International Trade in Goods, September 2023

Cessation of monthly International Trade in Services statistics

International Trade in Services data is no longer available in this monthly publication.

International Trade in Services data will continue to be available quarterly in the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia publication.

A guide for users to compile monthly international trade in services estimates is available, see the attached article, Monthly International Trade in Services compilation guide.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Balance on goods		7,843	10,161	6,786	-3,375	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	44,258	46,281	45,623	-658	-1.4
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,415	-36,120	-38,836	2,716	7.5

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Sep-19	5,957	6,327
Oct-19	3,669	5,556
Nov-19	5,333	5,004
Dec-19	5,331	4,822
Jan-20	4,962	4,905
Feb-20	3,770	5,102
Mar-20	9,276	-
Apr-20	6,806	-
May-20	5,094	-
Jun-20	5,038	-
Jul-20	3,267	-
Aug-20	1,837	-
Sep-20	4,110	-
Oct-20	4,724	-
Nov-20	3,372	-
Dec-20	6,758	-
Jan-21	7,992	-
Feb-21	7,202	-
Mar-21	6,206	-
Apr-21	8,324	-
May-21	9,425	-
Jun-21	10,189	-
Jul-21	13,559	-
Aug-21	12,499	-
Sep-21	10,142	-
Oct-21	9,754	-
Nov-21	9,312	-
Dec-21	8,145	-
Jan-22	13,616	-
Feb-22	8,381	-
Mar-22	10,438	-
Apr-22	13,887	13,466
May-22	14,983	14,217
Jun-22	19,425	14,565
Jul-22	11,649	14,418
Aug-22	11,938	14,199
Sep-22	14,963	13,905
Oct-22	13,978	13,800
Nov-22	14,287	13,890
Dec-22	13,170	13,958
Jan-23	11,654	13,813
Feb-23	14,122	13,339
Mar-23	14,596	12,686
Apr-23	9,895	11,884
May-23	10,391	10,973
Jun-23	9,678	10,099
Jul-23	7,843	9,342
Aug-23	10,161	8,715
Sep-23	6,786	8,174

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)
Sep-19	33,494	33,128
Oct-19	31,206	32,282
Nov-19	31,758	31,588
Dec-19	32,122	31,236
Jan-20	30,577	31,171
Feb-20	28,928	31,299
Mar-20	34,337	-
Apr-20	31,996	-
May-20	29,143	-
Jun-20	29,299	-
Jul-20	29,146	-
Aug-20	27,899	-
Sep-20	28,511	-
Oct-20	29,833	-
Nov-20	30,789	-
Dec-20	33,338	-
Jan-21	34,197	-
Feb-21	34,760	-
Mar-21	34,540	-
Apr-21	35,829	-
May-21	37,607	-
Jun-21	38,721	-
Jul-21	42,297	-
Aug-21	41,639	-
Sep-21	38,356	-
Oct-21	37,847	-
Nov-21	40,087	-
Dec-21	41,047	-
Jan-22	45,124	-
Feb-22	45,265	-
Mar-22	45,244	-
Apr-22	48,337	48,705
May-22	52,109	50,123
Jun-22	55,486	51,139
Jul-22	48,969	51,628
Aug-22	50,336	51,676
Sep-22	53,024	51,379
Oct-22	51,485	51,015
Nov-22	50,538	50,695
Dec-22	49,647	50,341
Jan-23	50,217	49,811
Feb-23	48,457	49,064
Mar-23	50,128	48,235
Apr-23	45,734	47,386
May-23	47,496	46,571
Jun-23	44,824	45,918
Jul-23	44,258	45,478
Aug-23	46,281	45,226
Sep-23	45,623	45,049

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
			Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Total goods credits			44,258	46,281	45,623	-658	-1.4
	General merchandise		42,222	42,293	43,194	901	2.1
		Rural goods	6,190	5,937	6,233	296	5.0
		Non-rural goods	36,032	36,356	36,960	604	1.7
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		14	13	13	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,022	3,975	2,416	-1,559	-39.2

