FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
 | December 2013 | January 2014 | February 2014 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 958 | 1 017 | 946 |
Beverages and tobacco | 253 | 200 | 205 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 191 | 198 | 201 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 698 | 3 809 | 3 793 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 46 | 50 | 33 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 1 856 | 2 243 | 1 925 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2 021 | 2 641 | 2 082 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 7 805 | 7 543 | 7 715 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 631 | 2 952 | 2 591 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 1 035 | 959 | 1 020 |
TOTAL | 20 494 | 21 610 | 20 510 |
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FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, February 2014 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $20,510m, a fall of $1,100m (5%) on the revised January 2014 merchandise imports of $21,610m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $1,592m (7%) between January and February 2014.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $321m (1%) between January and February 2014 to $22,988m. Capital goods rose $803m (16%) and non-monetary gold rose $109m (43%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $531m (5%) and consumption goods fell $58m (1%).
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 |
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 |
August 2014 | 17 September 2014 |
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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