International Trade in Goods

Latest release

Exports and imports statistics on a balance of payments and international merchandise trade basis

Reference period

September 2026

Released

5/11/2026

Release date and time

05/11/2026 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $2,642m in September.
Goods credits (exports) increased $1,090m (2.3%) driven by Other mineral fuels and Metals (excl. non-monetary gold).
Goods debits (imports) decreased $1,551m (3.3%) driven by Non-monetary gold and Civil aircraft and confidentialised items.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Balance on goods		1,515	184	2,826	2,642	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	45,908	47,344	48,434	1,090	2.3
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-44,393	-47,160	-45,609	-1,551	-3.3

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Sep-22	15,627	13,226
Oct-22	15,144	13,136
Nov-22	13,637	13,239
Dec-22	12,355	13,453
Jan-23	11,421	13,593
Feb-23	15,071	13,386
Mar-23	14,505	12,882
Apr-23	10,188	12,096
May-23	10,644	11,111
Jun-23	10,008	10,130
Jul-23	8,312	9,350
Aug-23	10,799	8,926
Sep-23	6,295	8,812
Oct-23	8,442	8,888
Nov-23	11,040	8,955
Dec-23	9,117	8,880
Jan-24	9,500	8,519
Feb-24	8,319	7,888
Mar-24	4,486	7,139
Apr-24	6,157	6,388
May-24	5,434	5,790
Jun-24	5,542	5,393
Jul-24	5,413	5,157
Aug-24	5,874	5,044
Sep-24	3,533	4,882
Oct-24	4,651	4,708
Nov-24	6,001	4,616
Dec-24	3,986	4,576
Jan-25	4,352	4,509
Feb-25	3,321	4,488
Mar-25	7,091	4,481
Apr-25	4,446	4,418
May-25	2,296	4,335
Jun-25	4,667	4,157
Jul-25	6,383	3,857
Aug-25	903	3,523
Sep-25	3,047	3,346
Oct-25	4,179	3,338
Nov-25	2,217	3,440
Dec-25	3,158	3,509
Jan-26	2,627	3,345
Feb-26	5,179	2,818
Mar-26	-2,088	2,011
Apr-26	1,507	1,378
May-26	-2,604	1,134
Jun-26	2,314	1,401
Jul-26	1,515	2,062
Aug-26	184	2,868
Sep-26	2,826	3,868

Balance on goods

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Goods credits

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Sep-22	53,782	50,676
Oct-22	52,550	50,338
Nov-22	50,051	50,000
Dec-22	48,971	49,703
Jan-23	49,595	49,363
Feb-23	48,581	48,829
Mar-23	49,988	48,161
Apr-23	45,923	47,370
May-23	47,186	46,579
Jun-23	44,989	45,975
Jul-23	44,513	45,633
Aug-23	46,799	45,553
Sep-23	45,177	45,608
Oct-23	46,202	45,651
Nov-23	45,687	45,522
Dec-23	44,640	45,214
Jan-24	45,471	44,732
Feb-24	45,673	44,188
Mar-24	43,581	43,728
Apr-24	42,732	43,345
May-24	43,092	43,003
Jun-24	42,912	42,643
Jul-24	42,917	42,280
Aug-24	42,902	42,020
Sep-24	40,220	41,839
Oct-24	41,174	41,841
Nov-24	42,730	42,087
Dec-24	42,693	42,465
Jan-25	43,537	42,793
Feb-25	41,984	43,055
Mar-25	45,035	43,196
Apr-25	42,938	43,204
May-25	42,017	43,235
Jun-25	44,129	43,338
Jul-25	45,251	43,507
Aug-25	41,258	43,716
Sep-25	43,869	43,972
Oct-25	45,767	44,183
Nov-25	44,042	44,339
Dec-25	44,201	44,455
Jan-26	43,680	44,562
Feb-26	45,265	44,648
Mar-26	43,418	44,779
Apr-26	47,161	45,114
May-26	43,327	45,566
Jun-26	47,586	46,078
Jul-26	45,908	46,634
Aug-26	47,344	47,178
Sep-26	48,434	47,728

