International Trade in Goods

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Statistics about international trade in goods, on a balance of payments and international trade basis.

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Reference period

November 2023

Released

11/01/2024

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Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted balance on goods increased $3,777m in November.
Goods credits (exports) rose $789m (1.7%) driven by Coal, coke and briquettes.
Goods debits (imports) fell $2,988m (7.9%) driven by Non-industrial transport equipment.

Trade overview

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted

Key Figures, Seasonally Adjusted
		Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Balance on goods		6,179	7,660	11,437	3,777	na
	Credits (Exports of goods)	45,181	45,525	46,314	789	1.7
	Debits (Imports of goods)	-39,002	-37,865	-34,877	-2,988	-7.9

na not applicable

Balance on goods

Balance on goods
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-19	5,386	5,001
Dec-19	5,278	4,813
Jan-20	4,949	4,891
Feb-20	3,845	5,085
Mar-20	9,241	-
Apr-20	6,635	-
May-20	5,157	-
Jun-20	5,141	-
Jul-20	3,233	-
Aug-20	1,829	-
Sep-20	4,259	-
Oct-20	4,788	-
Nov-20	3,068	-
Dec-20	6,721	-
Jan-21	8,047	-
Feb-21	7,195	-
Mar-21	6,277	-
Apr-21	8,189	-
May-21	9,441	-
Jun-21	10,352	-
Jul-21	13,761	-
Aug-21	12,413	-
Sep-21	10,119	-
Oct-21	9,963	-
Nov-21	9,127	-
Dec-21	8,029	-
Jan-22	13,582	-
Feb-22	8,363	-
Mar-22	10,371	-
Apr-22	14,090	13,458
May-22	14,847	14,236
Jun-22	19,370	14,610
Jul-22	11,730	14,490
Aug-22	12,167	14,284
Sep-22	14,921	13,979
Oct-22	14,392	13,843
Nov-22	13,859	13,886
Dec-22	13,259	13,915
Jan-23	11,488	13,746
Feb-23	14,117	13,254
Mar-23	14,544	12,580
Apr-23	9,689	11,743
May-23	10,530	10,709
Jun-23	9,802	9,715
Jul-23	7,696	8,979
Aug-23	9,900	8,557
Sep-23	6,179	8,363
Oct-23	7,660	8,381
Nov-23	11,437	8,422

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

Goods credits (exports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-19	31,828	31,592
Dec-19	32,068	31,241
Jan-20	30,582	31,173
Feb-20	29,013	31,297
Mar-20	34,285	-
Apr-20	31,911	-
May-20	29,170	-
Jun-20	29,327	-
Jul-20	29,106	-
Aug-20	27,873	-
Sep-20	28,608	-
Oct-20	29,908	-
Nov-20	30,623	-
Dec-20	33,311	-
Jan-21	34,204	-
Feb-21	34,765	-
Mar-21	34,611	-
Apr-21	35,752	-
May-21	37,633	-
Jun-21	38,772	-
Jul-21	42,442	-
Aug-21	41,460	-
Sep-21	38,397	-
Oct-21	37,972	-
Nov-21	40,077	-
Dec-21	40,988	-
Jan-22	45,080	-
Feb-22	45,258	-
Mar-22	45,209	-
Apr-22	48,542	48,673
May-22	51,908	50,086
Jun-22	55,401	51,108
Jul-22	48,901	51,626
Aug-22	50,433	51,714
Sep-22	53,080	51,447
Oct-22	51,752	51,090
Nov-22	50,477	50,745
Dec-22	49,743	50,341
Jan-23	49,964	49,770
Feb-23	48,449	49,004
Mar-23	50,133	48,183
Apr-23	45,570	47,317
May-23	47,558	46,435
Jun-23	44,817	45,742
Jul-23	44,117	45,367
Aug-23	46,098	45,275
Sep-23	45,181	45,351
Oct-23	45,525	45,524
Nov-23	46,314	45,635

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

Goods credits, seasonally adjusted
			Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Total goods credits			45,181	45,525	46,314	789	1.7
	General merchandise		42,725	42,933	43,834	901	2.1
		Rural goods	6,106	5,906	5,921	15	0.3
		Non-rural goods	36,619	37,027	37,914	887	2.4
	Net exports of goods under merchanting(a)		40	49	49	-	-
	Non-monetary gold(a)		2,416	2,543	2,431	-112	-4.4

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

This component is not seasonally adjusted.

