26	9
	Other rural(a)	1,972	2,194	2,057	- 137	- 6

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
		Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Non-rural goods	35,351	32,993	30,772	- 2,221	- 7
	Metal ores and minerals(a)	17,797	14,732	11,417	- 3,315	- 23
	Coal, coke and briquettes(a)	5,830	6,216	7,065	849	14
	Other mineral fuels(a)	5,842	6,329	6,889	560	9
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,371	1,050	1,078	28	3
	Machinery	925	982	890	- 92	- 9
	Transport equipment	317	321	309	- 12	- 4
	Other manufactures	1,877	1,919	1,833	- 86	- 4
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(b)	1,194	1,230	1,072	- 158	- 13
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(c)	198	214	219	5	2

Services credits

Services Credits
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-17	7,087	7,088
Nov-17	7,100	7,139
Dec-17	7,081	7,219
Jan-18	7,357	7,318
Feb-18	7,549	7,421
Mar-18	7,522	7,512
Apr-18	7,574	7,583
May-18	7,598	7,636
Jun-18	7,688	7,684
Jul-18	7,702	7,738
Aug-18	7,831	7,799
Sep-18	7,869	7,863
Oct-18	7,951	7,925
Nov-18	7,966	7,988
Dec-18	8,009	8,052
Jan-19	8,118	8,117
Feb-19	8,256	8,181
Mar-19	8,227	-
Apr-19	8,288	-
May-19	8,368	-
Jun-19	8,454	-
Jul-19	8,528	-
Aug-19	8,629	-
Sep-19	8,666	-
Oct-19	8,745	-
Nov-19	8,767	-
Dec-19	8,773	-
Jan-20	8,239	-
Feb-20	7,486	-
Mar-20	6,906	-
Apr-20	5,460	-
May-20	5,565	-
Jun-20	5,764	-
Jul-20	5,280	-
Aug-20	5,094	-
Sep-20	5,278	-
Oct-20	5,368	-
Nov-20	5,442	-
Dec-20	5,401	-
Jan-21	5,312	-
Feb-21	5,123	-
Mar-21	5,018	-
Apr-21	4,974	-
May-21	5,164	-
Jun-21	5,322	-
Jul-21	4,903	-
Aug-21	4,767	-
Sep-21	4,921	-
Oct-21	4,637	-

Services Credits

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services credits, seasonally adjusted
			Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Total services credits			4,767	4,921	4,637	- 284	- 6
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(a)		3	3	3	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(a)		1	3	3	-	-
	Transport		324	324	332	8	2
		Passenger(b)	2	2	2	-	-
		Freight(c)	27	27	27	-	-
		Other	153	153	158	5	3
		Postal and courier services(d)	142	142	145	3	2
	Travel		1,720	1,851	1,594	- 257	- 14
	Other services		2,719	2,740	2,705	- 35	- 1
Memorandum item
	Tourism related services credits(e)		1,722	1,853	1,596	- 257	- 14

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) This component is not seasonally adjusted.
(b) Passenger transportation services includes agency fees and commissions for air transport.
(c) In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.
(d) Postal and courier services includes indirect commissions for sea transport.
(e) 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	Trend (a)
Oct-17	23,926	24,350
Nov-17	23,919	24,774
Dec-17	26,458	25,225
Jan-18	25,525	25,634
Feb-18	26,018	25,937
Mar-18	26,143	26,147
Apr-18	25,381	26,310
May-18	26,711	26,478
Jun-18	27,206	26,725
Jul-18	26,503	26,970
Aug-18	27,210	27,077
Sep-18	26,753	27,051
Oct-18	27,218	26,904
Nov-18	27,261	26,720
Dec-18	25,238	26,610
Jan-19	26,853	26,576
Feb-19	26,792	26,601
Mar-19	26,367	-
Apr-19	26,734	-
May-19	27,124	-
Jun-19	26,449	-
Jul-19	26,670	-
Aug-19	26,777	-
Sep-19	27,448	-
Oct-19	27,423	-
Nov-19	26,114	-
Dec-19	26,736	-
Jan-20	25,455	-
Feb-20	24,796	-
Mar-20	24,879	-
Apr-20	25,313	-
May-20	23,915	-
Jun-20	24,115	-
Jul-20	25,844	-
Aug-20	26,283	-
Sep-20	24,303	-
Oct-20	25,046	-
Nov-20	27,285	-
Dec-20	26,648	-
Jan-21	25,864	-
Feb-21	27,289	-
Mar-21	28,525	-
Apr-21	27,295	-
May-21	28,175	-
Jun-21	28,251	-
Jul-21	28,415	-
Aug-21	29,352	-
Sep-21	28,180	-
Oct-21	27,366	-

