International Trade in Goods

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Statistics about international trade in goods, on a balance of payments and international trade basis.

Reference period

December 2024

Released

6/02/2025

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods decreased $1,707m in December.
Goods credits (exports) rose $471m (1.1%) driven by Metal ores and minerals.
Goods debits (imports) rose $2,177m (5.9%) driven by Capital goods n.e.s.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Balance on goods		5,512	6,792	5,085	-1,707	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	41,787	43,556	44,027	471	1.1
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-36,274	-36,765	-38,942	2,177	5.9

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Dec-20	6,512	-
Jan-21	7,779	-
Feb-21	7,131	-
Mar-21	5,897	-
Apr-21	8,322	-
May-21	9,046	-
Jun-21	10,161	-
Jul-21	14,121	-
Aug-21	12,989	-
Sep-21	10,178	-
Oct-21	10,773	-
Nov-21	9,612	-
Dec-21	7,408	-
Jan-22	12,866	-
Feb-22	8,236	-
Mar-22	10,389	-
Apr-22	14,103	12,313
May-22	14,992	12,921
Jun-22	18,352	13,494
Jul-22	12,122	13,903
Aug-22	12,404	14,311
Sep-22	15,820	14,461
Oct-22	15,169	14,454
Nov-22	14,647	14,313
Dec-22	12,611	14,030
Jan-23	11,250	13,601
Feb-23	13,987	12,973
Mar-23	14,019	12,280
Apr-23	9,824	11,511
May-23	10,454	10,622
Jun-23	9,624	9,759
Jul-23	7,873	9,149
Aug-23	10,581	8,970
Sep-23	6,575	9,109
Oct-23	9,117	9,362
Nov-23	11,594	9,438
Dec-23	9,705	9,187
Jan-24	9,230	8,514
Feb-24	7,003	7,560
Mar-24	4,086	6,571
Apr-24	5,671	5,729
May-24	4,873	5,206
Jun-24	5,072	5,010
Jul-24	5,402	5,056
Aug-24	5,524	5,193
Sep-24	4,443	5,354
Oct-24	5,512	5,503
Nov-24	6,792	5,636
Dec-24	5,085	5,703

Balance on goods

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Dec-20	33,162	-
Jan-21	34,028	-
Feb-21	34,561	-
Mar-21	34,233	-
Apr-21	35,887	-
May-21	37,205	-
Jun-21	38,585	-
Jul-21	42,900	-
Aug-21	41,931	-
Sep-21	38,545	-
Oct-21	38,705	-
Nov-21	40,361	-
Dec-21	40,686	-
Jan-22	44,673	-
Feb-22	44,963	-
Mar-22	45,030	-
Apr-22	48,696	47,379
May-22	51,415	48,657
Jun-22	54,782	49,906
Jul-22	49,068	50,964
Aug-22	50,612	51,662
Sep-22	53,812	51,848
Oct-22	52,642	51,612
Nov-22	50,780	51,082
Dec-22	49,405	50,369
Jan-23	49,553	49,550
Feb-23	48,073	48,650
Mar-23	49,595	47,814
Apr-23	45,840	47,035
May-23	47,136	46,313
Jun-23	44,699	45,792
Jul-23	44,328	45,570
Aug-23	46,724	45,655
Sep-23	45,602	45,880
Oct-23	46,496	46,040
Nov-23	46,262	45,912
Dec-23	45,357	45,464
Jan-24	45,494	44,745
Feb-24	44,805	43,971
Mar-24	43,261	43,362
Apr-24	42,269	42,940
May-24	42,748	42,658
Jun-24	42,920	42,423
Jul-24	43,028	42,265
Aug-24	42,654	42,196
Sep-24	40,489	42,235
Oct-24	41,787	42,411
Nov-24	43,556	42,701
Dec-24	44,027	43,034

