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In 2001-02, exports increased by $1,637m (1.4%) to $121,176m. The SITC sections with the largest increases were:
- Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere, up $1,079m (10.1%)
- Food and live animals, up $948m (4.6%)
- Machinery and transport equipment, up $701m (5.2%)
- Beverages and tobacco, up $362m (18.2%)
- Chemical and related products n.e.s., up $208m (4.0%).
These increases were partly offset by decreases in:
- Crude materials, inedible, except fuels, down $1,100m (4.7%)
- Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, down $471m (3.4%).
In 2001-02, imports increased by $1,364m (1.2%) to $119,681m. The SITC sections with the largest increases were:
- Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, up $770m (5.5%)
- Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere, up $685m (36.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufactured articles, up $623m (3.7%)
- Chemical and related products, up $440m (3.1%)
- Food and live animals, up $379m (8.9%).
These increases were partly offset by decreases in:
- Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials, down $1,514m (14.4%)
- Crude materials, inedible, except fuels, down $160m (8.4%).
The value of merchandise exports and imports by commodity for 2000-01 and 2001-02, and their percentage contributions to total merchandise trade for 2001-02, are shown in table 30.21.
30.21 MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, By commodity
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| 2000-01 | 2001-02 | | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | |
| Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) | $m | $m | % contribution | $m | $m | % contribution |
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| Food and live animals(a)(b) | 20,759 | 21,707 | 17.9 | 4,235 | 4,614 | 3.9 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 1,993 | 2,355 | 1.9 | 907 | 864 | 0.7 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels(a)(b) | 23,543 | 22,443 | 18.5 | 1,916 | 1,756 | 1.5 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials(b) | 25,206 | 25,120 | 20.7 | 10,547 | 9,033 | 7.5 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes(a) | 300 | 310 | 0.3 | 285 | 289 | 0.2 |
| Chemical and related products, n.e.s.(a)(b) | 5,154 | 5,362 | 4.4 | 14,197 | 14,637 | 12.2 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material(a)(b) | 14,028 | 13,557 | 11.2 | 14,051 | 14,821 | 12.4 |
| Machinery and transport equipment(a)(b) | 13,439 | 14,140 | 11.7 | 53,492 | 53,672 | 44.8 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles(a)(b) | 4,481 | 4,466 | 3.7 | 16,798 | 17,421 | 14.6 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC(c)(d) | 10,636 | 11,715 | 9.7 | 1,889 | 2,574 | 2.2 |
| Total trade | 119,539 | 121,176 | 100.0 | 118,317 | 119,681 | 100.0 |
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(a) Excludes export commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction.
(b) Excludes import commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction.
(c) Includes commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction.
(d) Includes small value export entries that cannot yet be allocated by commodity. |
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia (5422.0). |
Australia's most valuable commodity exports for 2001-02, and their principal markets, were:
Coal, $13,394m - 11.1% of total exports: Japan (43.8% of total coal exports), the Republic of Korea (9.4%), India (7.9%), and Taiwan (6.4%).
Crude petroleum products, $5,971m - 4.9% of total exports: the Republic of Korea (25.5% of total crude petroleum product exports), Singapore (24.4%), Japan (12.2%), and the United States of America (11.6%).
Iron ore, $5,165m - 4.3% of total exports: Japan (42.2% of total iron ore exports), China (26.7%), the Republic of Korea (16.3%), and Taiwan (7.0%).
Non-monetary gold, $5,129m - 4.2% of total exports: the United Kingdom (23.0% of total non-monetary gold exports), Singapore (18.2%), the Republic of Korea (16.2%), and Hong Kong (SAR of China) (15.3%). This comprises gold produced in Australia and gold previously imported for refining or manufacturing.
Export values in excess of $4,000m (3% of total exports) were recorded for an additional four commodities. These commodities, and their principal markets, were: Wheat $4,527m (no country details); Aluminium $4,414m (Japan 33.0%); Bovine meat $4,316m (Japan 31.4%); and Aluminium ores $4,032m (no country details).
