5368.0 - International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, Feb 2015 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 02/04/2015   
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CHANGES IN THIS AND FORTHCOMING ISSUES


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

Impacts on services due to delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data

A number of releases of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) have been delayed due to passenger card processing issues as announced by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). These delays impact on the transport and travel services series from October 2014 onwards. Caution should be used when interpreting the recent services credits and services debits estimates as they are based on modelled estimates rather than actual data.

Preliminary OAD estimates for October, November and December 2014 published in the ABS publication Preliminary Estimates of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0.30.001) released on 3 March 2015, have been incorporated into services estimates. These preliminary OAD estimates have been modelled based on a combination of historical OAD data and information about travellers for the relevant reference months from DIBP's traveller processing system. For further information refer to the Explanatory Notes of Preliminary Estimates of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0.30.001).


CHANGES IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES

Delays of Overseas Arrivals and Departures (OAD) data

Contingency processing plans are now in place to ensure the regular scheduled releases of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0) can resume as soon as possible. Preliminary OAD estimates for January, February and March 2015 will be released in Preliminary Estimates of Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0.30.001) on 2 June 2015. These estimates will be incorporated in the March quarter 2015 issue of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Australia (cat. no. 5302.0), resulting in a likely difference between the sum of the three months for transport and travel services series published in the March 2015 issue of International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia (cat. no. 5368.0).


PDF version of the publication

From the April 2015 issue, this publication will be available from the ABS website in electronic format only. The March 2015 release of this publication will be the final issue that contains a PDF version.