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Total goods credits			41,787	43,556	44,027	471	1.1
	General merchandise		38,250	39,658	40,996	1,338	3.4
		Rural goods	5,396	6,216	6,782	566	9.1
		Non-rural goods	32,854	33,442	34,214	772	2.3
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		31	31	30	-1	-3.2
	Non-monetary gold(a)		3,506	3,867	3,001	-866	-22.4

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Rural goods	5,396	6,216	6,782	566	9.1
	Meat and meat preparations	1,901	1,954	2,046	92	4.7
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	975	1,066	1,154	88	8.3
	Wool and sheepskins	253	265	233	-32	-12.1
	Other rural(a)	2,268	2,931	3,349	418	14.3

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Non-rural goods	32,854	33,442	34,214	772	2.3
	Metal ores and minerals	13,101	13,557	14,078	521	3.8
	Coal, coke and briquettes	6,454	6,620	6,672	52	0.8
	Other mineral fuels	6,523	6,729	6,779	50	0.7
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,496	1,461	1,450	-11	-0.8
	Machinery	1,339	1,334	1,322	-12	-0.9
	Transport equipment	431	413	462	49	11.9
	Other manufactures	2,364	2,167	2,380	213	9.8
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	847	871	788	-83	-9.5
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	299	291	284	-7	-2.4

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Dec-20	26,650	-
Jan-21	26,249	-
Feb-21	27,430	-
Mar-21	28,336	-
Apr-21	27,564	-
May-21	28,159	-
Jun-21	28,423	-
Jul-21	28,779	-
Aug-21	28,942	-
Sep-21	28,366	-
Oct-21	27,932	-
Nov-21	30,748	-
Dec-21	33,278	-
Jan-22	31,807	-
Feb-22	36,727	-
Mar-22	34,641	-
Apr-22	34,593	35,066
May-22	36,423	35,736
Jun-22	36,431	36,412
Jul-22	36,946	37,062
Aug-22	38,208	37,351
Sep-22	37,992	37,387
Oct-22	37,473	37,158
Nov-22	36,133	36,769
Dec-22	36,794	36,339
Jan-23	38,303	35,949
Feb-23	34,087	35,677
Mar-23	35,576	35,534
Apr-23	36,015	35,523
May-23	36,681	35,692
Jun-23	35,076	36,033
Jul-23	36,456	36,421
Aug-23	36,143	36,685
Sep-23	39,027	36,771
Oct-23	37,378	36,678
Nov-23	34,668	36,474
Dec-23	35,652	36,276
Jan-24	36,264	36,231
Feb-24	37,802	36,412
Mar-24	39,175	36,791
Apr-24	36,597	37,211
May-24	37,875	37,452
Jun-24	37,847	37,413
Jul-24	37,626	37,209
Aug-24	37,131	37,003
Sep-24	36,046	36,881
Oct-24	36,274	36,908
Nov-24	36,765	37,065
Dec-24	38,942	37,331

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

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Large month-to-month changes occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in multiple trend breaks. The ABS recommends caution when using trend estimates published in spreadsheets for this period.

Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Total goods debits			-36,274	-36,765	-38,942	2,177	5.9
	General merchandise debits		-35,523	-35,820	-37,746	1,926	5.4
		Consumption goods	-11,826	-11,769	-12,192	423	3.6
		Capital goods	-8,467	-8,658	-9,575	917	10.6
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,231	-15,393	-15,980	587	3.8
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-751	-945	-1,196	251	26.6

For sign conventions, see the methodology page.
This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,826	-11,769	-12,192	423	3.6
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,780	-1,812	-1,805	-7	-0.4
	Household electrical items	-679	-647	-666	19	2.9
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,131	-3,103	-3,156	53	1.7
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,956	-2,031	-2,178	147	7.2
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-692	-642	-742	100	15.6
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,588	-3,534	-3,644	110	3.1

