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

September 2024

Released

7/11/2024

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods decreased $675m in September.
Goods credits (exports) fell $1.8b (4.3%) driven by Other mineral fuels.
Goods debits (imports) fell $1.1b (3.1%) driven by Fuels and lubricants.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Balance on goods		5,466	5,284	4,609	-675	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	42,913	42,645	40,827	-1,818	-4.3
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-37,447	-37,361	-36,219	-1,142	-3.1

na not applicable

A research article, export and import invoice currencies, has been published as part of this release. This article explores the major currencies used to invoice Australia's merchandise imports and exports.

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Sep-20	4,355	-
Oct-20	5,538	-
Nov-20	3,102	-
Dec-20	6,520	-
Jan-21	7,826	-
Feb-21	7,175	-
Mar-21	5,862	-
Apr-21	8,382	-
May-21	9,092	-
Jun-21	10,113	-
Jul-21	14,035	-
Aug-21	12,956	-
Sep-21	10,002	-
Oct-21	10,731	-
Nov-21	9,724	-
Dec-21	7,408	-
Jan-22	12,916	-
Feb-22	8,297	-
Mar-22	10,460	-
Apr-22	14,105	12,359
May-22	15,088	12,929
Jun-22	18,351	13,448
Jul-22	12,025	13,806
Aug-22	12,186	14,192
Sep-22	15,686	14,363
Oct-22	15,015	14,413
Nov-22	14,776	14,345
Dec-22	12,809	14,120
Jan-23	11,407	13,718
Feb-23	14,058	13,082
Mar-23	14,020	12,354
Apr-23	9,853	11,537
May-23	10,430	10,582
Jun-23	9,645	9,648
Jul-23	7,653	8,979
Aug-23	10,382	8,771
Sep-23	6,195	8,929
Oct-23	8,887	9,245
Nov-23	11,744	9,406
Dec-23	9,858	9,227
Jan-24	9,280	8,587
Feb-24	7,093	7,628
Mar-24	4,052	6,607
Apr-24	5,653	5,763
May-24	4,825	5,315
Jun-24	5,091	5,132
Jul-24	5,466	5,025
Aug-24	5,284	4,953
Sep-24	4,609	4,884

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-20	28,693	-
Oct-20	30,588	-
Nov-20	30,607	-
Dec-20	33,181	-
Jan-21	34,056	-
Feb-21	34,598	-
Mar-21	34,222	-
Apr-21	35,943	-
May-21	37,236	-
Jun-21	38,572	-
Jul-21	42,783	-
Aug-21	41,894	-
Sep-21	38,448	-
Oct-21	38,584	-
Nov-21	40,471	-
Dec-21	40,713	-
Jan-22	44,727	-
Feb-22	45,024	-
Mar-22	45,100	-
Apr-22	48,704	47,429
May-22	51,525	48,669
Jun-22	54,770	49,864
Jul-22	48,964	50,867
Aug-22	50,395	51,536
Sep-22	53,743	51,738
Oct-22	52,385	51,559
Nov-22	50,869	51,104
Dec-22	49,624	50,455
Jan-23	49,743	49,668
Feb-23	48,157	48,762
Mar-23	49,580	47,890
Apr-23	45,856	47,063
May-23	47,122	46,288
Jun-23	44,733	45,718
Jul-23	44,175	45,458
Aug-23	46,578	45,529
Sep-23	45,459	45,775
Oct-23	46,291	45,992
Nov-23	46,325	45,939
Dec-23	45,652	45,553
Jan-24	45,604	44,865
Feb-24	44,886	44,080
Mar-24	43,318	43,420
Apr-24	42,275	42,958
May-24	42,662	42,708
Jun-24	42,940	42,547
Jul-24	42,913	42,372
Aug-24	42,645	42,165
Sep-24	40,827	41,937

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 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Total goods credits			42,913	42,645	40,827	-1,818	-4.3
	General merchandise		39,695	39,538	38,378	-1,160	-2.9
		Rural goods	5,702	5,368	5,658	290	5.4
		Non-rural goods	33,993	34,170	32,720	-1,450	-4.2
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		12	12	11	-1	-8.3
	Non-monetary gold(a)		3,206	3,095	2,438	-657	-21.2

