COMMODITIES TRADED
In 2006-07, just over half (52%) of Australia's exports of cultural goods consisted of Books, magazines, newspapers and other printed matter ($279m).
The largest cultural product group imported in 2006-07 was Radio and television receivers and apparatus for sound or video recording or reproduction which accounted for 53% ($1,716m) of cultural goods imported by Australia.
7.2 TRADE IN CULTURAL GOODS, By product group - 2006-07 |
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| Imports | Exports | Excess of imports over exports | |
| ACLC product group | $m | $m | $m | |
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| Heritage services | 49.8 | 17.9 | 31.8 | |
| Books, magazines, newspapers and other printed matter | 966.3 | 278.8 | 687.5 | |
| Audio and video media | 143.4 | 53.3 | 90.1 | |
| Radio and television receivers and apparatus for sound or video recording or reproduction | 1 716.0 | 84.5 | 1 631.5 | |
| Exposed photographic and cinematographic media, and artistic works | 182.9 | 89.8 | 93.2 | |
| Musical instruments and other performing arts equipment | 170.6 | 9.9 | 160.7 | |
| Total | 3 229.0 | 534.1 | 2 694.9 | |
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| Source: ABS, International Trade, Australia: FASTTRACCS Service - Electronic Delivery, 2007 (cat. no. 5466.0). |
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