5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Oct 2005  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/11/2005   
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OCTOBER KEY FIGURES

August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
514
501
478
Beverages and tobacco
97
102
106
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
169
188
138
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
1 379
1 479
1 720
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
31
32
29
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 613
1 530
1 370
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1 645
1 588
1 508
Machinery and transport equipment
5 910
6 033
5 854
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 027
2 025
2 067
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
362
252
130
TOTAL
13 747
13 731
13 401

OCTOBER KEY POINTS


NOTES

INTRODUCTION


This publication presents statistics of Australia's merchandise imports classified according to the broadest level (1 digit sections) of the United Nations Standard International Trade Classification. The data are compiled from information submitted by importers or their agents to the Australian Customs Service. More detailed merchandise imports data are available from AusStats or by contacting the National Information and Referral Service.


CUSTOMS AND ABS CHANGES TO IMPORTS FROM OCTOBER 2005


For more information on these changes refer to the article 'Impact of Customs and ABS changes on import statistics from October 2005', released on the ABS website concurrently with this issue. To access this article select: Themes then International Trade then Topics of Interest then Methodological issues.


FURTHER INFORMATION


For more details see the ABS publication International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5489.0) which is accessible on the ABS web site.