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

October 2023

Released

7/12/2023

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $945m in October.
Goods credits (exports) rose $182m (0.4%) driven by Metal Ores and minerals.
Goods debits (imports) fell $763m (1.9%) driven by Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.

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
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Balance on goods		9,911	6,184	7,129	945	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	46,190	45,366	45,548	182	0.4
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,279	-39,182	-38,419	-763	-1.9

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-19	3,627	5,548
Nov-19	5,391	4,997
Dec-19	5,272	4,818
Jan-20	4,964	4,905
Feb-20	3,844	5,104
Mar-20	9,251	-
Apr-20	6,748	-
May-20	5,124	-
Jun-20	5,061	-
Jul-20	3,301	-
Aug-20	1,842	-
Sep-20	4,046	-
Oct-20	4,769	-
Nov-20	3,301	-
Dec-20	6,725	-
Jan-21	7,970	-
Feb-21	7,214	-
Mar-21	6,233	-
Apr-21	8,309	-
May-21	9,521	-
Jun-21	10,139	-
Jul-21	13,864	-
Aug-21	12,298	-
Sep-21	10,039	-
Oct-21	9,780	-
Nov-21	9,390	-
Dec-21	8,108	-
Jan-22	13,642	-
Feb-22	8,411	-
Mar-22	10,471	-
Apr-22	14,054	13,494
May-22	14,869	14,212
Jun-22	19,423	14,519
Jul-22	11,631	14,349
Aug-22	11,820	14,134
Sep-22	14,665	13,864
Oct-22	14,201	13,792
Nov-22	14,323	13,910
Dec-22	13,385	13,988
Jan-23	11,419	13,841
Feb-23	14,159	13,364
Mar-23	14,673	12,719
Apr-23	9,875	11,938
May-23	10,447	11,019
Jun-23	9,753	10,079
Jul-23	7,825	9,213
Aug-23	9,911	8,454
Sep-23	6,184	7,758
Oct-23	7,129	7,365

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)
Oct-19	31,203	32,286
Nov-19	31,806	31,593
Dec-19	32,070	31,240
Jan-20	30,582	31,172
Feb-20	29,000	31,296
Mar-20	34,300	-
Apr-20	31,935	-
May-20	29,156	-
Jun-20	29,315	-
Jul-20	29,162	-
Aug-20	27,871	-
Sep-20	28,499	-
Oct-20	29,925	-
Nov-20	30,699	-
Dec-20	33,310	-
Jan-21	34,163	-
Feb-21	34,771	-
Mar-21	34,557	-
Apr-21	35,805	-
May-21	37,659	-
Jun-21	38,684	-
Jul-21	42,557	-
Aug-21	41,411	-
Sep-21	38,346	-
Oct-21	37,926	-
Nov-21	40,134	-
Dec-21	41,028	-
Jan-22	45,101	-
Feb-22	45,287	-
Mar-22	45,274	-
Apr-22	48,486	48,702
May-22	51,953	50,091
Jun-22	55,471	51,080
Jul-22	48,888	51,567
Aug-22	50,202	51,640
Sep-22	52,958	51,379
Oct-22	51,705	51,048
Nov-22	50,568	50,742
Dec-22	49,839	50,376
Jan-23	49,965	49,824
Feb-23	48,481	49,056
Mar-23	50,186	48,222
Apr-23	45,654	47,353
May-23	47,516	46,525
Jun-23	44,874	45,880
Jul-23	44,234	45,484
Aug-23	46,190	45,287
Sep-23	45,366	45,192
Oct-23	45,548	45,339

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
			Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Total goods credits			46,190	45,366	45,548	182	0.4
	General merchandise		42,174	42,910	42,956	46	0.1
		Rural goods	5,939	6,214	6,101	-113	-1.8
		Non-rural goods	36,235	36,696	36,855	159	0.4
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		41	40	49	9	22.5
	Non-monetary gold(a)		3,975	2,416	2,543	127	5.3

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods fell $113m (1.8%), driven by Other rural, down $82m (2.9%).

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Rural goods		5,939	6,214	6,101	-113	-1.8
	Meat and meat preparations	1,530	1,615	1,588	-27	-1.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,585	1,474	1,519	45	3.1
	Wool and sheepskins	217	316	267	-49	-15.5
	Other rural(a)	2,607	2,809	2,727	-82	-2.9

For all time periods, estimates for sugar, sugar preparations and honey are included in Other non-rural.

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods rose $159m (0.4%), driven by Metal ores and minerals, up $362m (2.3%).

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Non-rural goods		36,235	36,696	36,855	159	0.4
	Metal ores and minerals	15,293	15,908	16,270	362	2.3
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,441	7,675	7,370	-305	-4.0
	Other mineral fuels	6,893	6,736	6,425	-311	-4.6
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,331	1,174	1,427	253	21.6
	Machinery	1,191	1,233	1,220	-13	-1.1
	Transport equipment	440	445	433	-12	-2.7
	Other manufactures	2,166	2,139	2,153	14	0.7
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,193	1,082	1,257	175	16.2
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	288	304	301	-3	-1.0

For all time periods, estimates for sugar, sugar preparations and honey are included in Other non-rural.
In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.

