MAY KEY FIGURES
 | March 2012 | April 2012 | May 2012 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 719 | 712 | 774 |
Beverages and tobacco | 134 | 146 | 153 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 188 | 255 | 182 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 932 | 3 249 | 3 754 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 58 | 45 | 43 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 2 213 | 1 943 | 2 093 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 846 | 1 950 | 2 260 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 8 617 | 7 500 | 8 175 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 241 | 2 139 | 2 404 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 858 | 876 | 890 |
TOTAL | 20 805 | 18 815 | 20 728 |
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MAY KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, the May 2012 merchandise imports were $20,728m, an increase of $1,913m (10%) on the April 2012 merchandise imports of $18,815m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $1,988m (10%) between April 2012 and May 2012. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $808m (4%) from $21,060m in April 2012 to $21,868m in May 2012. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $515m (6%), driven by the fuels and lubricants component, up $492m (16%). Capital goods rose $176m (3%), non-monetary gold rose $108m (27%) and consumption goods rose $10m.
REVISIONS
- Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
June 2012 | 17 July 2012 |
July 2012 | 20 August 2012 |
August 2012 | 18 September 2012 |
September 2012 | 18 October 2012 |
October 2012 | 20 November 2012 |
November 2012 | 18 December 2012 |
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Olivia Lam on Canberra (02) 6252 7406.
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