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,702	5,368	5,658	290	5.4
	Meat and meat preparations	1,798	1,670	1,862	192	11.5
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,073	1,040	997	-43	-4.1
	Wool and sheepskins	222	274	221	-53	-19.3
	Other rural(a)	2,609	2,384	2,578	194	8.1

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	33,993	34,170	32,720	-1,450	-4.2
	Metal ores and minerals	13,524	13,486	13,115	-371	-2.8
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,049	7,679	6,964	-715	-9.3
	Other mineral fuels	6,692	6,385	5,650	-735	-11.5
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,435	1,414	1,502	88	6.2
	Machinery	1,235	1,202	1,255	53	4.4
	Transport equipment	455	450	467	17	3.8
	Other manufactures	2,327	2,338	2,377	39	1.7
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	978	925	1,093	168	18.2
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	299	291	297	6	2.1

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Sep-20	24,338	-
Oct-20	25,050	-
Nov-20	27,505	-
Dec-20	26,661	-
Jan-21	26,230	-
Feb-21	27,423	-
Mar-21	28,360	-
Apr-21	27,561	-
May-21	28,144	-
Jun-21	28,458	-
Jul-21	28,748	-
Aug-21	28,937	-
Sep-21	28,446	-
Oct-21	27,852	-
Nov-21	30,747	-
Dec-21	33,305	-
Jan-22	31,811	-
Feb-22	36,726	-
Mar-22	34,640	-
Apr-22	34,599	35,070
May-22	36,437	35,740
Jun-22	36,419	36,416
Jul-22	36,939	37,061
Aug-22	38,209	37,344
Sep-22	38,056	37,375
Oct-22	37,370	37,146
Nov-22	36,094	36,759
Dec-22	36,815	36,335
Jan-23	38,335	35,949
Feb-23	34,099	35,680
Mar-23	35,561	35,536
Apr-23	36,003	35,526
May-23	36,692	35,707
Jun-23	35,087	36,070
Jul-23	36,522	36,479
Aug-23	36,196	36,758
Sep-23	39,264	36,846
Oct-23	37,404	36,746
Nov-23	34,581	36,533
Dec-23	35,794	36,326
Jan-24	36,324	36,278
Feb-24	37,793	36,451
Mar-24	39,266	36,813
Apr-24	36,622	37,195
May-24	37,837	37,393
Jun-24	37,850	37,415
Jul-24	37,447	37,347
Aug-24	37,361	37,212
Sep-24	36,219	37,053

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 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-37,447	-37,361	-36,219	-1,142	-3.1
	General merchandise debits		-36,618	-36,534	-35,330	-1,204	-3.3
		Consumption goods	-12,011	-11,604	-11,699	95	0.8
		Capital goods	-9,175	-9,292	-8,709	-583	-6.3
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,432	-15,638	-14,921	-717	-4.6
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-829	-827	-889	62	7.5

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-12,011	-11,604	-11,699	95	0.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,831	-1,824	-1,834	10	0.5
	Household electrical items	-672	-637	-663	26	4.1
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,128	-2,954	-3,016	62	2.1
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,965	-1,950	-1,928	-22	-1.1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-702	-681	-681	-	-
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,714	-3,559	-3,577	18	0.5

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Capital goods	-9,175	-9,292	-8,709	-583	-6.3
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,854	-2,870	-2,807	-63	-2.2
	ADP equipment	-1,142	-1,197	-1,067	-130	-10.9
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,421	-1,188	-1,352	164	13.8
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-326	-311	-243	-68	-21.9
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,723	-1,677	-1,536	-141	-8.4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,708	-2,049	-1,704	-345	-16.8

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 24 ($m)	Aug 24 ($m)	Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 ($m)	Aug 24 to Sep 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,432	-15,638	-14,921	-717	-4.6
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-254	-224	-286	62	27.7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-272	-268	-304	36	13.4
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,546	-4,685	-4,087	-598	-12.8
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,858	-1,975	-2,052	77	3.9
	Parts for ADP equipment	-74	-78	-74	-4	-5.1
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,045	-2,062	-2,028	-34	-1.6
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-418	-461	-457	-4	-0.9
	Paper and paperboard	-253	-241	-232	-9	-3.7
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-137	-134	-138	4	3.0
	Iron and steel	-518	-472	-459	-13	-2.8
	Plastics	-477	-479	-493	14	2.9
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,249	-4,320	-4,133	-187	-4.3
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-192	-104	-39	-65	-62.5
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-139	-135	-139	4	3.0