For price and quantity details, see the Selected commodities information available in the Supplementary information section.

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Oct-19	27,576	26,738
Nov-19	26,415	26,596
Dec-19	26,797	26,422
Jan-20	25,618	26,267
Feb-20	25,156	26,193
Mar-20	25,049	-
Apr-20	25,187	-
May-20	24,032	-
Jun-20	24,254	-
Jul-20	25,861	-
Aug-20	26,029	-
Sep-20	24,453	-
Oct-20	25,156	-
Nov-20	27,398	-
Dec-20	26,585	-
Jan-21	26,193	-
Feb-21	27,557	-
Mar-21	28,324	-
Apr-21	27,496	-
May-21	28,139	-
Jun-21	28,545	-
Jul-21	28,693	-
Aug-21	29,113	-
Sep-21	28,307	-
Oct-21	28,146	-
Nov-21	30,744	-
Dec-21	32,920	-
Jan-22	31,459	-
Feb-22	36,876	-
Mar-22	34,804	-
Apr-22	34,431	35,208
May-22	37,085	35,878
Jun-22	36,048	36,561
Jul-22	37,257	37,219
Aug-22	38,382	37,506
Sep-22	38,294	37,515
Oct-22	37,504	37,256
Nov-22	36,245	36,832
Dec-22	36,455	36,389
Jan-23	38,546	35,983
Feb-23	34,322	35,691
Mar-23	35,513	35,503
Apr-23	35,779	35,416
May-23	37,069	35,505
Jun-23	35,121	35,800
Jul-23	36,409	36,271
Aug-23	36,279	36,833
Sep-23	39,182	37,433
Oct-23	38,419	37,974

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
			Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,279	-39,182	-38,419	-763	-1.9
	General merchandise debits		-35,682	-38,348	-37,365	-983	-2.6
		Consumption goods	-11,846	-11,866	-11,810	-56	-0.5
		Capital goods	-8,285	-10,288	-9,135	-1,153	-11.2
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,552	-16,194	-16,420	226	1.4
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-597	-834	-1,054	220	26.4

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods fell $56m (0.5%), driven by consumption goods n.e.s., down $127m (3.6%).

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Consumption goods		-11,846	-11,866	-11,810	-56	-0.5
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,662	-1,630	-1,652	22	1.3
	Household electrical items	-601	-626	-571	-55	-8.8
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,636	-3,539	-3,800	261	7.4
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,824	-1,885	-1,793	-92	-4.9
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-628	-680	-616	-64	-9.4
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,494	-3,506	-3,379	-127	-3.6

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.

Capital goods

Capital goods fell $1,153m (11.2%), driven by Industrial transport equipment n.e.s, down $680m (26.8%).

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Capital goods		-8,285	-10,288	-9,135	-1,153	-11.2
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,001	-3,327	-3,166	-161	-4.8
	ADP equipment	-1,042	-1,185	-1,043	-142	-12.0
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,331	-1,462	-1,368	-94	-6.4
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-114	-200	-326	126	63.0
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,432	-2,535	-1,855	-680	-26.8
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,365	-1,578	-1,377	-201	-12.7

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
From July 2008, commodities subject to a 'no commodity details' or 'no value details' restriction are included in Civil aircraft and confidentialised items. For earlier periods, commodities subject to a 'no commodity details' or 'no value details' restriction are included in Other merchandise goods.
This component is not seasonally adjusted.
In using these seasonally adjusted series, care should be exercised because of the difficulties associated with reliably estimating the seasonal pattern.

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $226m (1.4%), driven by Fuels and lubricants, up $581m (10.3%).

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
		Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 ($m)	Sep-23 to Oct-23 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods		-15,552	-16,194	-16,420	226	1.4
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-215	-220	-207	-13	-5.9
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-209	-309	-216	-93	-30.1
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,441	-5,623	-6,204	581	10.3
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,475	-1,581	-1,469	-112	-7.1
	Parts for ADP equipment	-52	-80	-82	2	2.5
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,110	-2,141	-2,113	-28	-1.3
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-406	-519	-413	-106	-20.4
	Paper and paperboard	-232	-255	-208	-47	-18.4
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-136	-144	-131	-13	-9.0
	Iron and steel	-367	-433	-441	8	1.8
	Plastics	-480	-476	-481	5	1.1
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,190	-4,163	-4,169	6	0.1
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-74	-77	-84	7	9.1
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-165	-172	-200	28	16.3

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
From July 2010, this series is not seasonally adjusted.
Prior to October 2011, this series was not seasonally adjusted.
From July 2008, commodities subject to a 'no commodity details' or 'no value details' restriction are included in Civil aircraft and confidentialised items. For earlier periods, commodities subject to a 'no commodity details' or 'no value details' restriction are included in Other merchandise goods.
Prior to April 2010, this series was not seasonally adjusted.

