Exports and imports statistics on a balance of payments and international merchandise trade basis
| Nov 25 ($m) | Dec 25 ($m) | Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on goods | 2,218 | 3,373 | 2,631 | -742 | na | |
| Credits (Exports of goods) | 44,075 | 44,474 | 44,059 | -415 | -0.9 | |
| Debits (Imports of goods) | -41,857 | -41,100 | -41,428 | 328 | 0.8 | |
na not applicable
| Nov 25 ($m) | Dec 25 ($m) | Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods credits | 44,075 | 44,474 | 44,059 | -415 | -0.9 | |||
| General merchandise | 38,383 | 38,829 | 37,921 | -908 | -2.3 | |||
| Rural goods | 6,894 | 7,009 | 6,646 | -363 | -5.2 | |||
| Non-rural goods | 31,488 | 31,820 | 31,275 | -545 | -1.7 | |||
| Net exports of goods under merchanting(a) | 69 | 70 | 60 | -10 | -14.3 | |||
| Non-monetary gold(a) | 5,623 | 5,575 | 6,078 | 503 | 9.0 | |||
| Nov 25 ($m) | Dec 25 ($m) | Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 ($m) | Dec 25 to Jan 26 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total goods debits | -41,857 | -41,100 | -41,428 | 328 | 0.8 | ||
| General merchandise debits | -39,634 | -38,844 | -38,117 | -727 | -1.9 | ||
| Consumption goods | -12,459 | -12,500 | -12,033 | -467 | -3.7 | ||
| Capital goods | -10,227 | -9,683 | -10,173 | 490 | 5.1 | ||
| Intermediate and other merchandise goods | -16,948 | -16,661 | -15,911 | -750 | -4.5 | ||
| Non-monetary gold(b) | -2,223 | -2,256 | -3,311 | 1,055 | 46.8 | ||
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.
| Aug-25 (%) | Sep-25 (%) | Oct-25 (%) | Nov-25 (%) | Dec-25 (%) | Jan-26 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore - Lump | -4.2 | 11.2 | 4.8 | -15.6 | 22.3 | -7.3 |
| Iron ore - Fines | 1.4 | 8.8 | 3.5 | -8.9 | 12.3 | -8.1 |
| Coal - Hard coking | 11.9 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 12.7 | -23.4 |
| Coal - Semi-soft | -4.8 | -4.9 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 12.3 | -20.3 |
| Coal - Thermal | -16.1 | 15.1 | -3.8 | -6.0 | 18.3 | -20.8 |
| Gas - LNG | -2.9 | -8.6 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Aug-25 (%) | Sep-25 (%) | Oct-25 (%) | Nov-25 (%) | Dec-25 (%) | Jan-26 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron ore - Lump | 5.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.2 | -3.9 | 0.3 |
| Iron ore - Fines | 5.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| Coal - Hard coking | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -0.7 | -0.1 |
| Coal - Semi-soft | 2.7 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 | 2.0 |
| Coal - Thermal | 2.1 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Gas - LNG | -4.4 | -5.1 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -1.6 | -3.7 |
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.
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International Trade in Goods on a Balance of Payments Basis - Value of exports and imports in original, seasonally adjusted and trend, monthly, July 1971 onwards
Merchandise Exports by Commodity (SITC) - Value of exports on an merchandise trade basis, by country and state, monthly, January 1995 onwards
Merchandise Imports by Commodity (SITC) - Value of imports on a merchandise trade basis, by country and state, monthly, January 1995 onwards
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Since the previous issue of this publication, revisions have been made to align with the data published in the December quarter 2025 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia released on 3 March, 2026 and Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, released on 4 March, 2026.
On an international merchandise trade basis, goods exports and imports have been revised back to July 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:
International trade in goods on a merchandise trade basis.
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.