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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

		Jun 2015	Jul 2015	Aug 2015	Jul 15 to Aug 15
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	-3 239	-3 272	-3 250	1
	Seasonally adjusted	-3 346	-2 792	-3 095	-11
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	25 951	26 025	26 148	-
	Seasonally adjusted	25 974	26 639	26 509	-
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	29 190	29 297	29 398	-
	Seasonally adjusted	29 320	29 431	29 604	1
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Balance on Goods and Services

• In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $3,250m in August 2015, a decrease of $22m (1%) on the deficit in July 2015.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $3,095m in August 2015, an increase of $303m (11%) on the deficit in July 2015.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits fell $130m to $26,509m. Non-monetary gold fell $316m (19%). Rural goods rose $96m (3%) and non-rural goods rose $77m. Net exports of goods under merchanting remained steady at $36m. Services credits rose $13m.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $173m (1%) to $29,604m. Consumption goods rose $139m (2%), intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $67m (1%) and non-monetary gold rose $26m (8%). Capital goods fell $30m (1%). Services debits fell $29m.