Table 30.22 shows a detailed commodity listing of the highest value exports for 2001-02.
30.22 MERCHANDISE EXPORTS OF MAJOR COMMODITIES - 2001-02
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| Commodity (SITC 3-digit code) | $m | % |
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| Coal, not agglomerated (321) | 13,394 | 11.1 |
| Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (333) | 5,971 | 4.9 |
| Iron ore and concentrates (281) | 5,165 | 4.3 |
| Gold, non-monetary (excl. gold ores and concentrates) (971) | 5,129 | 4.2 |
| Wheat (incl. spelt) and meslin, unmilled (041) | 4,527 | 3.7 |
| Aluminium (684) | 4,414 | 3.6 |
| Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen (011) | 4,316 | 3.6 |
| Aluminium ores and concentrates (incl. alumina) (285)(a) | 4,032 | 3.3 |
| Wool and other animal hair (incl. wool tops) (268)(a) | 3,393 | 2.8 |
| Motor vehicles principally designed for transport of persons (excl. public-transport type, incl. racing cars) (781) | 3,001 | 2.5 |
| Natural gas (343) | 2,606 | 2.2 |
| Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals (not crude); preparations, with 70% or more by weight of these oils (334) | 2,357 | 1.9 |
| Alcoholic beverages (112) | 2,259 | 1.9 |
| Special transactions and commodities not classified according to kind (931) | 2,248 | 1.9 |
| Medicaments (incl. veterinary medicaments) (542) | 1,999 | 1.6 |
| Meat and edible meat offal (excl. bovine), suitable or fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled or frozen (012) | 1,824 | 1.5 |
| Milk and cream and milk products (excl. butter and cheese) (022) | 1,819 | 1.5 |
| Cotton (263) | 1,547 | 1.3 |
| Copper (682) | 1,515 | 1.3 |
| Nickel (683) | 1,410 | 1.2 |
| Ores and concentrates of base metal (excl. iron, copper, nickel, aluminium, uranium and thorium) (287)(a) | 1,404 | 1.2 |
| Aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (incl. satellites and spacecraft launch vehicles; parts thereof) (792) | 1,319 | 1.1 |
| Parts and accessories (excl. covers, cases and the like) for use with office and automatic data processing mach. (759) | 1,141 | 0.9 |
| Live animals (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates) (001) | 1,111 | 0.9 |
| Crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates, live, chilled, frozen, dried, salted; crustaceans, cooked (036) | 1,054 | 0.9 |
| Copper ores and concentrates; copper mattes, cement copper (283) | 1,043 | 0.9 |
| Cheese and curd (024) | 1,032 | 0.9 |
| Total major commodities(a) | 81,031 | 66.9 |
| Total of all other commodities(b) | 40,145 | 33.1 |
| Total merchandise exports | 121,176 | 100.0 |
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(a) Excludes commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction.
(b) Includes commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction. |
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia, June 2002 (5422.0). |
Australia's most valuable commodity imports for 2001-02, and their principal sources, were:
Passenger motor vehicles, $8,956m - 7.5% of total imports: Japan (56.9% of total passenger motor vehicle imports), Germany (14.2%), and the Republic of Korea (6.7%).
Crude petroleum oils, $6,789m - 5.7% of total imports: Indonesia (25.1% of total crude petroleum imports), Vietnam (22.4%), the United Arab Emirates (9.8%), Malaysia (8.9%), Papua New Guinea (8.8%) and Saudi Arabia (6.5%).
Computing equipment, $5,028m - 4.2% of total imports: Singapore (16.2% of total computing equipment imports), China (15.0%), the United States of America (14.7%), Malaysia (13.6%), Taiwan (10.8%), and Japan (9.8%).
Telecommunications equipment, $4,507m - 3.8% of total imports: the United States of America (21.3% of total telecommunications equipment imports), the Republic of Korea (17.1%), the United Kingdom (11.5%), China (8.0%) and Japan (4.9%).
