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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

	December 2011	January 2012	February 2012
	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals	851	847	735
Beverages and tobacco	169	130	146
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	213	201	180
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	3 819	3 169	3 195
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	32	40	39
Chemicals and related products, nes	1 872	2 084	1 854
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	1 909	2 180	1 894
Machinery and transport equipment	7 466	7 194	6 779
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2 442	2 449	2 095
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC	1 299	855	994
TOTAL	20 073	19 149	17 909

• In original terms, the February 2012 merchandise imports were $17,909m, a decrease of $1,240m (6%) on the January 2012 merchandise imports of $19,149m.

• Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $1,345m (7%) between January 2012 and February 2012. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits fell $949m (5%) from $20,745m in January 2012 to $19,796m in February 2012. Consumption goods fell $395m (7%), driven by the consumption goods n.e.s. component, down $257m (14%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $307m (3%) and capital goods fell $257m (5%). Non-monetary gold rose $10m (2%).

• Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.