5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Feb 2010  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/03/2010   
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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

December 2009
January 2010
February 2010
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
780
644
627
Beverages and tobacco
176
121
102
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
250
162
140
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
2 694
2 008
2 168
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
53
36
32
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 695
1 633
1 729
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1 684
1 892
1 741
Machinery and transport equipment
7 005
5 791
5 897
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
1 964
2 136
2 093
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
1 330
958
763
TOTAL
17 630
15 381
15 293





FEBRUARY KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the February 2010 merchandise imports were $15,293m, a decrease of $88m (1%) on the revised January 2010 merchandise imports of $15,381m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis increased by $386m (2%) in seasonally adjusted terms from $16,671m in January 2010 to $17,057m in February 2010. Consumption goods rose $263m (5%) with the non-industrial transport equipment component up $210m (16%), non-monetary gold rose $116m (33%) and capital goods rose $65m (2%) while intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $57m (1%).


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
March 2010 21 April 2010
April 2010 19 May 2010
May 2010 21 June 2010
June 2010 19 July 2010
July 2010 19 August 2010
August 2010 16 September 2010



INQUIRIES

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