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

April 2025

Released

5/06/2025

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods decreased $1,479m in April.
Goods credits (exports) decreased $1,066m (2.4%) driven by Non-monetary gold.
Goods debits (imports) increased $412m (1.1%) driven by Capital goods.

Trade overview

Key Figures, seasonally adjusted
		Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Balance on goods		2,921	6,892	5,413	-1,479	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	42,106	45,141	44,075	-1,066	-2.4
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-39,185	-38,249	-38,661	412	1.1

na not applicable

Balance on goods
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Apr-21	8,390	-
May-21	9,059	-
Jun-21	10,152	-
Jul-21	14,155	-
Aug-21	12,981	-
Sep-21	10,081	-
Oct-21	10,719	-
Nov-21	9,418	-
Dec-21	7,376	-
Jan-22	12,997	-
Feb-22	8,510	-
Mar-22	10,373	-
Apr-22	14,229	12,410
May-22	14,999	12,986
Jun-22	18,423	13,506
Jul-22	12,158	13,848
Aug-22	12,257	14,180
Sep-22	15,691	14,280
Oct-22	14,908	14,273
Nov-22	14,287	14,197
Dec-22	12,569	14,019
Jan-23	11,497	13,701
Feb-23	14,478	13,149
Mar-23	13,995	12,472
Apr-23	10,034	11,667
May-23	10,400	10,710
Jun-23	9,706	9,772
Jul-23	7,782	9,085
Aug-23	10,532	8,823
Sep-23	6,456	8,908
Oct-23	8,815	9,158
Nov-23	11,221	9,298
Dec-23	9,689	9,154
Jan-24	9,552	8,602
Feb-24	7,629	7,739
Mar-24	4,015	6,784
Apr-24	5,777	5,908
May-24	5,019	5,301
Jun-24	5,119	5,008
Jul-24	5,259	4,942
Aug-24	5,342	5,022
Sep-24	4,160	5,058
Oct-24	5,091	5,033
Nov-24	6,377	4,979
Dec-24	4,355	4,954
Jan-25	5,156	5,005
Feb-25	2,921	5,121
Mar-25	6,892	5,299
Apr-25	5,413	5,440

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)
Apr-21	35,925	-
May-21	37,253	-
Jun-21	38,580	-
Jul-21	42,897	-
Aug-21	41,939	-
Sep-21	38,473	-
Oct-21	38,619	-
Nov-21	40,276	-
Dec-21	40,652	-
Jan-22	44,749	-
Feb-22	45,208	-
Mar-22	45,003	-
Apr-22	48,754	47,460
May-22	51,504	48,710
Jun-22	54,843	49,916
Jul-22	49,037	50,918
Aug-22	50,528	51,551
Sep-22	53,654	51,697
Oct-22	52,455	51,464
Nov-22	50,526	50,989
Dec-22	49,339	50,363
Jan-23	49,736	49,629
Feb-23	48,527	48,785
Mar-23	49,513	47,964
Apr-23	45,982	47,159
May-23	47,135	46,387
Jun-23	44,747	45,805
Jul-23	44,325	45,520
Aug-23	46,675	45,539
Sep-23	45,407	45,722
Oct-23	46,298	45,884
Nov-23	46,004	45,816
Dec-23	45,262	45,460
Jan-24	45,685	44,840
Feb-24	45,405	44,132
Mar-24	43,166	43,536
Apr-24	42,389	43,076
May-24	42,783	42,726
Jun-24	42,988	42,424
Jul-24	42,887	42,163
Aug-24	42,565	42,017
Sep-24	40,290	41,958
Oct-24	41,547	42,068
Nov-24	43,180	42,397
Dec-24	43,253	42,893
Jan-25	43,935	43,406
Feb-25	42,106	43,830
Mar-25	45,141	44,193
Apr-25	44,075	44,397

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
			Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Total goods credits			42,106	45,141	44,075	-1,066	-2.4
	General merchandise		37,875	39,818	39,680	-138	-0.3
		Rural goods	6,754	6,121	6,699	578	9.4
		Non-rural goods	31,122	33,696	32,980	-716	-2.1
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		18	20	24	4	20.0
	Non-monetary gold(a)		4,213	5,303	4,371	-932	-17.6

