International Trade in Goods

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Statistics about international trade in goods, on a balance of payments and international trade basis.

Reference period

April 2024

Released

6/06/2024

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $1,707m in April.
Goods credits (exports) fell $1,130m (2.5%) driven by Metal ores and minerals.
Goods debits (imports) fell $2,837m (7.2%) driven by Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Balance on goods		6,707	4,841	6,548	1,707	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	44,737	44,450	43,320	-1,130	-2.5
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-38,030	-39,609	-36,772	-2,837	-7.2

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Apr-20	6,718	-
May-20	5,073	-
Jun-20	5,292	-
Jul-20	3,296	-
Aug-20	1,840	-
Sep-20	4,136	-
Oct-20	4,723	-
Nov-20	3,099	-
Dec-20	6,571	-
Jan-21	7,707	-
Feb-21	7,297	-
Mar-21	6,369	-
Apr-21	8,522	-
May-21	9,514	-
Jun-21	10,368	-
Jul-21	13,901	-
Aug-21	12,474	-
Sep-21	10,104	-
Oct-21	9,675	-
Nov-21	9,246	-
Dec-21	7,743	-
Jan-22	13,356	-
Feb-22	8,424	-
Mar-22	10,539	-
Apr-22	14,229	13,628
May-22	15,058	14,432
Jun-22	19,862	14,787
Jul-22	11,484	14,603
Aug-22	12,185	14,307
Sep-22	15,039	13,902
Oct-22	14,166	13,677
Nov-22	13,740	13,675
Dec-22	12,870	13,713
Jan-23	11,201	13,612
Feb-23	14,184	13,231
Mar-23	14,757	12,695
Apr-23	9,976	11,959
May-23	10,701	10,958
Jun-23	10,238	9,862
Jul-23	7,731	8,953
Aug-23	9,969	8,489
Sep-23	5,885	8,484
Oct-23	7,791	8,791
Nov-23	11,515	9,072
Dec-23	9,832	9,134
Jan-24	9,873	8,848
Feb-24	6,707	8,336
Mar-24	4,841	7,766
Apr-24	6,548	7,104

Balance on goods

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Apr-20	31,989	-
May-20	29,153	-
Jun-20	29,442	-
Jul-20	29,171	-
Aug-20	27,831	-
Sep-20	28,481	-
Oct-20	29,813	-
Nov-20	30,615	-
Dec-20	33,251	-
Jan-21	34,030	-
Feb-21	34,815	-
Mar-21	34,637	-
Apr-21	36,099	-
May-21	37,704	-
Jun-21	38,840	-
Jul-21	42,538	-
Aug-21	41,430	-
Sep-21	38,297	-
Oct-21	37,716	-
Nov-21	40,081	-
Dec-21	40,958	-
Jan-22	44,965	-
Feb-22	45,246	-
Mar-22	45,255	-
Apr-22	48,838	48,869
May-22	52,144	50,293
Jun-22	55,864	51,264
Jul-22	48,738	51,676
Aug-22	50,256	51,638
Sep-22	53,010	51,270
Oct-22	51,399	50,861
Nov-22	50,233	50,529
Dec-22	49,673	50,191
Jan-23	49,875	49,725
Feb-23	48,459	49,077
Mar-23	50,267	48,372
Apr-23	46,040	47,578
May-23	47,729	46,699
Jun-23	45,231	45,906
Jul-23	44,102	45,354
Aug-23	46,053	45,138
Sep-23	44,816	45,210
Oct-23	45,320	45,443
Nov-23	46,011	45,594
Dec-23	45,704	45,561
Jan-24	46,154	45,300
Feb-24	44,737	44,929
Mar-24	44,450	44,524
Apr-24	43,320	44,077

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Total goods credits			44,737	44,450	43,320	-1,130	-2.5
	General merchandise		42,052	41,731	40,351	-1,380	-3.3
		Rural goods	5,500	5,627	5,408	-219	-3.9
		Non-rural goods	36,552	36,104	34,944	-1,160	-3.2
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		-8	-8	-10	-2	25.0
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,693	2,727	2,979	252	9.2

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,500	5,627	5,408	-219	-3.9
	Meat and meat preparations	1,620	1,724	1,661	-63	-3.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,254	1,302	1,204	-98	-7.5
	Wool and sheepskins	252	242	248	6	2.5
	Other rural(a)	2,374	2,358	2,294	-64	-2.7