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Rural goods	6,190	5,937	6,233	296	5.0
	Meat and meat preparations	1,533	1,540	1,625	85	5.5
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,718	1,569	1,483	-86	-5.5
	Wool and sheepskins	267	213	301	88	41.3
	Other rural(a)	2,672	2,614	2,824	210	8.0

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Non-rural goods	36,032	36,356	36,960	604	1.7
	Metal ores and minerals	14,579	15,330	16,047	717	4.7
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,992	7,477	7,742	265	3.5
	Other mineral fuels	6,815	6,962	6,801	-161	-2.3
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,295	1,312	1,165	-147	-11.2
	Machinery	1,183	1,188	1,235	47	4.0
	Transport equipment	403	441	448	7	1.6
	Other manufactures	2,188	2,170	2,141	-29	-1.3
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,318	1,187	1,071	-116	-9.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	260	290	309	19	6.6

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Sep-19	27,538	26,801
Oct-19	27,537	26,726
Nov-19	26,425	26,585
Dec-19	26,791	26,415
Jan-20	25,615	26,265
Feb-20	25,158	26,196
Mar-20	25,061	-
Apr-20	25,190	-
May-20	24,048	-
Jun-20	24,261	-
Jul-20	25,879	-
Aug-20	26,062	-
Sep-20	24,401	-
Oct-20	25,109	-
Nov-20	27,417	-
Dec-20	26,580	-
Jan-21	26,205	-
Feb-21	27,558	-
Mar-21	28,334	-
Apr-21	27,505	-
May-21	28,182	-
Jun-21	28,532	-
Jul-21	28,738	-
Aug-21	29,141	-
Sep-21	28,214	-
Oct-21	28,092	-
Nov-21	30,775	-
Dec-21	32,902	-
Jan-22	31,509	-
Feb-22	36,884	-
Mar-22	34,806	-
Apr-22	34,450	35,239
May-22	37,126	35,905
Jun-22	36,061	36,574
Jul-22	37,320	37,210
Aug-22	38,398	37,477
Sep-22	38,062	37,474
Oct-22	37,507	37,215
Nov-22	36,251	36,805
Dec-22	36,477	36,383
Jan-23	38,563	35,999
Feb-23	34,335	35,725
Mar-23	35,532	35,549
Apr-23	35,839	35,502
May-23	37,104	35,598
Jun-23	35,146	35,819
Jul-23	36,415	36,137
Aug-23	36,120	36,510
Sep-23	38,836	36,874

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
			Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,415	-36,120	-38,836	2,716	7.5
	General merchandise debits		-35,346	-35,523	-38,002	2,479	7.0
		Consumption goods	-11,628	-11,841	-11,876	35	0.3
		Capital goods	-9,319	-8,277	-10,204	1,927	23.3
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-14,399	-15,405	-15,922	517	3.4
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-1,069	-597	-834	237	39.7

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,628	-11,841	-11,876	35	0.3
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,638	-1,661	-1,635	-26	-1.6
	Household electrical items	-593	-606	-633	27	4.5
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,472	-3,592	-3,494	-98	-2.7
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,819	-1,840	-1,906	66	3.6
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-645	-632	-675	43	6.8
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,460	-3,510	-3,531	21	0.6

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Capital goods	-9,319	-8,277	-10,204	1,927	23.3
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,001	-2,992	-3,298	306	10.2
	ADP equipment	-1,059	-1,052	-1,163	111	10.6
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,355	-1,328	-1,483	155	11.7
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-492	-114	-199	85	74.6
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-2,019	-1,430	-2,485	1,055	73.8
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,392	-1,361	-1,577	216	15.9