Rural goods

Rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Rural goods	6,106	5,906	5,921	15	0.3
	Meat and meat preparations	1,582	1,532	1,606	74	4.8
	Cereal grains and cereal preparations	1,482	1,521	1,635	114	7.5
	Wool and sheepskins	315	248	254	6	2.4
	Other rural(a)	2,727	2,606	2,426	-180	-6.9

Non-rural goods

Non-rural goods, seasonally adjusted
	Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Non-rural goods	36,619	37,027	37,914	887	2.4
	Metal ores and minerals	15,852	16,270	16,769	499	3.1
	Coal, coke and briquettes	7,716	7,658	8,180	522	6.8
	Other mineral fuels	6,772	6,473	6,526	53	0.8
	Metals (excl. non-monetary gold)	1,156	1,378	1,247	-131	-9.5
	Machinery	1,220	1,201	1,327	126	10.5
	Transport equipment	442	423	414	-9	-2.1
	Other manufactures	2,107	2,115	2,098	-17	-0.8
	Other non-rural (incl. sugar and beverages)(a)	1,054	1,212	1,058	-154	-12.7
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(b)	300	298	295	-3	-1.0

Goods debits

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted

Goods debits (imports), seasonally adjusted
	Seasonally Adjusted ($m)	Trend (a) ($m)
Nov-19	26,442	26,591
Dec-19	26,790	26,427
Jan-20	25,633	26,282
Feb-20	25,168	26,212
Mar-20	25,044	-
Apr-20	25,277	-
May-20	24,013	-
Jun-20	24,185	-
Jul-20	25,873	-
Aug-20	26,045	-
Sep-20	24,349	-
Oct-20	25,120	-
Nov-20	27,555	-
Dec-20	26,591	-
Jan-21	26,157	-
Feb-21	27,570	-
Mar-21	28,334	-
Apr-21	27,563	-
May-21	28,192	-
Jun-21	28,420	-
Jul-21	28,681	-
Aug-21	29,047	-
Sep-21	28,278	-
Oct-21	28,009	-
Nov-21	30,950	-
Dec-21	32,959	-
Jan-22	31,498	-
Feb-22	36,895	-
Mar-22	34,838	-
Apr-22	34,452	35,215
May-22	37,060	35,850
Jun-22	36,031	36,498
Jul-22	37,171	37,136
Aug-22	38,266	37,430
Sep-22	38,159	37,468
Oct-22	37,360	37,247
Nov-22	36,618	36,858
Dec-22	36,484	36,426
Jan-23	38,476	36,024
Feb-23	34,332	35,750
Mar-23	35,588	35,602
Apr-23	35,881	35,574
May-23	37,028	35,726
Jun-23	35,015	36,028
Jul-23	36,421	36,388
Aug-23	36,198	36,718
Sep-23	39,002	36,988
Oct-23	37,865	37,143
Nov-23	34,877	37,212

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

Goods debits(a), seasonally adjusted
			Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Total goods debits			-39,002	-37,865	-34,877	-2,988	-7.9
	General merchandise debits		-38,168	-36,811	-34,306	-2,505	-6.8
		Consumption goods	-11,870	-11,708	-10,073	-1,635	-14.0
		Capital goods	-10,277	-9,045	-8,792	-253	-2.8
		Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,021	-16,058	-15,441	-617	-3.8
	Non-monetary gold(b)		-834	-1,054	-571	-483	-45.8

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

Consumption goods

Consumption goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Consumption goods	-11,870	-11,708	-10,073	-1,635	-14.0
	Food and beverages, mainly for consumption	-1,602	-1,638	-1,531	-107	-6.5
	Household electrical items	-633	-560	-525	-35	-6.3
	Non-industrial transport equipment	-3,537	-3,800	-2,812	-988	-26.0
	Textiles, clothing and footwear	-1,903	-1,767	-1,553	-214	-12.1
	Toys, books and leisure goods	-676	-616	-511	-105	-17.0
	Consumption goods n.e.s.	-3,519	-3,327	-3,140	-187	-5.6