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Capital goods	-8,467	-8,658	-9,575	917	10.6
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,747	-2,793	-2,780	-13	-0.5
	ADP equipment	-1,240	-1,303	-1,212	-91	-7.0
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,309	-1,322	-1,214	-108	-8.2
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-319	-286	-297	11	3.8
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,524	-1,499	-1,433	-66	-4.4
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,328	-1,454	-2,638	1,184	81.4

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Oct 24 ($m)	Nov 24 ($m)	Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 ($m)	Nov 24 to Dec 24 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-15,231	-15,393	-15,980	587	3.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-293	-325	-311	-14	-4.3
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-168	-200	-221	21	10.5
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-3,967	-4,168	-4,647	479	11.5
	Parts for transport equipment	-2,294	-2,197	-1,815	-382	-17.4
	Parts for ADP equipment	-81	-92	-63	-29	-31.5
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,000	-1,993	-2,063	70	3.5
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-448	-485	-502	17	3.5
	Paper and paperboard	-234	-244	-257	13	5.3
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-139	-144	-150	6	4.2
	Iron and steel	-467	-370	-528	158	42.7
	Plastics	-515	-514	-547	33	6.4
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,369	-4,383	-4,560	177	4.0
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-76	-98	-138	40	40.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-182	-178	-177	-1	-0.6

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-4.5	3.3	6.1	-7.6	0.7	6.3
Iron ore - Fines	-16.6	7.3	4.8	-7.9	4.4	4.7
Coal - Hard coking	-14.8	6.2	4.0	-3.7	-4.1	14.2
Coal - Semi-soft	-12.3	14.4	-8.5	14.6	-18.0	13.8
Coal - Thermal	-4.2	20.1	-12.4	-0.8	12.9	3.3
Gas - LNG	-0.9	7.1	-7.9	7.8	-2.0	5.5

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jul 24 (%)	Aug 24 (%)	Sep 24 (%)	Oct 24 (%)	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-0.4	-8.1	-8.7	10.4	2.7	5.6
Iron ore - Fines	-2.2	-7.1	-9.1	7.8	5.2	5.4
Coal - Hard coking	-1.0	-7.7	-11.1	-2.6	7.3	3.9
Coal - Semi-soft	4.1	1.8	-10.2	-4.0	3.0	9.3
Coal - Thermal	-4.9	2.4	-3.4	1.6	0.6	6.8
Gas - LNG	3.5	0.2	0.8	0.7	4.1	3.3

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis and excludes value adjustments applied to balance of payments series.

Selected commodity movements

On an international merchandise trade basis, in original terms (noting the footnote in the above table), between November 2024 and December 2024 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	334	12.3	6.3	5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	418	19.7	12.7	6.2
Taiwan	23	24.2	15.7	7.4
Japan	15	5.7	4.6	1.0
Vietnam	-36	-100.0	-100.0	-
Korea, Republic of (South)	-76	-44.4	-46.5	3.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	724	10.4	4.7	5.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	1,189	20.2	14.4	5.1
Japan	42	17.7	7.5	9.5
Malaysia	-34	-100.0	-100.0	-
Vietnam	-63	-57.7	-63.4	15.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-385	-66.0	-69.6	11.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	445	18.7	14.2	3.9
Vietnam	230	476.8	451.1	4.7
India	186	29.6	26.6	2.3
Taiwan	98	138.3	138.5	-0.1
Japan	-96	-19.3	-22.8	4.5
Indonesia	-102	-57.7	-59.7	5.0

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	242	24.4	13.8	9.3
Japan	101	33.8	24.4	7.5
Taiwan	53	154.0	143.0	4.5
Netherlands	41	109.0	99.3	4.9
India	37	19.8	14.4	4.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-60	-75.6	-76.7	4.9

Thermal coal, movement by country, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	342	10.4	3.3	6.8
Japan	266	16.6	10.3	5.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	67	53.3	46.9	4.3
Malaysia	42	32.5	24.7	6.2
Vietnam	24	20.3	9.5	9.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-48	-4.9	-10.6	6.4

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Nov 24 to Dec 24
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	515	9.0	5.5	3.3

Selected commodities, quantity and unit value analysis - International merchandise trade basis: Original terms

International merchandise trade exports data presented in the above tables are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs. When additional information for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms. Movements in the unit values for some commodities incorporate movements in the United States dollar prices reported to Home Affairs and movements in the Australian dollar to United States dollar exchange rate.

