SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | July 2015 | August 2015 | September 2015 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
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Food and live animals | 1 222 | 1 129 | 1 221 |
Beverages and tobacco | 276 | 265 | 330 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 249 | 206 | 311 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 2 543 | 2 350 | 2 317 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 66 | 54 | 71 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 2 401 | 2 349 | 2 384 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 3 010 | 2 642 | 2 850 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 9 192 | 8 132 | 9 485 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 3 672 | 3 607 | 3 967 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 1 263 | 1 124 | 1 193 |
TOTAL | 23 893 | 21 858 | 24 128 |
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, September 2015 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $24,128m, an increase of $2,270m (10%) on the revised August 2015 merchandise imports of $21,858m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $1,562m (7%) to $25,043m between August and September 2015.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $332m (1%) between August and September 2015 to $23,853m. This is the highest on record surpassing the revised August 2015 estimate of $23,521m. Consumption goods rose $264m (3%) and non-monetary gold rose $161m (47%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $59m (1%) and capital goods fell $34m (1%).
REVISIONS
- Revisions on an international merchandise trade basis have been applied back to March 2015.
- The preliminary balance of payments debits estimates incorporate the latest available data.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
October 2015 | 18 November 2015 |
November 2015 | 17 December 2015 |
December 2015 (Final Issue) | 19 January 2016 |
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INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Balance of Payments on Canberra (02) 6252 5540.
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