SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | July 2013 | August 2013 | September 2013 |
 | $m | $m | $m |
|
Food and live animals | 895 | 990 | 943 |
Beverages and tobacco | 191 | 223 | 246 |
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 225 | 198 | 210 |
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 3 780 | 3 305 | 3 693 |
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 48 | 41 | 60 |
Chemicals and related products, nes | 2 213 | 2 133 | 1 929 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2 300 | 2 620 | 2 460 |
Machinery and transport equipment | 8 434 | 8 274 | 7 939 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2 994 | 3 008 | 2 918 |
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC | 963 | 908 | 868 |
TOTAL | 22 042 | 21 699 | 21 267 |
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, September 2013 imports on an international merchandise trade basis were $21,267m, a decrease of $432m (2%) on the revised August 2013 merchandise imports of $21,699m.
PRELIMINARY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS GOODS IMPORTS
- Preliminary analysis shows that goods debits (imports) on a balance of payments basis in original terms fell $997m (4%) between August and September 2013.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods debits fell $319m (1%) between August and September 2013 to $22,213m. Consumption goods fell $213m (3%), driven by non–industrial transport equipment, down $166m (9%). Capital goods fell $174m (3%) and non–monetary gold fell $148m (29%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $216m (2%).
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 |
October 2013 | 20 November 2013 |
November 2013 | 17 December 2013 |
December 2013 | 16 January 2014 |
January 2014 | 18 February 2014 |
February 2014 | 18 March 2014 |
March 2014 | 17 April 2014 |
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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