REVISIONS
Since the previous issue of this publication, revisions have been made to align with the data published in the December quarter 2018 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia (cat. no. 5302.0), released on 5 March 2019 and Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0), released on 6 March 2019. On an international merchandise trade basis, goods exports and imports have been revised back to July 2018.
The following goods debits component has been revised since the release of the December 2018 issue of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0):
- capital goods n.e.s. revised back to October 2018.
In original terms the revisions have decreased the surplus on goods and services for the six months to December 2018 by $149m.