Monthly Statistical Bulletin
6.3 Terms of trade                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
Quarter 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08  
Implicit price deflator for exports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 78.2 85.7 95.6 106.1 103.9  
December 77.0 85.3 98.5 105.9 104.8  
March 77.2 85.7 100.8 106.2 108.7  
June 82.5 92.5 105.0 105.8    
 
Annual average 79.0 87.3 100.0 105.9    
             
Implicit price deflator for imports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 99.3 98.7 97.9 102.0 97.3  
December 95.8 97.1 98.7 99.6 97.0  
March 92.6 94.9 100.5 98.3 99.5  
June 96.6 96.4 102.8 98.2    
 
Annual average 96.3 96.8 100.0 99.3    
             
Terms of trade (a) (b) (c) – index  
 
September 78.8 86.8 97.7 104.0 106.8  
December 80.4 87.8 99.8 106.3 108.0  
March 83.4 90.3 100.3 108.0 109.2  
June 85.4 95.9 102.2 107.8    
 
Annual average 82.1 90.2 100.0 106.7    
             
 
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.  
(b) Base: 2005–06 = 100.0.  
(c) Index of the ratio of the implicit price deflator for exports of goods and services  
     to the implicit price deflator for imports of goods and services  
 
Source: ABS, Balance of payments and international investment position, Cat. no. 5302.0  
   
 
 
 
 
  Update
  1 September 2008