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Current Publications Feature Articles Information Papers Time Series Tables Customised Data International Trade Subscription Service Country Partner Statistics Discontinued Foreign Trade Publications Foreign Trade Releases Foreign trade releases provides a link to foreign trade publications, time series files and a range of feature articles and reference material, all of which can be downloaded free of charge. In addition, more detailed data can be provided on a user pays basis. Year Book Australia – provides a link to general statistics including information about foreign trade in Australia. Complete ABS product range – provides a link to the complete suite of ABS publications. Current Publications The following publications provide information on the movement of goods and services in and out of Australia or help interpret these statistics. For more information click on the following links: 1233.0 Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification 5368.0 International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia 5368.0.55.006 Characteristics of Australian Exporters 5372.0.55.001 International Merchandise Trade: Confidential Commodities List – This document, which is updated monthly, details all import and export commodities that have been subject to confidentiality restrictions since January 1988. 5439.0 International Merchandise Imports, Australia Back to top Feature Articles The feature articles provide information on changes or highlight particular issues related to foreign trade statistics. For more information click on the following links: Export and Import Invoice Currencies, June 2012 (Source: 5368.0 Jun 2012) 100 years of International Trade Statistics (Source: 5368.0 Oct 2007) Revised Treatment of Goods for Processing in Merchandise Trade and Balance of Payments Statistics (Source:5368.0 May 2006) New Methodology for Deriving Counts of Australian Exporters (Source: 5368.0 Feb 2006) Impact of Customs and ABS changes on import statistics from October 2005 (Source: 5439.0 Oct 2005) ABS Management of the Impact of the Implementation of the Imports Component of the New Customs System (Source: 5439.0 Aug 2005) The Terms of Trade and the National Accounts (Source: 5206.0 Dec 2004) Australia's Importers, 2003–04 (Source: 5368.0 Nov 2004) Australia's Exporters, 2003–04 (Source: 5368.0 Oct 2004) Changes to Country and Port Classifications (Source 5368.0 May 2003) Trade through Australia's Ports (Source: 5422.0 Sep qtr 2002) The Effect of Customs changes on Export Statistics (Source: 5422.0 June qtr 2002) Australia's Trade in Wine (Source: 5422.0 Dec qtr 2001) Australia's Exports Markets, 1991–92 to 2000–01 (Source: 5422.0 Jun qtr 2001) Major Commodities Traded by Australia, 1991 to 2000 (Source: 5422.0 Dec qtr 2000) Australia's Trade in Crude Petroleum (Source: 5422.0 Mar qtr 2000) Back to top Information Papers The information papers provide information on issues or changes effecting the understanding and use of foreign trade statistics. For more information click on the following links: 1233.0.55.001 Information Paper: Changes on 1 January 2007 to Statistical Codes in the AHECC and the Customs Tariff, 2007 5368.0.55.005 Discussion Paper: ABS Implementation in January 2007 of Revisions to International Trade Classification, 2007 5368.0.55.009 Information Paper: Changes to international trade statistics, July 2008 5368.0.55.010 Information Paper: Impact of introducing Revision 4 of the Standard International Trade Classification, 2008 5368.0.55.011 Information Paper: Changes to International Trade in Goods Industry Statistics, July 2009 5368.0.55.013 Information Paper: Changes to International Trade in Goods Statistics – Countries and Ports, July 2009 5368.0.55.017 Information Paper: Changes to AHECC and Customs Tariff, 2012 5368.0.55.019 Information Paper: Amendments to Schedule 4 of Customs Tariff, March 2013 - This paper provides information on new treatment codes, commodity codes and a correspondence between the ceasing codes and the replacement codes. 5487.0 Information Paper: International Merchandise Trade Statistics, Australia: Data Confidentiality, 1999 – Information on data confidentiality, with a detailed description of the possible types of restrictions. 