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	36,552	36,104	34,944	-1,160	-3.2
	Metal ores and minerals	14,313	14,160	13,554	-606	-4.3
	Coal, coke and briquettes	8,406	7,634	7,331	-303	-4.0
	Other mineral fuels	7,385	7,725	7,350	-375	-4.9
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,260	1,376	1,392	16	1.2
	Machinery	1,168	1,238	1,264	26	2.1
	Transport equipment	459	500	447	-53	-10.6
	Other manufactures	2,198	2,169	2,269	100	4.6
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,042	959	988	29	3.0
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	321	344	349	5	1.5

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Apr-20	25,270	-
May-20	24,080	-
Jun-20	24,149	-
Jul-20	25,875	-
Aug-20	25,991	-
Sep-20	24,346	-
Oct-20	25,090	-
Nov-20	27,516	-
Dec-20	26,680	-
Jan-21	26,322	-
Feb-21	27,518	-
Mar-21	28,268	-
Apr-21	27,577	-
May-21	28,190	-
Jun-21	28,472	-
Jul-21	28,636	-
Aug-21	28,956	-
Sep-21	28,193	-
Oct-21	28,041	-
Nov-21	30,835	-
Dec-21	33,215	-
Jan-22	31,609	-
Feb-22	36,822	-
Mar-22	34,716	-
Apr-22	34,610	35,241
May-22	37,086	35,861
Jun-22	36,002	36,478
Jul-22	37,254	37,073
Aug-22	38,072	37,331
Sep-22	37,970	37,368
Oct-22	37,233	37,183
Nov-22	36,493	36,854
Dec-22	36,804	36,478
Jan-23	38,674	36,113
Feb-23	34,275	35,847
Mar-23	35,510	35,677
Apr-23	36,063	35,619
May-23	37,029	35,741
Jun-23	34,993	36,044
Jul-23	36,371	36,401
Aug-23	36,085	36,649
Sep-23	38,931	36,726
Oct-23	37,529	36,652
Nov-23	34,496	36,522
Dec-23	35,871	36,427
Jan-24	36,281	36,452
Feb-24	38,030	36,593
Mar-24	39,609	36,758
Apr-24	36,772	36,973

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-38,030	-39,609	-36,772	-2,837	-7.2
	General merchandise debits		-37,157	-38,999	-36,147	-2,852	-7.3
		Consumption goods	-11,992	-12,459	-11,792	-667	-5.4
		Capital goods	-8,817	-9,549	-8,999	-550	-5.8
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,349	-16,991	-15,356	-1,635	-9.6
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-873	-610	-625	15	2.5

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,992	-12,459	-11,792	-667	-5.4
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,670	-1,911	-1,795	-116	-6.1
	Household electrical items	-711	-588	-713	125	21.3
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,324	-3,285	-3,380	95	2.9
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,942	-2,121	-1,815	-306	-14.4
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-700	-685	-657	-28	-4.1
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,645	-3,868	-3,432	-436	-11.3

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Capital goods	-8,817	-9,549	-8,999	-550	-5.8
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,186	-3,212	-3,014	-198	-6.2
	ADP equipment	-1,072	-1,413	-1,102	-311	-22.0
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,373	-1,347	-1,393	46	3.4
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-192	-319	-206	-113	-35.4
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,776	-1,980	-1,928	-52	-2.6
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,217	-1,278	-1,356	78	6.1

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 24 ($m)	Mar 24 ($m)	Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 ($m)	Mar 24 to Apr 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,349	-16,991	-15,356	-1,635	-9.6
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-254	-227	-232	5	2.2
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-239	-188	-147	-41	-21.8
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,109	-5,357	-4,878	-479	-8.9
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,740	-1,778	-1,805	27	1.5
	Parts for ADP equipment	-79	-80	-74	-6	-7.5
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,114	-2,167	-2,026	-141	-6.5
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-413	-439	-428	-11	-2.5
	Paper and paperboard	-254	-259	-252	-7	-2.7
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-140	-161	-135	-26	-16.1
	Iron and steel	-584	-557	-538	-19	-3.4
	Plastics	-507	-465	-482	17	3.7
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,691	-5,021	-4,068	-953	-19.0
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-41	-104	-75	-29	-27.9
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-184	-186	-216	30	16.1

