5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Jun 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/07/2009   
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JUNE KEY FIGURES

April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
$m
$m
$m

Food and live animals
671
661
663
Beverages and tobacco
142
110
114
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
124
114
157
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
1 872
1 856
2 073
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
46
47
37
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 996
1 821
1 788
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1 754
1 519
1 605
Machinery and transport equipment
5 985
5 540
6 294
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 378
2 122
2 163
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
1 239
938
776
TOTAL
16 208
14 728
15 671





JUNE KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the June 2009 merchandise imports were $15,671m, an increase of $943m (6%) on the revised May 2009 merchandise imports of $14,728m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis decreased by $14m in seasonally adjusted terms from $16,289m in May 2009 to $16,275m in June 2009. Other goods fell $502m (48%) with non-monetary gold down $336m (45%) and goods for processing down $170m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $247m (4%) with fuels and lubricants up $234m (13%), consumption goods rose $207m (4%) with non-industrial transport equipment up $220m (26%), and capital goods rose $35m (1%).


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
July 2009 20 August 2009
August 2009 17 September 2009
September 2009 20 October 2009
October 2009 18 November 2009
November 2009 17 December 2009
December 2009 19 January 2010



INQUIRIES

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