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted

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Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Total goods credits			45,908	47,344	48,434	1,090	2.3
	General merchandise		40,495	40,850	42,045	1,195	2.9
		Rural goods	6,453	6,181	6,402	221	3.6
		Non-rural goods	34,042	34,669	35,644	975	2.8
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		63	63	63	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		5,350	6,431	6,326	-105	-1.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Rural goods	6,453	6,181	6,402	221	3.6
	Meat and meat preparations	2,312	2,153	2,396	243	11.3
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,355	1,252	1,164	-88	-7.0
	Wool and sheepskins	276	272	263	-9	-3.3
	Other rural(a)	2,510	2,503	2,579	76	3.0

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Non-rural goods	34,042	34,669	35,644	975	2.8
	Metal ores and minerals	13,673	13,291	13,596	305	2.3
	Coal, coke and briquettes	6,436	6,731	6,495	-236	-3.5
	Other mineral fuels	7,215	7,619	8,121	502	6.6
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,537	1,625	2,007	382	23.5
	Machinery	1,417	1,412	1,506	94	6.7
	Transport equipment	585	518	546	28	5.4
	Other manufactures	2,169	2,182	2,283	101	4.6
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	696	948	722	-226	-23.8
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	313	343	368	25	7.3

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Sep-22	38,155	37,450
Oct-22	37,406	37,202
Nov-22	36,414	36,762
Dec-22	36,616	36,250
Jan-23	38,175	35,770
Feb-23	33,510	35,443
Mar-23	35,483	35,279
Apr-23	35,735	35,274
May-23	36,542	35,469
Jun-23	34,981	35,845
Jul-23	36,202	36,283
Aug-23	36,000	36,626
Sep-23	38,882	36,795
Oct-23	37,760	36,763
Nov-23	34,646	36,567
Dec-23	35,524	36,334
Jan-24	35,971	36,213
Feb-24	37,354	36,301
Mar-24	39,096	36,589
Apr-24	36,575	36,957
May-24	37,658	37,213
Jun-24	37,370	37,249
Jul-24	37,504	37,124
Aug-24	37,028	36,976
Sep-24	36,686	36,957
Oct-24	36,523	37,133
Nov-24	36,730	37,471
Dec-24	38,707	37,889
Jan-25	39,185	38,284
Feb-25	38,663	38,567
Mar-25	37,944	38,715
Apr-25	38,491	38,786
May-25	39,721	38,900
Jun-25	39,462	39,181
Jul-25	38,868	39,651
Aug-25	40,355	40,193
Sep-25	40,822	40,626
Oct-25	41,589	40,845
Nov-25	41,826	40,898
Dec-25	41,044	40,946
Jan-26	41,053	41,216
Feb-26	40,086	41,830
Mar-26	45,506	42,768
Apr-26	45,654	43,737
May-26	45,931	44,431
Jun-26	45,272	44,677
Jul-26	44,393	44,572
Aug-26	47,160	44,310
Sep-26	45,609	43,861

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

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Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Total goods debits			-44,393	-47,160	-45,609	-1,551	-3.3
	General merchandise debits		-42,742	-44,005	-43,550	-455	-1.0
		Consumption goods	-13,726	-12,819	-12,538	-281	-2.2
		Capital goods	-10,794	-13,223	-12,893	-330	-2.5
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-18,222	-17,963	-18,119	156	0.9
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-1,651	-3,155	-2,059	-1,096	-34.7

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Consumption goods	-13,726	-12,819	-12,538	-281	-2.2
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,852	-1,900	-1,832	-68	-3.6
	Household electrical items	-708	-690	-663	-27	-3.9
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-4,393	-3,548	-3,406	-142	-4.0
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,961	-1,998	-2,012	14	0.7
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-761	-785	-743	-42	-5.4
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-4,050	-3,898	-3,883	-15	-0.4

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Capital goods	-10,794	-13,223	-12,893	-330	-2.5
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,126	-3,183	-3,064	-119	-3.7
	ADP equipment	-2,406	-4,314	-4,412	98	2.3
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,662	-1,851	-1,826	-25	-1.4
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-799	-1,066	-707	-359	-33.7
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,542	-1,472	-1,514	42	2.9
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,259	-1,336	-1,371	35	2.6

