5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Nov 2010 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/12/2010   
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
800
777
812
Beverages and tobacco
193
167
161
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
215
222
239
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
2 474
2 232
2 552
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
42
48
45
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 957
1 957
1 912
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 030
1 917
1 934
Machinery and transport equipment
7 062
6 989
7 560
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 605
2 520
2 584
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
972
837
1 352
TOTAL
18 352
17 666
19 152





NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the November 2010 merchandise imports were $19,152m, an increase of $1,486m (8%) on the October 2010 merchandise imports of $17,666m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms increased $1,306m (7%). In seasonally adjusted terms goods debits increased $613m (4%) from $17,083m in October 2010 to $17,696m in November 2010. Capital goods rose $314m (8%) with the civil aircraft and confidentialised items component up $343m, intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $260m (4%) with the fuels and lubricants component up $339m (16%), consumption goods rose $52m (1%) and non-monetary gold fell $14m (2%).

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
December 2010 19 January 2011
January 2011 17 February 2011
February 2011 21 March 2011
March 2011 19 April 2011
April 2011 18 May 2011
May 2011 21 June 2011



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.