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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Jul 2018	Aug 2018	Sep 2018	Aug 18 to Sep 18
		$m	$m	$m	% change
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
	Trend estimates	2 072	2 399	2 707	13
	Seasonally adjusted	1 907	2 342	3 017	29
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	36 783	37 172	37 499	1
	Seasonally adjusted	36 753	37 213	37 496	1
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services)
	Trend estimates	34 711	34 773	34 793	-
	Seasonally adjusted	34 845	34 871	34 479	-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 surplus of $2,707m in September 2018, an increase of $308m on the surplus in August 2018.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $3,017m in September 2018, an increase of $675m on the surplus in August 2018.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $283m (1%) to $37,496m. Non-rural goods rose $678m (3%), rural goods rose $33m (1%) and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $1m (6%). Non-monetary gold fell $525m (26%). Services credits rose $96m (1%).

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits fell $392m (1%) to $34,479m. Capital goods fell $607m (9%) and non-monetary gold fell $59m (14%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $210m (2%) and consumption goods rose $53m (1%). Services debits rose $11m.