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 |
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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.
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