DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | October 2013 | November 2013 | December 2013 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 1 095 | 1 016 | 958 |
Beverages and tobacco | 267 | 265 | 254 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 219 | 187 | 191 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 789 | 3 927 | 3 700 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 53 | 50 | 46 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 2 206 | 2 057 | 1 862 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2 404 | 2 371 | 2 022 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 8 227 | 8 200 | 7 811 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3 051 | 2 939 | 2 630 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 886 | 669 | 1 035 |
TOTAL | 22 198 | 21 681 | 20 509 |
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, December 2013 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $20,509m, a fall of $1,172m (5%) on the revised November 2013 merchandise imports of $21,681m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $925m (4%) between November and December 2013.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $576m (3%) between November and December 2013 to $22,488m. Capital goods rose $238m (4%), consumption goods rose $183m (3%), intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $123m (1%), and non-monetary gold rose $32m (10%).
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 |
January 2014 | 18 February 2014 |
February 2014 | 18 March 2014 |
March 2014 | 17 April 2014 |
April 2014 | 19 May 2014 |
May 2014 | 17 June 2014 |
June 2014 | 17 July 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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