APRIL KEY FIGURES
 | February 2013 | March 2013 | April 2013 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 779 | 800 | 737 |
Beverages and tobacco | 142 | 164 | 169 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 177 | 152 | 208 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 384 | 3 335 | 3 403 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 39 | 32 | 47 |
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. | 1 907 | 2 017 | 1 927 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 1 941 | 2 019 | 1 930 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 6 564 | 6 987 | 7 114 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 375 | 2 021 | 2 227 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 509 | 553 | 926 |
TOTAL | 17 818 | 18 080 | 18 687 |
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APRIL KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, April 2013 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $18,687m, an increase of $607m (3%) on the revised March 2013 merchandise imports of $18,080m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $789m (4%) between March and April 2013.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $118m (1%) between March and April 2013 to $20,017m. Capital goods rose $733m (16%), with civil aircraft and confidentialised items up $303m (167%) and capital goods n.e.s. up $254m (29%). Non–monetary gold rose $67m (18%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $354m (4%) and consumption goods fell $327m (6%).
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 |
May 2013 | 19 June 2013 |
June 2013 | 17 July 2013 |
July 2013 | 20 August 2013 |
August 2013 | 17 September 2013 |
September 2013 | 17 October 2013 |
October 2013 | 20 November 2013 |
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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