5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Sep 2011 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/10/2011   
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

July 2011
August 2011
September 2011
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
687
866
861
Beverages and tobacco
132
168
187
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
288
238
206
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3 074
3 408
3 041
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
38
47
43
Chemicals and related products, nes
2 039
2 125
2 203
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2 106
2 598
2 122
Machinery and transport equipment
8 180
7 434
7 295
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 222
2 581
2 610
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
952
1 062
1 454
TOTAL
19 718
20 528
20 022





SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the September 2011 merchandise imports were $20,022m, a decrease of $506m (2%) on the August 2011 merchandise imports of $20,528m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $423m (2%) between August and September 2011. In seasonally adjusted terms goods debits fell $354m (2%) from $20,104m in August 2011 to $19,750m in September 2011. Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $462m (5%). This decrease was driven by the fuels and lubricants component down $374m (12%) following a rise of $298m (10%) between July and August 2011 and the processed industrial supplies n.e.s. component down $356m (15%) between August and September 2011. Consumption goods fell $155m (3%). Capital goods rose $226m (5%) and non-monetary gold rose $39m (7%).


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 2011 17 November 2011
November 2011 19 December 2011
December 2011 18 January 2012
January 2012 20 February 2012
February 2012 21 March 2012
March 2012 19 April 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.