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 |
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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.
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