Capital goods

Capital goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Capital goods	-10,277	-9,045	-8,792	-253	-2.8
	Machinery and industrial equipment	-3,303	-3,118	-2,973	-145	-4.7
	ADP equipment	-1,174	-1,023	-896	-127	-12.4
	Telecommunications equipment	-1,442	-1,351	-1,301	-50	-3.7
	Civil aircraft and confidentialised items(b)(c)	-200	-320	-173	-147	-45.9
	Industrial transport equipment n.e.s.	-2,583	-1,899	-2,062	163	8.6
	Capital goods n.e.s.(d)	-1,575	-1,335	-1,387	52	3.9

Intermediate and other merchandise goods

Intermediate and other merchandise goods(a), seasonally adjusted
	Sep 23 ($m)	Oct 23 ($m)	Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 ($m)	Oct 23 to Nov 23 (%)
Intermediate and other merchandise goods	-16,021	-16,058	-15,441	-617	-3.8
	Food and beverages, mainly for industry	-219	-207	-213	6	2.9
	Primary industrial supplies n.e.s.(b)	-309	-216	-232	16	7.4
	Fuels and lubricants(c)	-5,549	-5,921	-5,317	-604	-10.2
	Parts for transport equipment	-1,576	-1,473	-1,557	84	5.7
	Parts for ADP equipment	-78	-80	-70	-10	-12.5
	Other parts for capital goods	-2,120	-2,094	-2,006	-88	-4.2
	Organic and inorganic chemicals	-514	-415	-455	40	9.6
	Paper and paperboard	-254	-203	-224	21	10.3
	Textile yarn and fabrics	-141	-129	-125	-4	-3.1
	Iron and steel	-433	-441	-435	-6	-1.4
	Plastics	-473	-475	-467	-8	-1.7
	Processed industrial supplies n.e.s.	-4,106	-4,119	-3,953	-166	-4.0
	Other merchandise goods(d)	-77	-84	-184	100	119.0
	Goods procured in ports by carriers(e)	-173	-201	-204	3	1.5

Supplementary information

Selected commodities

Selected commodities, quantities (a)

Selected commodities, quantities (a)
	Jun 23 (%)	Jul 23 (%)	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	3.9	1.2	-0.2	-1.6	0.6	-4.6
Iron ore - Fines	7.3	-12.3	7.3	-3.9	4.4	-4.4
Coal - Hard coking	10.8	-26.9	8.8	-14.6	-0.8	22.0
Coal - Semi-soft	-2.0	-0.6	-8.8	-6.7	26.4	-9.1
Coal - Thermal	15.9	0.4	-17.4	9.9	5.9	1.2
Gas - LNG	-0.5	-1.8	4.3	-7.2	4.1	-2.6

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

Selected commodities, unit values (a)

Selected commodities, unit values (a)
	Jun 23 (%)	Jul 23 (%)	Aug 23 (%)	Sep 23 (%)	Oct 23 (%)	Nov 23 (%)
Iron ore - Lump	-0.3	0.9	0.6	9.5	2.7	4.2
Iron ore - Fines	-2.4	1.7	1.2	4.6	4.6	3.1
Coal - Hard coking	-10.8	-2.2	4.1	1.1	5.9	0.2
Coal - Semi-soft	-11.0	-1.2	-3.2	-0.7	6.1	-1.0
Coal - Thermal	-11.8	-8.0	0.9	1.4	-4.9	6.0
Gas - LNG	-6.9	1.6	4.8	1.3	0.3	0.0

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 October 2023 and November 2023 the largest movements recorded for the following selected commodities were:

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Iron ore (lump), movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (lump) - Total movement	-19	-0.6	-4.6	4.2
Taiwan	-56	-39.6	-42.6	5.2
Japan	-53	-17.0	-17.6	0.8
Korea, Republic of (South)	-35	-25.7	-29.4	5.3
Malaysia	-31	-100.0	-100.0	-
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	173	6.6	2.2	4.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Iron ore (fines), movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Iron ore (fines) - Total movement	-119	-1.4	-4.4	3.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-102	-1.3	-4.4	3.2
Japan	-88	-19.3	-22.5	4.1
Vietnam	-42	-42.5	-39.9	-4.4
Indonesia	-39	-36.4	-31.8	-6.7
Korea, Republic of (South)	165	40.9	37.8	2.2

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Hard coking (high rank) coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
High rank coal - Total movement	573	22.2	22.0	0.2
India	232	27.9	45.8	-12.3
Korea, Republic of (South)	132	94.5	70.6	14.0
Turkiye	98	707.0	481.8	38.7
Vietnam	70	86.1	36.5	36.3
Brazil	-64	-68.6	-69.5	3.0

