Exports and imports statistics on a balance of payments and international merchandise trade basis
| Aug 25 ($m) | Sep 25 ($m) | Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on goods | 1,272 | 3,707 | 4,385 | 678 | na | |
| Credits (Exports of goods) | 41,333 | 44,486 | 45,977 | 1,491 | 3.4 | |
| Debits (Imports of goods) | -40,061 | -40,778 | -41,592 | 814 | 2.0 | |
na not applicable
| Aug 25 ($m) | Sep 25 ($m) | Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods credits | 41,333 | 44,486 | 45,977 | 1,491 | 3.4 | |||
| General merchandise | 37,954 | 39,056 | 39,786 | 730 | 1.9 | |||
| Rural goods | 6,367 | 6,439 | 6,496 | 57 | 0.9 | |||
| Non-rural goods | 31,587 | 32,617 | 33,290 | 673 | 2.1 | |||
| Net exports of goods under merchanting(a) | 85 | 86 | 89 | 3 | 3.5 | |||
| Non-monetary gold(a) | 3,294 | 5,344 | 6,102 | 758 | 14.2 | |||
| Aug 25 ($m) | Sep 25 ($m) | Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 ($m) | Sep 25 to Oct 25 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods debits | -40,061 | -40,778 | -41,592 | 814 | 2.0 | ||
| General merchandise debits | -38,662 | -39,392 | -39,097 | -295 | -0.7 | ||
| Consumption goods | -12,653 | -12,625 | -12,827 | 202 | 1.6 | ||
| Capital goods | -9,851 | -10,611 | -10,025 | -586 | -5.5 | ||
| Intermediate and other merchandise goods | -16,159 | -16,156 | -16,244 | 88 | 0.5 | ||
| Non-monetary gold(b) | -1,399 | -1,386 | -2,495 | 1,109 | 80.0 | ||
Percentage movements in exports of selected commodities by quantities and unit value. 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.
| May-25 (%) | Jun-25 (%) | Jul-25 (%) | Aug-25 (%) | Sep-25 (%) | Oct-25 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore - Lump | 10.9 | 3.7 | -7.8 | -3.1 | 11.0 | 3.4 |
| Iron ore - Fines | 11.6 | 5.8 | -13.0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| Coal - Hard coking | 28.8 | 8.8 | -20.7 | 11.8 | -1.6 | 0.5 |
| Coal - Semi-soft | 0.5 | 47.9 | -12.9 | -4.7 | -5.1 | 4.1 |
| Coal - Thermal | -14.4 | 43.2 | 7.3 | -16.1 | 15.1 | -3.8 |
| Gas - LNG | -6.0 | -5.0 | 9.0 | -2.6 | -8.5 | 10.8 |
| May-25 (%) | Jun-25 (%) | Jul-25 (%) | Aug-25 (%) | Sep-25 (%) | Oct-25 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore - Lump | -1.9 | -4.5 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Iron ore - Fines | -3.1 | -4.2 | -1.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Coal - Hard coking | 2.8 | -0.7 | -5.4 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Coal - Semi-soft | -1.3 | 1.5 | -3.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| Coal - Thermal | -5.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 2.1 |
| Gas - LNG | -0.4 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -4.1 | -4.9 | -0.6 |
International trade in goods statistics are subject to confidentiality. Where necessary, a restriction is placed, at the commodity level, to restrict the level of detail available. Depending on the nature of restriction, this may be all detail relating to the product (no commodity details), or a restriction of only some variables (e.g. selected country details). Users of this publication and other international trade statistics should use the Confidential Commodities List (CCL) in Table 92 to determine whether a particular statistic has been subject to confidentiality restrictions, and therefore may not represent the true aggregate value.
The CCL Data Cube registers all import and export commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction and presents information under the following headings:
There are additional confidentiality applications that impact ABS international trade in goods statistics that are not reflected in this data cube. These are presented in the International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods which also provides more detailed information on international merchandise trade confidentiality.
For further information, including how to interpret the Confidential Commodities List, please see the Explanatory Notes section in Table 92.
Data Explorer is a free online tool that presents data in a searchable, flexible, and dynamic way. It is an interactive web browser interface where you can view, query and download data.
More detailed data by commodity, country, and state on an International Merchandise Trade Basis is available in Data Explorer.
For user assistance on how to use Data Explorer, see the Data Explorer user guide.
The ABS international merchandise trade country classification has been updated, with the label 'Occupied Palestinian Territories' updated to 'Palestine'. The ‘Palestine’ country code has been reopened effective 1 October 2025. This follows the Australian Government recognition of Palestine on 21 September 2025.
Preference codes are used to indicate whether a preferential rate of duty applies to imports, such as when there is a Free Trade Agreement. The preference codes have been updated to include Preference code AE, for the Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Since the previous issue of this publication, revisions have been made to align with the data published in the September quarter 2025 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia released on 2 December, 2025 and Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, released on 3 December, 2025.
On an international merchandise trade basis, goods exports and imports have been revised back to April 2025.
On a balance of payments basis, revisions have been applied to:
Table 17 summarises revisions to goods on a balance of payments basis since the last issue of this publication.
This release previously used catalogue number 5368.0.
This publication includes:
Data is available for:
Partner country trade data is attributed based on the country of origin for imports and country of final destination for exports.
International merchandise trade data (exports and imports) are primarily based on administrative data from customs declarations collected by the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs).
Descriptions of the underlying concepts and methods used on a merchandise trade basis are available in International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods.
From the September 2023 reference month release, international trade in services data is no longer produced on a monthly basis.