Value adjustments

International merchandise trade exports data presented in this publication are based on information reported by exporters to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). At the time of initial reporting to Home Affairs, the final prices at which transactions take place are not known for some commodities. Final quantity and/or unit price information is updated progressively in international merchandise trade data as exporters revise the information provided to Home Affairs.

For commodities such as iron ore and coal, newly negotiated contract prices are not fully reflected in data first reported to Home Affairs. When additional information on quantity and/or unit price for these commodities is available, the ABS may adjust the data to reflect actual transaction values.

Iron ore adjustments are applied on an international merchandise trade basis at the Australian Harmonized Export Commodity Classification (AHECC) level. Coal, coke and briquettes are adjusted on a balance of payments basis in current price, original terms. When final transaction information becomes available the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data.

In most instances, transfer of ownership occurs when goods cross the customs frontier. In certain circumstances the change of ownership of large value capital expenditure items can occur prior to the items crossing the customs frontier. The ABS may adjust the relevant balance of payments series to record the timing when transfer of ownership was affected.

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

On a merchandise trade basis, adjustments have been applied to iron ore lumps and iron ore fines. When final transaction information becomes available, the adjusted estimates are replaced with these data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 0.2% between October 2024 and November 2024 and rose 7.5% between November 2024 and December 2024.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Jun 24($m)	Jul 24($m)	Aug 24($m)	Sep 24($m)	Oct 24($m)	Nov 24($m)	Dec 24($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-	-	-	-	-10	-35	-160

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 0.2% between October 2024 and November 2024 and rose 5.8% between November 2024 and December 2024.

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices
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Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices
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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices
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Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices
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Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices
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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value
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Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value
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Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods
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Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value
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Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value
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Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value
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Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value
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Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value
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Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value
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Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value
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Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value
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Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country, FOB value
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Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value
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Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value
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Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value
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Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value
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Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value
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Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value
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Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value
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Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country, customs value
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Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value
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Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value
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Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country, customs value
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Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value
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Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Table 92. Confidential commodities list
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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)
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Changes to publication outputs in Balance of Payments and International Investment Position

Please be advised that in the quarterly Balance of Payments and International Investment Position publication Table 19: Exchange rates - quarter will no longer be published as of the December quarter 2024 issue (due for release 4 March 2025). This table comprises aggregate and reproduced exchange rate values that are made available by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Historical Data | RBA.

Table 19 and the RBA table formatting differs so this may impact how users collate and apply exchange rate information. The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position publication will still include selected exchange rate information under Supplementary Information.

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Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices

Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices

Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices

Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices

Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value

Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value

Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value

Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value

Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value

Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value

Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value

Table 15b. Merchandise imports, state and Australia, customs value

Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods

Table 31. Merchandise exports, broad economic category, FOB value

Table 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value

Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value

Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value

Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), customs value

Table 36a. Merchandise exports, state of origin New South Wales, by country, FOB value

Table 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value

Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value

Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, by country, FOB value

Table 36f. Merchandise exports, state of origin Tasmania, by country, FOB value

Table 36g. Merchandise exports, state of origin Northern Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36h. Merchandise exports, state of origin Australian Capital Territory, by country, FOB value

Table 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, by country, FOB value

Table 36j. Merchandise exports, re-exports, by country, FOB value

Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, by country, customs value

Table 37b. Merchandise imports, state of destination Victoria, by country, customs value

Table 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value

Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, by country, customs value

Table 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, by country, customs value

Table 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37h. Merchandise imports, state of destination Australian Capital Territory, by country, customs value

Table 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, by country, customs value

Table 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors

Table 92. Confidential commodities list