NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | September 2012 | October 2012 | November 2012 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 811 | 922 | 878 |
Beverages and tobacco | 184 | 209 | 238 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 172 | 293 | 260 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 184 | 3 448 | 3 787 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 42 | 37 | 63 |
Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. | 1 923 | 2 238 | 2 145 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2 088 | 2 413 | 2 477 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 7 297 | 8 815 | 9 337 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 546 | 2 853 | 2 798 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 1 064 | 1 060 | 894 |
TOTAL | 19 311 | 22 288 | 22 876 |
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NOVEMBER KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, the November 2012 merchandise imports were $22,876m, an increase of $588m (3%) on the October 2012 merchandise imports of $22,288m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms rose $315m (1%) between October and November 2012.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits rose $518m (2%) from $21,244m in October 2012 to $21,762m in November 2012. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $411m (5%) with fuels and lubricants up $189m (6%). Consumption goods rose $163m (3%) and capital goods rose $124m (2%). Non-monetary gold fell $179m (33%).
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 |
December 2012 | 17 January 2013 |
January 2013 | 19 February 2013 |
February 2013 | 20 March 2013 |
March 2013 | 17 April 2013 |
April 2013 | 16 May 2013 |
May 2013 | 19 June 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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