There are major changes to statistics presented by commodity in this issue. These changes will impact the following tables :
Table 5
From the September quarter 2008 issue, for all time periods goods credits are presented on a BoPCE Rev 1 basis and goods debits are presented on a BoPBEC Rev 1 basis. The title and data item descriptions have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets. Refer to Changes in this issue.
Tables 7, 9, 11, 13, 57, 63, 114, 214
From the September quarter 2008 issue, estimates for all time periods in these time series spreadsheets are presented on a BoPCE Rev 1 basis. The title and data item descriptions in some of these spreadsheets have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets. Refer to Changes in this issue.
Tables 8, 10, 12, 14, 58, 64, 105, 106, 115, 215
From the September quarter 2008 issue, estimates for all time periods in these time series spreadsheets are presented on a BoPBEC Rev 1 basis. The title and data item descriptions in some of these spreadsheets have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets. Refer to Changes in this issue.
Table 15, 65
From the September quarter 2008 issue, passenger transportation includes agency fees and commission receipts for air transport but excludes all other components of other transportation. Other transportation services (excluding agency fees and commission receipts for air transport) is separately available.
Table 16, 66
From the September quarter 2008 issue, passenger transportation includes agency fees and commission receipts for air transport. Other transportation services excludes agency fees and commission receipts.
Table 17, 18, 19, 68, 69, 116, 216
From the September quarter 2008 issue, the 'passenger and other transportation services' component is split into 'passenger transportation' and 'other transportation' services. The title and data item descriptions in some of these spreadsheets have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets. Refer to Changes in this issue.
Table 96
From the September quarter 2008 issue, the 'passenger and other transportation services seasonal factors' is split into 'passenger transportation' and 'other transportation services factors'. 'Tourism related services credits seasonal factors' and 'Tourism related services debits seasonal factors' have been deleted from this issue as they are no longer directly seasonally adjusted. From this issue these series are indirectly seasonally adjusted for all time periods as the sum of total travel services and passenger transportation services
Tables 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 108
From the September quarter 2008 issue, estimates for all periods in these time series spreadsheets are presented on a SITC Rev 4 basis. The title and data item descriptions in some of these spreadsheets have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets. Refer Changes in this issue.
Tables 12, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 39, 71, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 85, 89, 109, 110, 111, 113, 117, 118, 119, 120, 217, 218, 219, 220
From the September quarter 2008 issue, the title and data item descriptions in these time series spreadsheets have been made more consistent with other spreadsheets.
Abbreviations
BoPBEC Rev 1 Balance of Payments Broad Economic Category Revision 1
BoPCE Rev 1 Balance of Payments Commodity of Export Revision 1
SITC Rev 4 Standard International trade Classification Revision 4