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 ($m)	Aug 26 to Sep 26 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-18,222	-17,963	-18,119	156	0.9
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-298	-294	-281	-13	-4.4
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-217	-500	-456	-44	-8.8
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-6,118	-5,864	-6,000	136	2.3
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,987	-1,753	-1,794	41	2.3
	Parts for ADP equipment	-123	-112	-149	37	33.0
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,197	-2,227	-2,200	-27	-1.2
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-435	-483	-432	-51	-10.6
	Paper and paperboard	-226	-228	-241	13	5.7
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-143	-143	-138	-5	-3.5
	Iron and steel	-452	-462	-449	-13	-2.8
	Plastics	-580	-577	-522	-55	-9.5
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-5,086	-4,978	-5,019	41	0.8
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-70	-53	-149	96	181.1
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-289	-290	-289	-1	-0.3

Selected commodities

Percentage movements of selected commodities by quantities and unit value. Commodities are selected from the Harmonized System Classification [1]. See footnotes and International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2018 | Australian Bureau of Statistics for further details.

An exchange rate adjustment is applied to any commodity data reported to Home Affairs in foreign currencies. All unit values in this publication are presented in Australian dollar terms.

Selected export commodities, quantities(a)
	Month on month (% change)			Through the year (% change)(b)
	Jul 26	Aug 26	Sep 26	Sep 25 to Sep 26
Iron ore - Lump	-22.2	17.2	7.5	7.4
Iron ore - Fines	-10.8	4.8	4.3	-0.9
Coal - Hard coking	-21.2	16.8	3.9	19.9
Coal - Semi-soft	-21.4	8.4	13.0	11.9
Coal - Thermal	-15.7	9.2	-12.4	-16.1
Gas - LNG	8.0	-0.4	1.5	22.3

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.
Change between the current month and the corresponding month of the previous year.

Selected import commodities, quantities(a)
	Month on month (% change)			Through the year (% change)(b)
	Jul 26	Aug 26	Sep 26	Sep 25 to Sep 26
Crude Petroleum	-21.7	-15.1	16.8	-8.8
Gasoline	2.3	19.3	-20.5	-23.2
Diesel	-0.2	-8.9	12.3	-7.5
Kerosene (Aviation Fuel)	-1.6	-22.2	19.6	11.6

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.
Change between the current month and the corresponding month of the previous year.

Selected export commodities, unit values(a)
	Month on month (% change)			Through the year (% change)(b)
	Jul 26	Aug 26	Sep 26	Sep 25 to Sep 26
Iron ore - Lump	-0.3	-3.9	-1.9	-15.6
Iron ore - Fines	-3.8	-3.9	-2.6	-18.4
Coal - Hard coking	-0.3	-4.0	-1.0	9.7
Coal - Semi-soft	0.9	1.4	0.5	10.4
Coal - Thermal	2.2	-5.2	-1.0	15.5
Gas - LNG	16.4	5.2	2.1	27.6

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.
Change between the current month and the corresponding month of the previous year.

Selected import commodities, unit values(a)
	Month on month (% change)			Through the year (% change)(b)
	Jul 26	Aug 26	Sep 26	Sep 25 to Sep 26
Crude Petroleum	0.0	-10.1	5.0	28.7
Gasoline	-4.2	0.0	11.3	42.0
Diesel	2.2	7.7	2.0	66.8
Kerosene (Aviation Fuel)	0.1	9.4	3.6	66.3

Data in this table is on a revised international merchandise trade basis.
Change between the current month and the corresponding month of the previous year.

Country movements

On an international merchandise trade basis, in original terms, the largest movements by country between the previous month and current month for the following selected commodities were:

Exports of iron ore (lump), movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	142	5.5	7.5	-1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	151	7.2	9.5	-2.1
Taiwan	37	56.5	55.8	0.4
Malaysia	19	-	-	-
Japan	6	2.4	11.3	-8.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-81	-45.8	-50.3	9.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Exports of iron ore (fines), movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	97	1.6	4.3	-2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	113	2.2	5.0	-2.7
Malaysia	34	479.1	492.3	-2.2
Indonesia	-18	-22.0	-11.9	-11.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-20	-5.4	-8.3	3.2
Taiwan	-45	-59.3	-58.7	-1.4