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-9.1	9.7	3.1	-4.2	3.3	6.0
Iron ore - Fines	-3.4	4.6	5.5	-16.1	7.2	5.1
Coal - Hard coking	12.0	-1.9	6.6	-14.8	5.2	7.0
Coal - Semi-soft	-16.3	9.2	16.8	-13.2	15.5	-9.9
Coal - Thermal	-8.8	11.5	1.7	-3.8	19.1	-11.8
Gas - LNG	-6.1	0.8	-3.8	-0.9	7.4	-8.8

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Apr 24 (%)	May 24 (%)	Jun 24 (%)	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-3.5	6.2	-4.6	-1.0	-7.9	-9.0
Iron ore - Fines	-7.9	3.1	-4.7	-2.7	-6.7	-9.3
Coal - Hard coking	-8.8	-8.5	0.1	-1.0	-9.6	-5.1
Coal - Semi-soft	-5.0	-6.7	-3.6	4.5	0.9	-3.8
Coal - Thermal	-2.7	-2.4	6.1	-4.7	2.4	-2.5
Gas - LNG	-2.0	-3.2	-1.3	3.5	1.1	-0.8

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

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-93	-3.5	6.0	-9.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-47	-36.1	-30.0	-8.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-27	-1.3	8.9	-9.4
Indonesia	-21	-90.9	-88.3	-22.0
Vietnam	-15	-60.5	-55.1	-12.1
Taiwan	19	28.8	33.7	-3.6

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-316	-4.7	5.1	-9.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-180	-3.1	7.2	-9.6
Indonesia	-45	-57.3	-49.4	-15.6
Vietnam	-36	-32.4	-25.1	-9.8
Malaysia	-27	-100.0	-100.0	-
Taiwan	-25	-35.3	-33.7	-2.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	41	1.6	7.0	-5.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	170	73.1	80.9	-4.3
India	96	20.9	26.6	-4.5
Turkiye	72	288.1	325.5	-8.8
Taiwan	-91	-43.5	-30.8	-18.3
Netherlands	-131	-39.4	-45.5	11.3

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-173	-13.4	-9.9	-3.8
India	-74	-33.1	-34.0	1.5
Japan	-49	-12.6	-8.4	-4.6
Netherlands	-43	-51.9	-44.3	-13.6
Brazil	33	61.8	73.5	-6.8
Taiwan	51	94.2	114.2	-9.3

Thermal coal, movement by country, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-474	-14.0	-11.8	-2.5
Japan	-313	-19.3	-21.3	2.5
Taiwan	-109	-29.2	-32.2	4.4
India	-45	-55.6	-2.0	-54.6
Thailand	-38	-52.3	-50.2	-4.1
Korea, Republic of (South)	57	59.6	65.4	-3.5

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Aug 24 to Sep 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-538	-9.6	-8.8	-0.8

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

International merchandise trade exports data presented in the above tables are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs. When additional information for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms. Movements in the unit values for some commodities incorporate movements in the United States dollar prices reported to Home Affairs and movements in the Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate.

Value adjustments

International merchandise trade exports data presented in this publication are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). At the time of initial reporting to Home Affairs, the final prices at which transactions take place are not known for some commodities. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs.

For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. When additional information on quantity and/or unit price for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Iron ore adjustments are applied on an international merchandise trade basis at the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) level. Coal, coke and briquettes are adjusted on a balance of payments basis in current price, original terms. When final transaction information becomes available the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data.

In most instances, transfer of ownership occurs when goods cross the customs frontier. In certain circumstances the change of ownership of large value capital expenditure items can occur prior to the items crossing the customs frontier. The ABS may adjust the relevant balance of payments series to record the timing when transfer of ownership was affected.

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

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

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 3.9% between July 2024 and August 2024 and fell 1.9% between August 2024 and September 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Mar 24($m)	Apr 24($m)	May 24($m)	Jun 24($m)	Jul 24($m)	Aug 24($m)	Sep 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-15	-5	0	0	0	165	-130

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 1.7% between July 2024 and August 2024 and fell 5.9% between August 2024 and September 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 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 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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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

Data Cubes

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)