NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 | Nov 2018 | Oct 18 to Nov 18 |
| | $m | $m | $m | % change |
|
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES | | | | |
| Trend estimates | 2 208 | 2 266 | 2 259 | - |
| Seasonally adjusted | 2 793 | 2 013 | 1 925 | -4 |
CREDITS (Exports of goods & services) | | | | |
| Trend estimates | 37 617 | 37 967 | 38 198 | 1 |
| Seasonally adjusted | 37 518 | 37 913 | 38 445 | 1 |
DEBITS (Imports of goods & services) | | | | |
| Trend estimates | 35 409 | 35 701 | 35 938 | 1 |
| Seasonally adjusted | 34 724 | 35 900 | 36 520 | 2 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
Balance on Goods and Services
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NOVEMBER KEY POINTS
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
- In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $2,259m in November 2018, a decrease of $7m on the surplus in October 2018.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,925m in November 2018, a decrease of $88m on the surplus in October 2018.
CREDITS (EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $532m (1%) to $38,445m. Non-monetary gold rose $681m (60%). Non-rural goods fell $173m (1%) and rural goods fell $34m (1%). Net exports of goods under merchanting remained steady at $37m. Services credits rose $57m (1%).
DEBITS (IMPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $620m (2%) to $36,520m. Capital goods rose $433m (7%), consumption goods rose $202m (2%) and non-monetary gold rose $30m (9%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $22m. Services debits fell $22m.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
December 2018 | 5 February 2019 |
January 2019 | 7 March 2019 |
February 2019 | 3 April 2019 |
March 2019 | 7 May 2019 |
April 2019 | 6 June 2019 |
May 2019 | 3 July 2019 |
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