Exports of hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	71	2.8	3.9	-1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	420	99.1	96.4	1.4
Japan	105	37.7	41.3	-2.6
Korea, Republic of (South)	91	39.0	46.8	-5.3
Taiwan	-91	-55.7	-51.1	-9.4
India	-400	-49.0	-49.5	0.9

Exports of semi soft coal, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	148	13.5	13.0	0.5
Germany	61	-	-	-
Netherlands	59	114.8	98.8	8.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	50	72.7	66.6	3.7
Vietnam	-43	-100.0	-100.0	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-63	-59.5	-62.9	9.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Exports of thermal coal, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-384	-13.4	-12.4	-1.0
Japan	-393	-30.3	-28.6	-2.4
Taiwan	-118	-43.1	-37.4	-9.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	30	12.6	3.5	8.8
Indonesia	33	439.4	348.2	20.3
Thailand	76	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Exports of Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	236	3.6	1.5	2.1

Imports of crude petroleum, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Crude petroleum - Total movement	128	22.6	16.8	5.0
Malaysia	196	211.8	210.5	0.4
Argentina	163	-	-	-
United Arab Emirates	-67	-100.0	-100.0	-
New Zealand	-67	-100.0	-100.0	-
Vietnam	-76	-100.0	-100.0	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Imports of gasoline, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Gasoline - Total movement	-120	-11.6	-20.5	11.3
Belgium	-88	-100.0	-100.0	-
Malaysia	-38	-37.4	-37.7	0.4
Korea, Republic of (South)	-18	-4.5	-18.9	17.8
Singapore	24	5.5	-2.9	8.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Imports of diesel, movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Diesel - Total movement	465	14.6	12.3	2.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	315	232.4	235.7	-1.0
Singapore	203	37.1	27.5	7.6
Japan	110	55.3	34.1	15.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	-54	-3.9	-5.1	1.2
Brunei Darussalam	-93	-21.9	-30.0	11.6

Imports of kerosene (aviation fuel), movement by country, Aug 26 to Sep 26
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Kerosene - Total movement	170	23.8	19.6	3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	250	195.2	196.3	-0.4
Singapore	93	120.8	109.2	5.5
Malaysia	56	85.9	58.8	17.1
Taiwan	-87	-71.2	-73.7	9.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-141	-44.0	-48.5	8.8

Value adjustments

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 this data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

Adjustments to the value of coal, coke and briquettes exports are applied to account for delays in reporting of final export contract prices. These adjustments are applied on a balance of payments basis, resulting in differences between merchandise trade and balance of payments basis unit value data. When final transaction information becomes available, revisions are incorporated on a merchandise trade basis and the balance of payments adjustment is replaced with final data.

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 2.9% between July 2026 and August 2026 and rose 1.9% between August 2026 and September 2026.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Mar 26 ($m)	Apr 26 ($m)	May 26 ($m)	Jun 26 ($m)	Jul 26 ($m)	Aug 26 ($m)	Sep 26 ($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-	5	-5	15	95	155	120

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 2.1% between July 2026 and August 2026 and rose 1.4% between August 2026 and September 2026.

Goods debits on a balance of payments basis

Adjustments to the value of Fuels and lubricants imports are applied to account for delays in reporting of final prices. This adjustment is applied on a balance of payments basis, resulting in differences between merchandise trade and balance of payments basis data. When final transaction information becomes available, revisions are incorporated on a merchandise trade basis and the balance of payments adjustment is replaced with final data.

Confidential Commodities List

International trade in goods statistics are subject to confidentiality. Where necessary, a restriction is placed, at the commodity level, to restrict the level of detail available. Depending on the nature of restriction, this may be all detail relating to the product (no commodity details), or a restriction of only some variables (e.g. selected country details). Users of this publication and other international trade statistics should use the Confidential Commodities List (CCL) in Table 92 to determine whether a particular statistic has been subject to confidentiality restrictions, and therefore may not represent the true aggregate value.

The CCL Data Cube registers all import and export commodities subject to a confidentiality restriction and presents information under the following headings:

changes and new restrictions to import items in the current month
changes and new restrictions to export items in the current month
all import restrictions from January 1988 to the current month
all export restrictions from January 1988 to the current month.

