COMMODITIES TRADED
In 2009-10, Australia exported $249.9m of books, magazines, newspapers and other printed matter. This was 46% of Australia's total value of exports of cultural goods ($539.8m).
The largest cultural product group imported in 2009-10 was radio and television receivers and apparatus for sound or video recording or reproduction which accounted for 41% ($1003.1m) of cultural goods imported by Australia.
7.2 Trade in Cultural Goods, By product group - 2009-10 |
|
 | Imports | Exports | Excess of
imports
over
exports |
| ACLC product group | $m | $m | $m |
|
| Heritage services | 43.1 | 11.9 | 31.2 |
| Books, magazines, newspapers and other printed matter | 907.4 | 249.9 | 657.5 |
| Audio and video media | 197.4 | 61.0 | 136.4 |
| Radio and television receivers and apparatus for sound or video recording or reproduction | 1 003.1 | 124.7 | 878.4 |
| Exposed photographic and cinematographic media and artistic works | 132.0 | 81.8 | 50.2 |
| Musical instruments and other performing arts equipment | 153.6 | 10.6 | 143.0 |
| Total cultural goods | 2 436.6 | 539.8 | 1 896.8 |
|
| Source: ABS data available on request, International Trade, 2009-10. |
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