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Rural goods	6,754	6,121	6,699	578	9.4
	Meat and meat preparations	2,371	1,929	2,491	562	29.1
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,277	1,166	1,480	314	26.9
	Wool and sheepskins	240	239	258	19	7.9
	Other rural(a)	2,866	2,787	2,469	-318	-11.4

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Non-rural goods	31,122	33,696	32,980	-716	-2.1
	Metal ores and minerals	12,978	14,359	13,689	-670	-4.7
	Coal, coke and briquettes	5,146	5,654	4,745	-909	-16.1
	Other mineral fuels	6,479	6,781	7,698	917	13.5
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,526	1,577	1,624	47	3.0
	Machinery	1,286	1,227	1,236	9	0.7
	Transport equipment	543	548	477	-71	-13.0
	Other manufactures	2,228	2,547	2,496	-51	-2.0
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	617	693	689	-4	-0.6
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	318	311	327	16	5.1

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Apr-21	27,535	-
May-21	28,194	-
Jun-21	28,428	-
Jul-21	28,742	-
Aug-21	28,959	-
Sep-21	28,392	-
Oct-21	27,900	-
Nov-21	30,858	-
Dec-21	33,276	-
Jan-22	31,752	-
Feb-22	36,698	-
Mar-22	34,629	-
Apr-22	34,525	35,049
May-22	36,506	35,724
Jun-22	36,420	36,409
Jul-22	36,879	37,069
Aug-22	38,271	37,371
Sep-22	37,962	37,418
Oct-22	37,547	37,192
Nov-22	36,239	36,793
Dec-22	36,770	36,344
Jan-23	38,239	35,928
Feb-23	34,049	35,636
Mar-23	35,518	35,492
Apr-23	35,948	35,492
May-23	36,736	35,677
Jun-23	35,041	36,032
Jul-23	36,542	36,436
Aug-23	36,142	36,716
Sep-23	38,952	36,814
Oct-23	37,483	36,726
Nov-23	34,783	36,518
Dec-23	35,573	36,306
Jan-24	36,133	36,238
Feb-24	37,776	36,394
Mar-24	39,151	36,752
Apr-24	36,612	37,168
May-24	37,764	37,425
Jun-24	37,869	37,416
Jul-24	37,628	37,221
Aug-24	37,222	36,996
Sep-24	36,130	36,900
Oct-24	36,456	37,035
Nov-24	36,803	37,419
Dec-24	38,898	37,939
Jan-25	38,780	38,401
Feb-25	39,185	38,709
Mar-25	38,249	38,894
Apr-25	38,661	38,957

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
			Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Total goods debits			-39,185	-38,249	-38,661	412	1.1
	General merchandise debits		-38,019	-37,037	-37,175	138	0.4
		Consumption goods	-12,204	-12,164	-12,506	342	2.8
		Capital goods	-9,408	-8,696	-9,346	650	7.5
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,407	-16,176	-15,322	-854	-5.3
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-1,166	-1,212	-1,486	274	22.6

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Consumption goods	-12,204	-12,164	-12,506	342	2.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,913	-1,795	-1,785	-10	-0.6
	Household electrical items	-739	-736	-728	-8	-1.1
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-2,902	-3,064	-3,266	202	6.6
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-2,100	-2,003	-2,130	127	6.3
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-734	-742	-771	29	3.9
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,816	-3,824	-3,828	4	0.1

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Capital goods	-9,408	-8,696	-9,346	650	7.5
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-2,829	-2,751	-2,775	24	0.9
	ADP equipment	-1,205	-1,251	-1,564	313	25.0
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,435	-1,382	-1,516	134	9.7
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-208	-212	-174	-38	-17.9
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-1,368	-1,445	-1,615	170	11.8
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-2,362	-1,656	-1,702	46	2.8

