5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Feb 2015 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/03/2015   
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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

December 2014
January 2015
February 2015
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
1 220
1 073
953
Beverages and tobacco
273
198
203
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
228
265
261
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
2 806
2 431
2 424
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
44
50
43
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 978
2 062
2 120
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 316
2 677
2 704
Machinery and transport equipment
8 618
7 672
7 161
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 960
3 116
3 218
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
846
1 117
931
TOTAL
21 289
20 661
20 019





FEBRUARY KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, February 2015 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $20,019m, a decrease of $642m (3%) on the revised January 2015 merchandise imports of $20,661m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $802m (4%) between January and February 2015.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $454m (2%) between January and February 2015 to $23,334m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $284m (3%), consumption goods rose $192m (3%) and non–monetary gold rose $96m (36%). Capital goods fell $117m (2%).


REVISIONS
  • 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.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

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March 2015 21 April 2015
April 2015 19 May 2015
May 2015 18 June 2015
June 2015 16 July 2015
July 2015 19 August 2015
August 2015 16 September 2015



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