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| Month |
2008–09 |
2009–10 |
2010–11 |
2011–12 |
2012–13 |
| Exports of goods and services (a) – $ million |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| July |
22 816 |
19 324 |
24 957 |
26 120 |
25 433 |
| August |
24 195 |
18 934 |
24 332 |
28 023 |
24 589 |
| September |
25 255 |
19 887 |
23 896 |
27 060 |
|
| October |
27 562 |
19 444 |
24 299 |
26 733 |
|
| November |
26 489 |
19 221 |
24 313 |
26 954 |
|
| December |
24 266 |
19 898 |
24 493 |
27 174 |
|
| January |
23 650 |
20 777 |
23 805 |
25 027 |
|
| February |
24 954 |
20 888 |
23 508 |
24 784 |
|
| March |
24 470 |
21 130 |
25 717 |
25 221 |
|
| April |
21 021 |
23 384 |
25 483 |
25 881 |
|
| May |
19 639 |
24 584 |
26 360 |
26 196 |
|
| June |
19 552 |
25 932 |
25 796 |
26 155 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual |
283 898 |
253 136 |
297 322 |
315 932 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Imports of goods and services (a) – $ million |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| July |
23 923 |
20 601 |
23 339 |
24 892 |
26 963 |
| August |
23 942 |
20 084 |
22 501 |
25 242 |
26 615 |
| September |
25 261 |
21 368 |
22 273 |
25 160 |
|
| October |
25 006 |
21 075 |
21 910 |
25 575 |
|
| November |
25 599 |
20 791 |
22 522 |
25 966 |
|
| December |
24 634 |
21 414 |
22 662 |
25 796 |
|
| January |
22 925 |
21 301 |
22 380 |
26 522 |
|
| February |
22 336 |
21 733 |
23 495 |
24 991 |
|
| March |
22 215 |
22 297 |
23 448 |
26 097 |
|
| April |
21 036 |
22 147 |
23 583 |
26 451 |
|
| May |
20 237 |
23 136 |
24 110 |
27 044 |
|
| June |
20 338 |
23 203 |
23 919 |
26 946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual |
277 758 |
258 898 |
276 014 |
310 815 |
|
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|
|
|
|
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(a) Balance of payments definition. Monthly figures are seasonally adjusted.
Source: ABS, International trade in goods and services, Cat. no. 5368.0
Update 5 November 2012
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Key points
In August 2012, seasonally adjusted exports and imports decreased 3.3 and 1.3 per cent respectively, when compared to the previous month.
The balance on goods and services in August 2012 was a deficit of $2.0 billion; an increase of $496 million from the revised July 2012 deficit of $1.5 billion.
Compared to August 2011, seasonally adjusted exports decreased 12.3 per cent ($3.4 billion) while imports increased 5.4 per cent ($1.4 billion). The balance on goods and services over this time period was a deficit of $2.9 billion.
What is measured
International merchandise trade statistics measure Australia’s exports and imports of goods and services on a recorded trade basis.
Adjustments for coverage, timing and valuation are applied to recorded trade data to convert them to a balance of payments basis. These are the data reported in this bulletin.
Goods include all movable goods (merchandise) which change ownership between Australian residents and non-residents whether or not they actually cross customs frontier.
The services component covers services rendered by Australian residents to non-residents and by non-residents to residents (eg travel, transportation, insurance).
The ABS publishes these statistics in original, seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
Related statistics in this bulletin
- 3.1 Gross domestic product
- 6.2 Balance on current account
- 6.3 Terms of trade
- 6.4 Exchange rates
Related publications
- ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure and product, Cat. no. 5206.0
- RBA, Bulletin
- Treasury, Budget papers
- OECD, Economic outlook
- NAB, Australian outlook and research
- Melbourne Institute, Monthly bulletin of economic trends
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