Goods Debits

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Goods debits (imports) (a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Total goods debits			- 29,352	- 28,180	- 27,366	- 814	- 3
	General merchandise debits		- 28,761	- 27,781	- 27,004	- 777	- 3
		Consumption goods	- 9,802	- 8,777	- 8,647	- 130	- 1
		Capital goods	- 7,120	- 7,217	- 6,647	- 570	- 8
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	- 11,839	- 11,786	- 11,709	- 77	- 1
	Non-monetary gold(b)		- 591	- 399	- 362	- 37	- 9

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Consumption goods	- 9,802	- 8,777	- 8,647	- 130	- 1
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	- 1,458	- 1,363	- 1,269	- 94	- 7
	Household electrical items	- 549	- 558	- 450	- 108	- 19
	Non-industrial transport equipment	- 2,576	- 1,612	- 1,767	155	10
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	- 1,629	- 1,663	- 1,673	10	1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	- 616	- 640	- 608	- 32	- 5
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	- 2,974	- 2,942	- 2,880	- 62	- 2

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Capital goods	-7,120	-7,217	-6,647	-570	-8
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,378	-2,327	-2,272	-55	-2
	ADP equipment	-1,194	-1,193	-1,110	-83	-7
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,037	-1,030	-1,023	-7	-1
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-401	-502	-503	1	-
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,480	-1,123	-1,083	-40	-4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-631	-1,042	-656	-386	-37

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	- 11,839	- 11,786	- 11,709	- 77	- 1
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	- 179	- 168	- 182	14	8
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	- 194	- 164	- 198	34	21
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	- 3,035	- 2,814	- 3,037	223	8
	Parts for transport equipment	- 1,252	- 1,170	- 1,145	- 25	- 2
	Parts for ADP equipment	- 81	- 75	- 83	8	11
	Other parts for capital goods	- 1,656	- 1,682	- 1,588	- 94	- 6
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	- 344	- 350	- 344	- 6	- 2
	Paper and paperboard	- 199	- 194	- 194	-	-
	Textile yarn and fabrics	- 143	- 140	- 133	- 7	- 5
	Iron and steel	- 344	- 381	- 390	9	2
	Plastics	- 431	- 428	- 432	4	1
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	- 3,811	- 4,105	- 3,945	- 160	- 4
	Other merchandise goods(d)	- 162	- 107	- 32	- 75	- 70
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	- 7	- 7	- 5	- 2	- 29

Services debits

	Seasonally Adjusted	Trend (a)
Oct-17	7,476	7,545
Nov-17	8,194	7,630
Dec-17	7,220	7,763
Jan-18	7,915	7,897
Feb-18	8,244	8,021
Mar-18	8,153	8,136
Apr-18	8,100	8,223
May-18	8,491	8,275
Jun-18	8,026	8,319
Jul-18	8,549	8,368
Aug-18	8,553	8,432
Sep-18	7,969	8,489
Oct-18	8,752	8,522
Nov-18	9,174	8,529
Dec-18	7,948	8,536
Jan-19	8,406	8,536
Feb-19	8,774	8,539
Mar-19	8,404	-
Apr-19	8,660	-
May-19	8,856	-
Jun-19	8,007	-
Jul-19	8,790	-
Aug-19	8,569	-
Sep-19	8,419	-
Oct-19	8,604	-
Nov-19	8,959	-
Dec-19	8,305	-
Jan-20	8,704	-
Feb-20	8,656	-
Mar-20	6,116	-
Apr-20	3,850	-
May-20	3,785	-
Jun-20	3,840	-
Jul-20	3,775	-
Aug-20	3,820	-
Sep-20	3,746	-
Oct-20	4,036	-
Nov-20	4,169	-
Dec-20	4,105	-
Jan-21	3,950	-
Feb-21	4,076	-
Mar-21	4,135	-
Apr-21	4,168	-
May-21	4,243	-
Jun-21	4,323	-
Jul-21	4,342	-
Aug-21	4,363	-
Sep-21	4,540	-
Oct-21	4,467	-

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(a) Trend series suspended from March 2019.

