5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Sep 2012 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/10/2012   
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

July 2012
August 2012
September 2012
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
800
859
811
Beverages and tobacco
160
194
184
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
239
226
172
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 184
3 760
3 186
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
45
57
41
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.
2 201
2 125
1 924
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 230
2 498
2 088
Machinery and transport equipment
8 000
8 307
7 276
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 555
2 635
2 548
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
1 071
975
1 064
TOTAL
20 484
21 634
19 294


SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the September 2012 merchandise imports were $19,294m, a decrease of $2,340m (11%) on the August 2012 merchandise imports of $21,634m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $1,680m (8%) between August and September 2012.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits fell $612m (3%) from $21,215m in August 2012 to $20,603m in September 2012. Capital goods fell $465m (8%) driven by the machinery and industrial equipment component, down $215m (11%). Consumption goods fell $323m (6%) and intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $105m (1%). Non–monetary gold rose $281m (70%).


REVISIONS
  • Revisions have been made to the previous six months to incorporate the latest administrative data relating to international merchandise trade.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
October 2012 20 November 2012
November 2012 18 December 2012
December 2012 17 January 2013
January 2013 19 February 2013
February 2013 20 March 2013
March 2013 17 April 2013



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Olivia Lam on Canberra (02) 6252 7406.