5439.0 - International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Apr 2010  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/05/2010   
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APRIL KEY FIGURES

February 2010
March 2010
April 2010
$m
$m
$m
Food and live animals
627
735
620
Beverages and tobacco
102
139
121
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
140
176
184
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
2 163
2 393
2 566
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
32
35
44
Chemicals and related products, nes
1 728
2 065
1 803
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
1 740
1 967
1 751
Machinery and transport equipment
5 894
7 202
6 542
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
2 090
2 053
1 963
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
763
1 261
1 225
TOTAL
15 279
18 025
16 818




APRIL KEY POINTS


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, the April 2010 merchandise imports were $16,818m, a decrease of $1,207m (7%) on the revised March 2010 merchandise imports of $18,025m.


PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
  • Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis increased by $34m in seasonally adjusted terms from $17,702m in March 2010 to $17,736m in April 2010. Non-monetary gold rose $299m (50%). Consumption goods rose $151m (3%), driven by non-industrial transport equipment, up $134m (9%). Capital goods rose $21m (1%), while intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $437m (6%).


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
May 2010 21 June 2010
June 2010 19 July 2010
July 2010 19 August 2010
August 2010 16 September 2010
September 2010 20 October 2010
October 2010 18 November 2010



INQUIRIES

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