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TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF AUSTRALIA'S TRADE (a)
(A$ million)% change % change
Year 2016 to Feb-18 to
2016 2017 2017 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Mar-18
Exports 336,894 386,677 14.8 34,114 34,352 34,840 1.4
Imports 350,649 376,552 7.4 32,955 33,004 33,314 0.9
Balance on Trade -13,755 10,125 .. 1,159 1,349 1,527 ..
(a) Balance of payments basis (BOP), seasonally adjusted.
Based on ABS catalogue 5368.0.
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26,000 28,000 30,000 32,000 34,000 36,000
Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18
A$m
Exports
26,000 28,000 30,000 32,000 34,000 36,000
Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18
A$m
Imports
-2,000 -1,0000 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18
A$m
Balance on Trade
Statistics Section Office of Economic Analysis Investment and Economic Division
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TABLE 2: AUSTRALIA'S TRADE BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING (a)
(A$ million)% change % change
Year 2016 to Feb-18 to
2016 2017 2017 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Mar-18
Exports
Primary products (b) 189,392 232,951 23.0 19,173 19,280 21,561 11.8
Unprocessed food 15,734 18,699 18.8 1,144 1,414 1,717 21.4
Processed food 23,737 25,533 7.6 1,518 1,874 2,164 15.5
Minerals 74,149 88,133 18.9 7,046 7,097 7,844 10.5
Fuels (b) 67,730 91,182 34.6 9,034 8,175 9,092 11.2
Other primary 8,042 9,403 16.9 432 719 744 3.5
Manufactured products 43,638 44,827 2.7 3,247 3,501 3,979 13.7
STM (excl Nickel) (c) 13,247 14,328 8.2 1,211 1,211 1,254 3.6
ETM (d) 30,391 30,499 0.4 2,036 2,290 2,725 19.0
Other goods (incl gold) 25,439 23,533 -7.5 2,687 2,174 2,343 7.8
Services 77,823 84,679 8.8 7,229 7,746 7,926 2.3
BOP adjustment (e) 602 687 .. 41 2 42 ..
Total exports (f) 336,894 386,677 14.8 32,377 32,703 35,851 9.6
Imports
Primary products 44,796 51,637 15.3 5,243 4,491 4,644 3.4
Unprocessed food 2,157 2,294 6.4 195 177 172 -2.8
Processed food 15,911 16,145 1.5 1,337 1,281 1,338 4.4
Minerals 1,317 1,494 13.4 269 86 73 -15.1
Fuels 23,696 29,892 26.1 3,272 2,784 2,881 3.5
Other primary 1,714 1,811 5.6 170 164 181 10.4
Manufactured products 199,038 224,704 12.9 17,834 17,140 18,072 5.4
STM (c) 15,496 15,044 -2.9 1,427 1,243 1,421 14.3
ETM (d) 183,542 209,659 14.2 16,407 15,896 16,650 4.7
Other goods (incl gold) 10,535 12,015 14.1 1,248 1,076 1,095 1.8
Services 83,574 88,378 5.7 8,075 6,315 6,803 7.7
BOP adjustment (e) 12,707 -181 .. 1,179 765 1,248 ..
Total imports (f) 350,649 376,552 7.4 33,579 29,787 31,862 7.0
(a) Goods on a recorded trade basis, Services on balance of payments basis, original data.
(b) Includes the DFAT adjustment for coal (based from the ABS catalogue 5368.0, Value adjustments, Mar 2018).
(c) STM - Simply transformed manufactures. (d) ETM - Elaborately transformed manufactures.
(e) BOP adjustment includes low-value goods for imports and timing and valuation adjustments. (f) BOP basis.
Based on DFAT STARS database, ABS catalogue 5368.0 & DFAT estimates.
