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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

	June 2013	July 2013	August 2013
	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals	718	895	990
Beverages and tobacco	149	191	223
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	164	225	198
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	3 117	3 770	3 322
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	37	48	41
Chemicals and related products, nes	1 793	2 211	2 138
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	1 966	2 300	2 620
Machinery and transport equipment	7 344	8 434	8 284
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2 275	2 994	3 009
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC	773	963	908
TOTAL	18 336	22 030	21 733

• In original terms, August 2013 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $21,733m, a decrease of $297m (1%) on the revised July 2013 merchandise imports of $22,030m.

• Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $99m between July and August 2013.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $246m (1%) between July and August 2013 to $22,580m. Consumption goods rose $309m (5%), driven by non–industrial transport equipment, up $82m (5%) and food and beverages, mainly for consumption, up $77m (9%). Non–monetary gold rose $107m (27%) and capital goods rose $14m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $185m (2%).

• Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.
• The preliminary balance of payments debits estimates incorporate the latest available data and the new goods debits adjustment (see Changes in this issue section for more details).
• The seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of goods and services on a balance of payments basis have been revised as a result of the annual seasonal re–analysis. This re–analysis reviews the seasonal and trading day factors and assesses the appropriateness of any prior corrections.