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Feb 25 ($m)	Mar 25 ($m)	Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 ($m)	Mar 25 to Apr 25 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,407	-16,176	-15,322	-854	-5.3
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-352	-363	-357	-6	-1.7
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-299	-177	-233	56	31.6
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-4,422	-4,801	-3,975	-826	-17.2
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,616	-1,704	-1,666	-38	-2.2
	Parts for ADP equipment	-79	-83	-115	32	38.6
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,246	-2,093	-2,203	110	5.3
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-450	-490	-471	-19	-3.9
	Paper and paperboard	-254	-219	-244	25	11.4
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-144	-147	-155	8	5.4
	Iron and steel	-476	-450	-491	41	9.1
	Plastics	-485	-470	-477	7	1.5
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-5,350	-4,878	-4,597	-281	-5.8
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-52	-117	-158	41	35.0
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-183	-184	-181	-3	-1.6

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)	Jan 25 (%)	Feb 25 (%)	Mar 25 (%)	Apr 25 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	1.2	4.1	-16.1	-13.5	54.1	-18.0
Iron ore - Fines	4.3	5.8	-13.3	-18.2	38.5	-6.8
Coal - Hard coking	-6.1	15.6	-33.0	-7.3	52.5	-27.3
Coal - Semi-soft	-16.2	3.5	5.1	-29.7	35.0	-3.5
Coal - Thermal	13.5	3.0	-24.7	-9.1	27.4	-11.0
Gas - LNG	-2.0	5.3	-5.1	-13.3	17.4	2.1

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Nov 24 (%)	Dec 24 (%)	Jan 25 (%)	Feb 25 (%)	Mar 25 (%)	Apr 25 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	2.8	6.7	-0.9	5.2	-7.1	-1.1
Iron ore - Fines	5.1	5.2	3.1	1.2	-1.9	-4.2
Coal - Hard coking	3.1	7.3	0.5	-5.6	-3.7	-0.8
Coal - Semi-soft	0.6	6.7	-0.2	-7.9	-4.3	1.8
Coal - Thermal	0.5	4.5	-6.2	-6.0	-10.8	2.9
Gas - LNG	4.2	3.6	-4.5	-1.6	-1.9	-2.4

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 March 2025 and April 2025 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-620	-18.9	-18.0	-1.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-396	-15.3	-14.6	-0.9
Korea, Republic of (South)	-109	-52.0	-49.4	-5.2
Vietnam	-72	-100.0	-100.0	-
Japan	-33	-12.2	-14.5	2.6
Malaysia	-13	-100.0	-100.0	-

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-841	-10.8	-6.8	-4.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-448	-6.8	-2.4	-4.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-87	-21.0	-18.4	-3.1
Japan	-81	-20.3	-23.6	4.4
India	-50	-100.0	-100.0	-
Vietnam	-50	-29.1	-27.3	-2.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	-670	-27.9	-27.3	-0.8
India	-223	-27.9	-27.8	-0.1
Japan	-162	-40.5	-39.6	-1.4
Netherlands	-154	-74.8	-71.0	-13.0
Korea, Republic of (South)	-58	-18.1	-14.0	-4.7
Turkiye	54	227.9	213.3	4.6

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-17	-1.8	-3.5	1.8
India	-102	-43.5	-46.1	5.0
Vietnam	-28	-74.0	-72.2	-6.6
Indonesia	38	-	-	-
Germany	39	-	-	-
Korea, Republic of (South)	64	53.5	49.6	2.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	-206	-8.4	-11.0	2.9
Taiwan	-120	-40.3	-32.6	-11.4
Japan	-96	-11.0	-17.9	8.5
Korea, Republic of (South)	-48	-43.6	-47.1	6.6
Malaysia	23	37.8	49.8	-8.0
Vietnam	30	13.7	-10.7	27.3

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Mar 25 to Apr 25
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-19	-0.3	2.1	-2.4

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 fell 4.9% between February 2025 and March 2025 and fell 1.3% between March 2025 and April 2025.

Coal, coke and briquettes adjustment, BoP Basis
	Oct 24($m)	Nov 24($m)	Dec 24($m)	Jan 25($m)	Feb 25($m)	Mar 25($m)	Apr 25($m)
Coal, coke and briquettes	-5	-	-65	-95	-70	-345	-330

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 6.5% between February 2025 and March 2025 and fell 5.7% between March 2025 and April 2025.

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Confidential Commodities List

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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, 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 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, 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 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 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 37f. Merchandise imports, state of destination Tasmania, 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 91. Monthly combined seasonal adjustment factors
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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices

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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices

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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

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

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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

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