Medicaments, $4,002m - 3.3% of total imports: the United Kingdom (23.1% of total medicaments imports), the United States of America (16.1%), Germany (11.5%) and Ireland (10.9%).
Table 30.23 shows a detailed commodity listing of the highest value imports for 2001-02.
30.23 MERCHANDISE IMPORTS OF MAJOR COMMODITIES - 2001-02
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| Commodity (SITC 3-digit code) | $m | % |
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| Motor vehicles principally designed for transport of persons (excl. public-transport type, incl. racing cars) (781) | 8,956 | 7.5 |
| Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude (333) | 6,789 | 5.7 |
| Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic, optical readers; data transcribers and processors (752) | 5,028 | 4.2 |
| Telecommunications equipment, n.e.s.; parts, and accessories of radio, television, video and similar apparatus, n.e.s. (764) | 4,507 | 3.8 |
| Medicaments (incl. veterinary medicaments) (542) | 4,002 | 3.3 |
| Aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (incl. satellites and spacecraft launch vehicles; parts thereof) (792) | 3,060 | 2.6 |
| Motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles (782) | 2,545 | 2.1 |
| Parts and accessories (excl. covers, cases and the like) for use with office and automatic data processing mach (759) | 2,493 | 2.1 |
| Parts, n.e.s. and accessories of the motor vehicles of groups 722, 781, 782 and 783 (784) | 2,224 | 1.9 |
| Gold, non-monetary (excl. gold ores and concentrates) (971) | 2,218 | 1.9 |
| Measuring, checking, analysing and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. (874) | 1,915 | 1.6 |
| Paper and paperboard (641) | 1,868 | 1.6 |
| Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals (not crude); preparations, containing 70% or more by weight of these oils (334)(a) | 1,828 | 1.5 |
| Electrical machinery and apparatus, n.e.s. (778) | 1,749 | 1.5 |
| Internal combustion piston engines, and parts thereof, n.e.s. (713) | 1,510 | 1.3 |
| Baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods (894) | 1,502 | 1.3 |
| Heating and cooling equipment, and parts thereof, n.e.s. (741) | 1,269 | 1.1 |
| Civil engineering and contractors' plant and equipment (723) | 1,250 | 1.0 |
| Household type, electrical and non-electrical equipment, n.e.s. (775) | 1,230 | 1.0 |
| Articles, of plastics, n.e.s. (893) | 1,228 | 1.0 |
| Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings (821) | 1,194 | 1.0 |
| Thermionic, cold cathode or photo cathode valves and tubes, semi conductors, l.e.d., integrated circuits, etc. (776) | 1,137 | 1.0 |
| Pumps for gas (incl. air), compressors, fans; ventilating hoods; centrifuges; purifying apparatus; parts (743) | 1,112 | 0.9 |
| Organo-inorganic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, nucleic acids and their salts (515) | 1,083 | 0.9 |
| Manufactures of base metal, n.e.s. (699) | 1,079 | 0.9 |
| Elec apparatus used in circuits; resistors; printed circuits; boards, panels, etc. with two or more functions (772) | 1,057 | 0.9 |
| Musical instruments, parts and accessories thereof; records, tapes, etc. (excl. goods or groups 763, 882 and 883) (898) | 1,055 | 0.9 |
| Rubber tyres, interchangeable tyre treads, tyre flaps and inner tubes for wheels of all kinds (625) | 1,045 | 0.9 |
| Printed matter (892) | 1,037 | 0.9 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products, (excl. medicaments of group 542) (541) | 1,007 | 0.8 |
| Total major commodities(a) | 67,975 | 56.8 |
| Total of all other commodities(b) | 51,705 | 43.2 |
| Total merchandise imports | 119,681 | 100.0 |
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(a) Excludes commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction.
(b) Includes commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction. |
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia, June 2002 (5422.0). |
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