5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Jan 2014 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/02/2014   
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JANUARY KEY FIGURES

November 2013
December 2013
January 2014
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
1 016
958
1 017
Beverages and tobacco
265
253
200
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
187
191
198
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 943
3 711
3 819
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
50
46
50
Chemicals and related products, nes
2 057
1 856
2 250
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 371
2 021
2 641
Machinery and transport equipment
8 200
7 808
7 543
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 937
2 630
2 950
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
669
1 037
921
TOTAL
21 695
20 513
21 588





JANUARY KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, January 2014 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $21,588m, a rise of $1,075m (5%) on the revised December 2013 merchandise imports of $20,513m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $94m between December 2013 and January 2014.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $162m (1%) between December 2013 and January 2014 to $22,705m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $742m (8%) and consumption goods rose $47m (1%). Capital goods fell $532m (9%) and non-monetary gold fell $95m (27%).


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

ISSUE Release Date
February 2014 18 March 2014
March 2014 17 April 2014
April 2014 19 May 2014
May 2014 17 June 2014
June 2014 17 July 2014
July 2014 19 August 2014



INQUIRIES

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