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-4.2	8.0	-6.4	-18.7	27.9	-8.7
Iron ore - Fines	-4.9	11.1	-14.0	-10.4	27.0	-3.6
Coal - Hard coking	16.7	2.1	-12.3	11.0	-6.1	11.5
Coal - Semi-soft	-9.5	9.6	-16.8	-2.2	5.5	-9.9
Coal - Thermal	0.8	6.4	-13.9	-5.6	6.1	-9.4
Gas - LNG	-2.1	14.3	-5.5	0.5	2.9	-2.7

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Nov 23 (%)	Dec 23 (%)	Jan 24 (%)	Feb 24 (%)	Mar 24 (%)	Apr 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	4.5	-2.0	4.1	-4.7	-13.0	-6.1
Iron ore - Fines	4.7	-0.5	5.8	-3.2	-13.0	-7.7
Coal - Hard coking	9.0	-5.8	2.7	3.6	-19.7	-4.7
Coal - Semi-soft	-4.4	-0.7	-0.9	6.9	-4.8	2.5
Coal - Thermal	2.4	-0.7	-0.4	-4.8	0.0	-0.8
Gas - LNG	2.0	-1.6	1.0	-0.5	-4.7	-1.1

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodity movements

On an international merchandise trade basis, in original terms (noting the footnote in the above table), between March 2024 and April 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-427	-14.3	-8.7	-6.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-440	-18.0	-10.9	-8.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-59	-33.0	-29.4	-5.1
Taiwan	-39	-31.2	-32.1	1.2
Vietnam	39	-	-	-
Japan	64	28.0	19.0	7.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-935	-11.0	-3.6	-7.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-989	-13.2	-5.0	-8.7
Japan	-48	-13.1	-22.3	11.9
Korea, Republic of (South)	17	3.9	7.3	-3.2
Taiwan	22	33.6	21.6	9.9
Vietnam	53	110.3	130.7	-8.9

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	180	6.3	11.5	-4.7
Indonesia	174	380.0	305.1	18.5
Belgium	91	-	-	-
Taiwan	66	51.9	57.5	-3.6
Netherlands	-61	-19.3	-18.5	-1.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-140	-43.6	-35.7	-12.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-99	-7.6	-9.9	2.5
Japan	-214	-33.2	-34.8	2.4
Netherlands	-51	-52.6	-57.3	10.9
Sweden	28	-	-	-
India	46	27.1	10.3	15.3
Brazil	72	240.4	209.5	10.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-297	-10.1	-9.4	-0.8
Japan	-231	-21.0	-25.0	5.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-83	-9.3	-6.9	-2.6
Taiwan	-26	-5.3	-15.0	11.5
Vietnam	-23	-20.8	-8.8	-13.2
Indonesia	34	245.6	220.1	8.0

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Mar 24 to Apr 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-227	-3.8	-2.7	-1.1

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

International merchandise trade exports data presented in the above tables are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs. When additional information for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms. Movements in the unit values for some commodities incorporate movements in the United States dollar prices reported to Home Affairs and movements in the Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate.

Value adjustments

International merchandise trade exports data presented in this publication are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). At the time of initial reporting to Home Affairs, the final prices at which transactions take place are not known for some commodities. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs.

For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. When additional information on quantity and/or unit price for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Iron ore adjustments are applied on an international merchandise trade basis at the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) level. Coal, coke and briquettes are adjusted on a balance of payments basis in current price, original terms. When final transaction information becomes available the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data.

In most instances, transfer of ownership occurs when goods cross the customs frontier. In certain circumstances the change of ownership of large value capital expenditure items can occur prior to the items crossing the customs frontier. The ABS may adjust the relevant balance of payments series to record the timing when transfer of ownership was affected.

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

On a merchandise trade basis, adjustments have been applied to iron ore lumps and iron ore fines. When final transaction information becomes available, the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell -11.6% between February 2024 and March 2024 and rose 0.3% between March 2024 and April 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Oct 23($m)	Nov 23($m)	Dec 23($m)	Jan 24($m)	Feb 24($m)	Mar 24($m)	Apr 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	0	40	15	20	85	620	325

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell -2.5% between February 2024 and March 2024 and fell -4.3% between March 2024 and April 2024.

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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods
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Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value
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Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value
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Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value
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Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value
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Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value
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Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

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Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value

Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value

Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value

Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value

Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value

Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value

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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value

Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value

Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value

Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value

Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value

Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value

Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value

Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value

Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value

Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value

Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value

Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value

Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value

Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value

Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list

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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

Table 19. Balance of payments broad economic categories (1 and 2 digit), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

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