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)	Aug-23 (%)	Sep-23 (%)	Oct-23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	8.7	3.5	0.7	0.0	-2.0	1.3
Iron ore - Fines	10.2	7.1	-12.2	7.1	-3.7	4.0
Coal - Hard coking	11.7	10.8	-27.0	8.8	-14.4	-1.4
Coal - Semi-soft	13.7	-2.0	-0.6	-8.8	-6.2	26.3
Coal - Thermal	5.2	15.9	0.4	-17.4	9.8	4.2
Gas - LNG	1.5	-0.5	-1.8	4.3	-7.2	5.6

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	May-23 (%)	Jun-23 (%)	Jul-23 (%)	Aug-23 (%)	Sep-23 (%)	Oct-23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-7.7	0.3	0.7	0.2	9.4	3.6
Iron ore - Fines	-7.3	-2.2	1.9	1.1	4.6	4.5
Coal - Hard coking	-16.1	-10.8	-2.1	4.0	3.2	3.4
Coal - Semi-soft	-8.7	-11.0	-1.1	-2.6	4.1	3.7
Coal - Thermal	-6.4	-11.8	-8.1	1.0	1.6	-3.9
Gas - LNG	-3.0	-6.9	1.6	5.3	1.6	-3.1

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

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	158	5.0	1.3	3.6
Japan	55	23.1	24.6	-1.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	55	2.1	-2.4	4.6
Taiwan	38	34.7	28.1	5.1
Malaysia	22	239.2	212.9	8.4
Vietnam	16	212.4	225.8	-4.1

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	699	8.7	4.0	4.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	608	8.8	3.6	4.9
Japan	101	28.5	28.6	-0.1
Indonesia	59	136.1	120.6	7.0
Vietnam	44	105.9	86.9	10.2
Korea, Republic of (South)	-96	-19.0	-19.4	0.6

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	47	1.9	-1.4	3.4
Japan	332	150.5	131.3	8.3
Netherlands	152	469.6	487.0	-3.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-81	-61.0	-69.1	26.0
Vietnam	-93	-53.1	-40.4	-21.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	-321	-69.0	-69.7	2.3

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	382	31.0	26.3	3.7
Japan	193	41.8	40.6	0.9
India	89	50.1	44.5	3.9
Netherlands	69	172.4	108.4	30.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	55	27.6	19.1	7.1
Taiwan	-71	-61.9	-66.6	14.0

Thermal coal, movement by country, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	5	0.1	4.2	-3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	160	27.2	16.5	9.2
India	112	251.3	383.4	-27.3
Vietnam	-58	-39.8	-37.0	-4.5
Singapore	-85	-100.0	-100.0	-
Japan	-164	-10.4	-10.1	-0.4

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Sep-23 to Oct-23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	133	2.4	5.6	-3.1

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-23 ($m)	May-23 ($m)	Jun-23 ($m)	Jul-23 ($m)	Aug-23 ($m)	Sep-23 ($m)	Oct-23 ($m)
Iron ore lump	0	-5	-5	10	35	-5	-50
Iron ore fines	0	5	5	-25	25	-25	-100

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), September (+$555m) and October (+$65) 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 0.5% between August 2023 and September 2023 and rose 1.1% between September 2023 and October 2023.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 4.7% between August 2023 and September 2023 and fell 5.6% between September 2023 and October 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.

Revisions

Since the previous issue of this publication, revisions have been made to align with the data published in the September quarter 2023 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia released on 5 December, 2023 and Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, released on 6 December, 2023.

On an international merchandise trade basis, goods exports and imports have been revised back to April 2023.

On a balance of payments basis, revisions have been applied to:

Goods exports back to March 2023
Goods imports back to January 2023

Table 17 summarises revisions to goods on a balance of payments basis since the last issue of this publication.

Confidential Commodities List

International trade in goods statistics are subject to confidentiality. Where necessary, a restriction is placed, at the commodity level, to restrict the level of detail available. Depending on the nature of restriction, this may be all detail relating to the product (no commodity details), or a restriction of only some variables (e.g. selected country details). Users of this publication and other international trade statistics should use the Confidential Commodities List (CCL) in Table 92 to determine whether a particular statistic has been subject to confidentiality restrictions, and therefore may not represent the true aggregate value.

The CCL Data Cube registers all import and export commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction and presents information under the following headings:

changes and new restrictions to import items in the current month
changes and new restrictions to export items in the current month
all import restrictions from January 1988 to the current month
all export restrictions from January 1988 to the current month.

There are additional confidentiality applications that impact ABS international trade in goods statistics that are not reflected in this data cube. These are presented in the International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods which also provides more detailed information on international merchandise trade confidentiality.

For further information, including how to interpret the Confidential Commodities List, please see the Explanatory Notes section in Table 92.

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Cessation of monthly International Trade in Services statistics

Trade overview

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Non-rural goods

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

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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

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Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 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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