MARCH KEY FIGURES
 | January 2012 | February 2012 | March 2012 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 847 | 735 | 719 |
Beverages and tobacco | 129 | 146 | 134 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 201 | 180 | 188 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 151 | 3 193 | 3 916 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 40 | 39 | 58 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 2 084 | 1 854 | 2 213 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2 180 | 1 895 | 1 846 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 7 194 | 6 760 | 8 620 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 448 | 2 097 | 2 242 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 855 | 993 | 858 |
TOTAL | 19 128 | 17 890 | 20 792 |
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MARCH KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, the March 2012 merchandise imports were $20,792m, an increase of $2,902m (16%) on the February 2012 merchandise imports of $17,890m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $3,029m (16%) between February 2012 and March 2012. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $2,185m (11%) from $19,813m in February 2012 to $21,998m in March 2012. Capital goods rose $1,154m (21%) driven by machinery and industrial equipment, up $1,119m (67%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $804m (9%) and consumption goods rose $317m (6%). Non-monetary gold fell $90m (17%).
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 |
April 2012 | 16 May 2012 |
May 2012 | 20 June 2012 |
June 2012 | 17 July 2012 |
July 2012 | 20 August 2012 |
August 2012 | 18 September 2012 |
September 2012 | 18 October 2012 |
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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