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 ($m)	Aug-23 to Sep-23 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-14,399	-15,405	-15,922	517	3.4
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-206	-216	-221	5	2.3
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-236	-209	-309	100	47.8
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,464	-5,364	-5,454	90	1.7
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,456	-1,486	-1,571	85	5.7
	Parts for ADP equipment	-63	-54	-78	24	44.4
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,087	-2,108	-2,145	37	1.8
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-452	-404	-516	112	27.7
	Paper and paperboard	-221	-233	-255	22	9.4
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-137	-138	-144	6	4.3
	Iron and steel	-430	-363	-429	66	18.2
	Plastics	-452	-480	-476	-4	-0.8
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,036	-4,190	-4,160	-30	-0.7
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-71	-74	-77	3	4.1
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-87	-87	-85	-2	-2.3

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Apr-23 (%)	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)	Aug-23 (%)	Sep-23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-5.0	8.8	3.5	0.8	-0.5	4.9
Iron ore - Fines	-11.1	10.2	7.0	-12.1	7.1	-1.0
Coal - Hard coking	-0.1	11.7	11.3	-27.3	6.1	-10.5
Coal - Semi-soft	3.8	12.9	-0.8	-0.5	-7.3	-8.4
Coal - Thermal	-9.1	5.4	15.2	0.6	-17.6	6.5
Gas - LNG	-6.4	1.5	-0.5	-1.6	4.0	-6.0

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Apr-23 (%)	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)	Aug-23 (%)	Sep-23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-2.9	-7.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	10.6
Iron ore - Fines	-3.6	-7.4	-2.2	2.2	0.4	5.1
Coal - Hard coking	-7.2	-16.1	-11.0	-1.9	-11.2	15.6
Coal - Semi-soft	-1.9	-8.9	-10.6	-0.9	-3.0	4.4
Coal - Thermal	-9.9	-6.2	-12.1	-8.1	0.9	4.0
Gas - LNG	-10.0	-3.0	-6.9	2.4	5.5	-0.9

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 August 2023 and September 2023 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	468	16.1	4.9	10.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	425	17.8	7.0	10.1
Indonesia	29	1125.7	893.5	23.4
Taiwan	14	14.6	-3.5	18.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	12	8.5	-2.5	11.3
Japan	-29	-9.9	-17.9	9.7

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	327	4.1	-1.0	5.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	423	6.3	0.8	5.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	54	11.0	5.2	5.5
Indonesia	-26	-36.0	-37.0	1.6
Japan	-38	-9.5	-12.5	3.4
Vietnam	-73	-64.1	-63.5	-1.7

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	84	3.5	-10.5	15.6
India	345	63.5	36.9	19.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	252	130.5	85.3	24.4
Germany	-92	-100.0	-100.0	-
Netherlands	-190	-83.4	-85.4	13.5
Japan	-354	-61.6	-64.1	6.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-57	-4.4	-8.4	4.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	-77	-27.7	-32.1	6.5
India	-72	-28.1	-32.2	6.0
Malaysia	-24	-100.0	-100.0	-
Taiwan	30	28.8	38.8	-7.2
Brazil	71	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	314	10.7	6.5	4.0
Japan	286	21.6	11.9	8.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	46	27.2	17.3	8.5
Singapore	41	91.5	91.7	-0.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	39	7.5	5.4	2.0
Taiwan	-130	-28.7	-30.6	2.7

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Aug-23 to Sep-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-408	-6.8	-6.0	-0.9

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
	Mar-23($m)	Apr-23($m)	May-23($m)	Jun-23($m)	Jul-23($m)	Aug-23($m)	Sep-23($m)
Iron ore lump	0	-10	5	-10	5	-25	0
Iron ore fines	-5	-10	-5	-15	-45	45	0

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 July (-$5m), August (+$615m) and September (+$555m) 2023. 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 fell 1.8% between July 2023 and August 2023 and rose 6.0% between August 2023 and September 2023.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 7.4% between July 2023 and August 2023 and rose 4.7% between August 2023 and September 2023.

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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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 7. Goods credits, 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 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 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South 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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International Trade in Goods

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Cessation of monthly International Trade in Services statistics

Trade overview

Goods credits

Rural goods

Non-rural goods

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodity movements

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

Value adjustments

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

Confidential Commodities List

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

Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices

Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list

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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

Table 19. Balance of payments broad economic categories (1 and 2 digit), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

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