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Semi soft coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Semi soft coal - Total movement	-156	-10.0	-9.1	-1.0
Japan	-196	-31.0	-32.1	1.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-65	-57.7	-44.6	-23.7
Taiwan	47	112.1	135.4	-9.9
Vietnam	69	-	-	-
Korea, Republic of (South)	80	35.5	42.7	-5.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Thermal coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Thermal coal, movement by country, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Thermal coal - Total movement	237	7.2	1.2	6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	199	25.8	15.2	9.3
Japan	169	11.7	13.1	-1.2
Vietnam	96	109.1	59.1	31.4
Thailand	-46	-100.0	-100.0	-
Taiwan	-72	-22.9	-34.2	17.1

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Oct 23 to Nov 23

Liquid Natural Gas, total movement, Oct 23 to Nov 23
	Value ($m)	Value (%)	Quantity (%)	Unit Value (%)
Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) - Total movement	-152	-2.6	-2.6	0.0

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

Goods credits on an international merchandise trade basis

On a merchandise trade basis, adjustments have been applied to iron ore lump and iron ore fines. When actual final transaction prices become available estimates are replaced with these data. For price and volume details, see the Selected commodities section.

Iron Ore Adjustment, Original Terms

Iron Ore Adjustment, Original Terms
	May 23($m)	Jun 23($m)	Jul 23($m)	Aug 23($m)	Sep 23($m)	Oct 23($m)	Nov 23($m)
Iron ore lump	5	-5	15	15	35	-15	30
Iron ore fines	10	15	-15	10	0	30	75

Goods credits on a balance of payments basis

Coal (in original terms)

On a balance of payments basis, adjustments have been applied to the coal, coke and briquettes component in August (+$100m), September (+$525m), October (+$345m) and November (+$215m) 2023. This adjustment takes into account additional information on the unit value of hard coking, semi-soft and thermal coal exports. All previous adjustments have been removed.

In the international merchandise trade series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes rose 1.5% between September 2023 and October 2023 and rose 3.7% between October 2023 and November 2023.

In the balance of payments series, the unit value of coal, coke and briquettes fell 1.3% between September 2023 and October 2023 and rose 1.8% between October 2023 and November 2023.

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 actual final transaction prices become available 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.

Revisions

Confidential Commodities List

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Table 1. Goods, summary - seasonally adjusted and trend estimates, current prices
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Table 2. Goods, summary - original, current prices
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Table 3. Goods credits, original, current prices
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Table 4. Goods debits, original, current prices
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Table 5. Goods credits, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Table 6. Goods debits, seasonally adjusted, current prices
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Table 7. Goods credits, trend estimates, current prices
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Table 8. Goods debits, trend estimates, current prices
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Table 12a. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), FOB value
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Table 12b. Merchandise exports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), FOB value
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Table 13a. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (1 and 2 digit), customs value
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Table 13b. Merchandise imports, standard international trade classification (3 digit), customs value
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Table 14a. Merchandise exports, by country, FOB value
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Table 14b. Merchandise imports, by country, customs value
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Table 15a. Merchandise exports, state and Australia, FOB value
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Table 15b. Merchandise imports, state and Australia, customs 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 32a. Merchandise exports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), FOB value
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Table 33. Merchandise imports, broad economic category, customs value
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Table 34. Merchandise imports, balance of payments broad economic category, customs value
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Table 35a. Merchandise imports, industry (ANZSIC 2006), 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 36b. Merchandise exports, state of origin Victoria, by country, FOB value
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Table 36c. Merchandise exports, state of origin Queensland, by country, FOB value
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Table 36d. Merchandise exports, state of origin South Australia, by country, FOB value
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Table 36e. Merchandise exports, state of origin Western Australia, 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 36i. Merchandise exports, state of origin not available, 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 37c. Merchandise imports, state of destination Queensland, by country, customs value
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Table 37d. Merchandise imports, state of destination South Australia, by country, customs value
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Table 37e. Merchandise imports, state of destination Western Australia, 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 37g. Merchandise imports, state of destination Northern Territory, 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 37i. Merchandise imports, state of destination not available, 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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Table 18. Balance of payments broad economic categories (detailed level), by country, latest 7 months, customs value, ($million)
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