There are additional confidentiality applications that impact ABS international trade in goods statistics that are not reflected in this data cube. These are presented in the International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods which also provides more detailed information on international merchandise trade confidentiality.

For further information, including how to interpret the Confidential Commodities List, please see the Explanatory Notes section in Table 92.

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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 17. Summary of revisions, goods
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Table 37a. Merchandise imports, state of destination New South Wales, 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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International Trade in Goods on a Balance of Payments Basis - Value of exports and imports in original, seasonally adjusted and trend, monthly, July 1971 onwards

Merchandise Exports by Commodity (SITC) - Value of exports on an merchandise trade basis, by country and state, monthly, January 1995 onwards

Merchandise Imports by Commodity (SITC) - Value of imports on a merchandise trade basis, by country and state, monthly, January 1995 onwards

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Revisions

Revisions have been made to incorporate the latest data since the last issue of this publication.

On an international merchandise trade basis, goods exports and imports have been revised back to March 2026.

On a balance of payments basis, revisions have been applied to:

Goods exports back to March 2026
Goods imports back to March 2026

Table 17 summarises revisions to goods on a balance of payments basis since the last issue of this publication.

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5368.0.

Footnotes

Export commodity codes used in 'selected commodities'

Iron ore - Lump: 26011110 Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates, lump and run-of-mine (excl. roasted iron pyrites)

Iron ore - Fines: 26011120 Non-agglomerated iron ores and concentrates, fines (excl. roasted iron pyrites)

Coal - Hard Coking: 27011213 Bituminous high rank (hard coking) metallurgical coal, whether or not pulverised, not agglomerated

Coal - Semi-soft: 27011214 Bituminous semi-soft coking metallurgical coal and PCI metallurgical coal, whether or not pulverised, not agglomerated

Coal - Thermal: 27011299 Bituminous coal (incl. steaming (thermal) coal) but (excl. metallurgical coal, jet and brown coal (lignite)), whether or not pulverised, not agglomerated

Gas - LNG: 27111100 Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Import commodity codes used in 'selected commodities'

Crude Petroleum: 2709001052 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, for use as a petroleum refinery feedstock at a factory specified in a licence granted pursuant to part IV of the Excise Act 1901

Gasoline: 2710126908 Gasoline (petrol) (excl. blends of gasoline and ethanol; gasoline for use as fuel in aircraft and waste gasoline)

Diesel: 2710192831 Diesel (excl. blends of biodiesel and other substances, of HS 27102000; blends of diesel and ethanol of HS 27101922; marine diesel fuel for use as ships' bunkers; light oils, crudes and waste oils)

Kerosene (Aviation Fuel): 2710194052 Kerosene for use as a fuel in aircraft (excl. light oil, waste oils and sustainable aviation fuels)

Methodology

Scope

This publication includes:

Preliminary estimates of Australia's international trade in goods on a balance of payments basis.
International trade in goods on a merchandise trade basis.

Geography

Data is available for:

Australia
States and territories

Partner country trade data is attributed based on the country of origin for imports and country of final destination for exports.

Source

International merchandise trade data (exports and imports) are primarily based on administrative data from customs declarations collected by the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs).

Collection method

Merchandise trade data are primarily compiled from administrative customs data
Adjustments for classification, coverage and timing are made to international merchandise trade data to convert them to a balance of payments basis.

Concepts, sources and methods

Descriptions of the underlying concepts and methods used on a merchandise trade basis are available in International Merchandise Trade, Australia: Concepts, Sources and Methods.

History of changes

From the September 2023 reference month release, international trade in services data is no longer produced on a monthly basis.

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Key statistics

Trade overview

Goods credits

Rural goods

Non-rural goods

Goods debits

Consumption goods

Capital goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Selected commodities

Country movements

Value adjustments

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

Goods debits on a balance of payments basis

Confidential Commodities List

Data downloads

Time series spreadsheets

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

Data Cubes

Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

Table 19. Balance of payments broad economic categories (1 and 2 digit), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)

Data Explorer datasets

Revisions

Previous catalogue number

Footnotes

Export commodity codes used in 'selected commodities'

Import commodity codes used in 'selected commodities'

Methodology

Scope

Geography

Source

Collection method

Concepts, sources and methods