Last updated: 16/05/2018 Month
Primary products
60.2%(b) STM (excl
Nickel) (c) 3.7%
ETM (d) 7.9%
Other goods (incl
gold) 6.1%
Services 21.9%
adjustmentBOP 0.2%
Exports, 2017
Primary products 13.7%
STM (c) 4.2%
ETM (d) 55.6%
Other goods (incl
gold) 3.2%
Services 23.4%
adjustmentBOP 0.0%
Imports, 2017
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TABLE 3: AUSTRALIA'S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS BY SELECTED REGION AND MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS (a)
(A$ million)
% change % change
Country/Region (b) Year 2016 to Feb-18 to
2016 2017 2017 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Mar-18
Africa 2,578 3,506 36.0 243 308 315 2.1
Americas 16,788 16,723 -0.4 1,206 1,203 1,390 15.6
Canada 1,776 1,618 -8.9 147 138 147 6.4
United States 12,435 12,269 -1.3 826 891 1,000 12.2
Latin America 2,514 2,759 9.7 228 169 238 41.5
East Asia 181,189 218,833 20.8 17,814 18,119 20,192 11.4
China 82,263 100,184 21.8 7,882 8,488 9,099 7.2
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 10,017 12,035 20.1 981 957 1,223 27.7
Japan 36,271 44,981 24.0 4,307 3,941 4,249 7.8
Republic of Korea 18,233 21,209 16.3 1,601 1,774 1,805 1.7
Taiwan 7,679 8,969 16.8 621 583 897 53.7
ASEAN 26,587 31,329 17.8 2,406 2,365 2,910 23.0
Indonesia 6,023 7,030 16.7 520 410 521 27.0
Malaysia 5,491 5,959 8.5 557 455 554 21.7
Philippines 1,941 2,331 20.1 95 117 195 65.9
Singapore 5,500 6,628 20.5 531 706 654 -7.3
Thailand 3,568 4,476 25.5 410 358 557 55.5
Europe 22,700 21,184 -6.7 2,340 1,566 1,620 3.4
European Union 20,265 17,366 -14.3 2,117 1,345 1,353 0.6
France 1,263 1,416 12.1 118 135 138 1.9
Germany 2,415 2,403 -0.5 325 245 315 28.4
Italy 754 752 -0.3 53 51 98 90.7
Netherlands 2,647 3,078 16.3 297 202 256 26.7
United Kingdom 10,148 6,114 -39.8 1,094 312 298 -4.4
Middle East 7,872 7,984 1.4 610 642 613 -4.5
Saudi Arabia 1,606 1,278 -20.4 44 58 67 15.0
Oceania & Antarctica 11,724 12,132 3.5 876 932 1,131 21.4
New Zealand 8,739 9,100 4.1 674 678 797 17.4
Southern Asia 13,183 18,018 36.7 1,468 1,173 1,537 31.0
India 11,413 15,748 38.0 1,367 1,056 1,339 26.7
Total merchandise exports (c) 259,071 301,998 16.6 25,148 24,957 27,925 11.9
(a) Recorded trade basis, original data. (b) Country and region totals exclude selected confidential export commodities from June 2013 onwards for all countries. Refer to Confidential Commodities List (ABS catalogue 5372.0.22.001) for more information.
(c) BOP basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5368.0 and unpublished ABS data.
Last updated: 16/05/2018 Month
Americas 5.5%
East Asia 72.5%
Europe 7.0%
Middle 2.6%East Oceania &
Antarctica 4.0%
Other 8.3%
Geographic Regions, 2017
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 A$m
Selected Major Markets
Rep of Korea China
Japan
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TABLE 4: AUSTRALIA'S MERCHANDISE IMPORTS BY SELECTED REGION AND MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS (a) (b)
(A$ million)
% change % change
Country/Region Year 2016 to Feb-18 to
2016 2017 2017 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Mar-18
Africa 2,717 3,506 29.0 304 265 344 30.1
Americas 37,465 39,422 5.2 3,319 2,690 3,315 23.3
Canada 2,101 2,146 2.1 168 151 174 15.6
United States 29,759 31,313 5.2 2,528 2,096 2,674 27.6
Latin America 5,159 5,512 6.8 591 409 436 6.7
East Asia 137,288 165,813 20.8 13,134 12,679 12,223 -3.6
China 59,505 64,524 8.4 6,027 5,315 4,489 -15.5
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 922 755 -18.1 58 56 218 289.6
Japan 19,638 21,098 7.4 1,548 2,011 1,930 -4.0
Republic of Korea 10,972 30,859 181.3 1,250 1,040 969 -6.9
Taiwan 4,438 4,377 -1.4 354 318 361 13.5
ASEAN 41,793 44,177 5.7 3,894 3,937 4,253 8.0
Indonesia 4,908 4,212 -14.2 364 301 403 33.8
Malaysia 9,315 11,026 18.4 1,078 919 865 -5.9
Philippines 778 677 -12.9 61 38 71 90.2
Singapore 7,131 8,272 16.0 828 890 873 -1.8
Thailand 14,581 14,394 -1.3 1,028 1,263 1,403 11.1
Europe 53,848 54,862 1.9 4,931 4,682 5,334 13.9
European Union 48,994 50,034 2.1 4,584 4,283 4,833 12.8
France 4,511 4,901 8.6 403 428 449 5.0
Germany 13,524 13,731 1.5 1,253 1,115 1,301 16.6
Italy 5,900 6,241 5.8 538 558 579 3.6
Netherlands 2,264 2,328 2.8 194 312 236 -24.5
United Kingdom 7,126 6,876 -3.5 659 507 732 44.4
Middle East 3,880 4,033 3.9 357 421 501 19.0
Saudi Arabia 435 410 -5.9 54 29 117 301.3
Oceania & Antarctica 11,435 11,418 -0.2 839 872 903 3.5
New Zealand 7,585 7,812 3.0 577 601 677 12.6
Southern Asia 5,834 6,514 11.7 701 489 723 48.0
India 4,366 5,109 17.0 574 369 579 56.8
Total merchandise imports (c) 267,075 288,174 7.9 25,504 23,472 25,059 6.8
(a) Recorded trade basis, original data. (b) Country and region totals exclude selected confidential import commodities from September 2008 onwards. (c) BOP basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database, ABS catalogue 5368.0, unpublished ABS data and DFAT estimates
Last updated: 16/05/2018 Month
Americas 13.7%
East Asia 57.5%
Europe 19.0%
Middle 1.4%East
Oceania &
Antarctica 4.0%
Other 4.4%
Geographic Regions, 2017
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 A$m
Selected Major Sources
Japan United States China