5492.0 Information Paper: A Methodology for Estimating Regional Merchandise Exports – Including Experimental Estimates for Three Queensland Regions, 1994–95 to 1996–97 5497.0.55.001 Information Paper: Request to Confidentialise International Trade Data, 2001 – This paper explains the relevant legislation under which some international trade statistics are suppressed for confidentiality reasons. Information is also provided on how an entity may register an objection to the disclosure of its data and how such objections are handled by the ABS. 5498.0.55.001 Information Paper: International Trade – Ensuring Data Quality, 2008 5499.0.55.001 Information Paper: International Trade Classification Feasibility Studies, 2001 – This paper provides details on the statistical codes added by the ABS to reflect statistical requirements. Information on how the statistical codes are maintained by the ABS and how to request changes to commodity information are included. Back to top Time Series Tables The ABS website provides a facility for disseminating data electronically. All spreadsheets are available to be downloaded for free. The facility holds a long time series of data which can be accessed in a variety of table and spreadsheet formats. The links below take you to international merchandise trade data available from Time Series Spreadsheets. After accessing the link, select the Downloads tab. 5368.0 International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia 5439.0 International Merchandise Imports, Australia If you would like more information about becoming a Time Series Tables subscriber then contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or by email at client.services@abs.gov.au. Customised Data In addition to the data included in the standard publications, more detailed information on Australia's exports and imports is also available. Data can be provided in a number of formats such as spreadsheets, databases or paper reports. Value and quantity data for exports and imports can be produced for the following classifications: Commodity (available at various levels of detail using HS, SITC, ANZSIC and BEC) Country of origin/destination State/Territory of origin/destination Mode of transport Port of loading / discharge To request data or more information, please contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or by email at client.services@abs.gov.au. Back to top International Trade Subscription Service The International Trade Subscription Service provides regular reports for the goods of interest to you. Subscription reports can be provided at monthly, quarterly or annual intervals. Subscribers use the data in market analysis and as an indicator of trade trends for particular market segments, products, seasonal demand, and prices. There are three main advantages in subscribing to the Trade Subscription Service: Cost: subscribing is cost effective as it can be amortised over a financial year period offering savings when compared to irregular ad hoc requests Timeliness: new data is sent to you on the day of release from 11.30am Updates: subscribers receive revisions and updates for free, it's all part of the service Country Partner Statistics The ABS maintains close relationships with a number of national statistical agencies in developed countries. These relations, particularly the opportunities for sharing experiences on the latest technologies and developments that are generated through them, are valuable to the ABS. The ABS has provided some analysis of trade with particular countries. The ABS has also undertaken bilateral reconciliations of trade data with a number of agencies. For more information click on the following links: Australia's Trade with the USA (Source:5368.0 Mar 2004) Australia – New Zealand Merchandise Trade, Bilateral (Source: 5422.0 Sep qtr 2000) Australia's Merchandise Trade with the Republic of Korea (Source: 5422.0 Sep qtr 1999) Australia's Merchandise Trade with Japan (Source: 5422.0 Mar qtr 1999) Bilateral Merchandise Trade Statistics Reconciliation: Australia and the European Union, 1992–1997 (Source: 5422.0 Sep qtr 1998) Australia's Merchandise Trade with ASEAN (Source: 5422.0 Jun qtr 1998) Discontinued Foreign Trade Publications The following publications have been discontinued. Please note that the 5422.0 has been replaced with 5368.0 from the April 2003 issue. For more information click on the following links: 5422.0 International Merchandise Trade, Australia (quarterly, final issue March 2003) 5654.0.40.001 Average Monthly Exchange Rates, DataReport (monthly, final issue May 2003). Users are directed to http://www.ato.gov.au/taxprofessionals/content in the Australian Taxation Office website for a similar monthly service. Other exchange rates information is available from the Reserve Bank of Australia website www.rba.gov.au. This page first published 31 March 2006, last updated 19 March 2013

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