Services debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Aug-21 ($m)	Sep-21 ($m)	Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 ($m)	Sep-21 to Oct-21 (%)
Total services debits			- 4,363	- 4,540	- 4,467	- 73	- 2
	Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others(b)		-	-	-	-	-
	Maintenance and repair services n.i.e.(b)		- 41	- 37	- 46	9	24
	Transport		- 1,472	- 1,640	- 1,628	- 12	- 1
		Passenger(c)(d)	- 21	- 15	- 17	2	13
		Freight	- 1,415	- 1,590	- 1,570	- 20	- 1
		Other(b)	- 16	- 16	- 21	5	31
		Postal and courier services(e)(f)	- 19	- 19	- 20	1	5
	Travel(d)		- 75	- 69	- 79	10	14
	Other services		- 2,775	- 2,794	- 2,713	- 81	- 3
Memorandum item
	Tourism related services debits(g)		- 96	- 84	- 96	12	14

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(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)
	May-21 (%)	Jun-21 (%)	Jul-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Sep-21 (%)	Oct-21 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	12	- 2	- 11	9	3	- 14
Iron ore - Fines	7	3	- 8	4	6	- 3
Coal - Hard coking	3	2	- 18	15	- 8	6
Coal - Semi-soft	- 5	16	- 10	1	9	1
Coal - Thermal	12	- 1	15	- 4	- 5	- 6
Gas - LNG	- 15	- 2	22	2	- 2	3

(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)
	May-21 (%)	Jun-21 (%)	Jul-21 (%)	Aug-21 (%)	Sep-21 (%)	Oct-21 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	9	7	3	- 15	- 29	- 13
Iron ore - Fines	10	7	1	- 16	- 27	- 25
Coal - Hard coking	- 3	10	35	17	4	8
Coal - Semi-soft	1	4	18	14	8	- 3
Coal - Thermal	- 1	16	14	15	9	15
Gas - LNG	5	16	16	8	10	6

(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 September 2021 and October 2021 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	- 763	- 25	- 14	- 13
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	- 552	- 25	- 13	- 14
Japan	- 143	- 35	- 35	-
Taiwan	- 70	- 39	- 21	- 23
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 27	- 14	- 12	- 2
Vietnam	23	70	121	- 23

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-2 309	- 28	- 3	- 25
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-1 797	- 26	1	- 27
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 167	- 28	- 24	- 4
Japan	- 124	- 22	- 18	- 6
Taiwan	- 93	- 58	- 37	- 33
Vietnam	- 75	- 63	- 32	- 46

Hard coking (high rank) coal, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	331	15	6	8
India	345	47	39	6
Indonesia	87	215	221	- 2
Netherlands	64	60	52	5
Sweden	- 47	- 100	- 100	-
Vietnam	- 124	- 74	- 72	- 8

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	- 24	- 2	1	- 3
Taiwan	- 47	- 33	- 38	7
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 29	- 16	- 15	-
Japan	- 23	- 7	- 1	- 6
Indonesia	- 11	- 30	- 29	- 1

Thermal Coal, movement by country, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	219	8	- 6	15
Japan	172	12	- 9	23
Taiwan	152	47	28	15
Korea, Republic of (South)	- 272	- 59	- 52	- 13

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Sep-21 to Oct-21
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	464	9	3	6

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
	Apr-21($m)	May-21($m)	Jun-21($m)	Jul-21($m)	Aug-21($m)	Sep-21($m)	Oct-21($m)
Iron ore lump	5	10	-	-135	-170	5	-
Iron ore fines	30	-5	-5	-60	-265	-595	-300

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 October (+$815m) 2021. This adjustment takes into account additional information on the unit value of hard coking, semi-soft and thermal coal exports. To maintain consistency with the September quarter 2021 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia released on 30 November 2021, previous adjustments have remained for June (-$5m), July (+$5m), August (+$10m), and September (+$470m).

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 6.1% between August 2021 and September 2021 and rose 10.7% between September 2021 and October 2021.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 14.2% between August 2021 and September 2021 and rose 15.5% between September 2021 and October 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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Main features

COVID-19

Suspension of trend estimates

Seasonal adjustment and COVID-19

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

Table 2. Goods and services, 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 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

Table 11b. Services debits, original, current prices - quarterly

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, 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

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

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

Table 32b. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 1993), 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors