TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF AUSTRALIA'S TRADE (a)
(A$ million)% change % change
Year 2010 to Dec-11 to
2010 2011 2011 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Jan-12
Exports 284,076 313,274 10.3 27,122 27,651 25,372 -8.2
Imports 268,807 295,122 9.8 25,976 26,326 26,045 -1.1
Balance on Trade 15,269 18,152 .. 1,145 1,325 -673 ..
(a) Balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted.
Based on ABS catalogue 5368.0.
For further information and statistics please email StatsSection@dfat.gov.au Last updated16/03/2012 Month
15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 A$m
Exports
15,000 18,000 21,000 24,000 27,000 30,000
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 A$m
Imports
-1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Jan-11 Feb-11 Mar-11 Apr-11 May-11 Jun-11 Jul-11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 A$m
Balance on Trade
- 2 -
TABLE 2: AUSTRALIA'S TRADE BY LEVEL OF PROCESSING (a)
(A$ million)% change % change
Year 2010 to Dec-11 to
2010 2011 2011 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Jan-12
Exports
Primary products (e) 166,254 196,588 18.2 16,366 18,011 14,829 -17.7
Unprocessed food 9,409 12,798 36.0 968 1,246 1,231 -1.2
Processed food 14,933 15,485 3.7 1,370 1,399 981 -29.9
Minerals (e) 69,571 86,949 25.0 6,841 7,496 5,525 -26.3
Fuels 66,623 73,526 10.4 6,479 7,270 6,713 -7.7
Other primary 5,719 7,829 36.9 708 601 380 -36.8
Manufactures 40,373 41,576 3.0 3,543 3,608 2,766 -23.3
STM (excl Nickel) (b) 13,594 14,081 3.6 1,241 1,111 994 -10.5
ETM (c) 26,779 27,494 2.7 2,302 2,497 1,772 -29.0
Other goods (incl gold) 24,533 24,005 -2.2 2,163 2,561 1,363 -46.8
Services 51,682 49,391 -4.4 4,072 4,022 3,997 -0.6
Total exports (d) 284,076 313,274 10.3 26,319 28,665 23,062 -19.5
Imports
Primary products 42,054 52,655 25.2 4,687 5,090 4,431 -12.9
Unprocessed food 1,540 1,697 10.2 174 157 157 0.0
Processed food 9,403 9,974 6.1 1,020 902 868 -3.8
Minerals 868 1,273 46.7 166 78 77 -1.3
Fuels 28,916 38,364 32.7 3,202 3,832 3,219 -16.0
Other primary 1,327 1,348 1.6 126 120 112 -6.7
Manufactures 154,907 160,826 3.8 15,133 13,564 13,844 2.1
STM (b) 14,203 15,300 7.7 1,330 1,075 1,296 20.6
ETM (c) 140,704 145,526 3.4 13,803 12,489 12,548 0.5
Other goods (incl gold) 13,104 13,626 4.0 1,654 1,426 923 -35.3
Services 55,709 59,178 6.2 4,861 5,346 5,399 1.0
Total imports (d) 268,807 295,122 9.8 27,388 26,406 25,465 -3.6
(a) Goods on a recorded trade basis, Services on balance of payments basis, original data. (b) STM - Simply transformed manufactures.
(c) ETM - Elaborately transformed manufactures. (d) BOP basis. (e) Includes the ABS adjustment for iron ore and coal prices (refer to ABS catalogue 5368.0, January 2012 - page 4). Based on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5368.0.
Last updated16/03/2012 Month
Primary products
(e) 63%
STM (excl Nickel) (b)
4%
ETM (c) 9%
Other goods (incl
gold) 8%
Services 16%
Exports, 2011
Primary products 18%
STM (b) 5%
ETM (c) 51%
Other goods (incl
gold) 5%
Services 21%
Imports, 2011
- 3 -
TABLE 3: AUSTRALIA'S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS BY SELECTED REGION AND MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS (a)
(A$ million)
% change % change
Year 2010 to Dec-11 to
2010 2011 2011 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Jan-12
Africa 3,651 3,651 0.0 315 310 300 -3.3
Americas 13,838 15,094 9.1 1,274 1,259 1,091 -13.3
Canada 1,252 1,509 20.5 121 203 58 -71.3
United States 9,244 9,792 5.9 860 811 646 -20.3
Latin America 3,170 3,676 16.0 288 234 382 63.6
East Asia 155,940 184,850 18.5 15,457 17,199 13,730 -20.2
China 58,422 71,876 23.0 6,099 6,707 5,164 -23.0
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3,175 3,047 -4.0 244 324 227 -29.9
Japan 43,590 50,516 15.9 4,298 4,922 4,108 -16.5
Republic of Korea 20,470 23,363 14.1 2,145 2,211 1,867 -15.5
Taiwan 8,385 9,136 9.0 753 687 678 -1.3
ASEAN 10 21,778 26,792 23.0 1,911 2,337 1,680 -28.1
Indonesia 4,491 5,398 20.2 432 478 369 -22.8
Malaysia 3,639 4,491 23.4 376 589 305 -48.2
Philippines 1,254 1,541 22.9 144 180 137 -23.8
Singapore 4,853 6,399 31.9 543 463 339 -26.9
Thailand 5,855 6,759 15.4 254 445 383 -14.0
Europe 20,606 22,208 7.8 2,241 2,680 1,315 -50.9
European Union 27 18,571 19,675 5.9 1,972 2,468 1,186 -51.9
France 1,171 1,182 1.0 71 123 29 -76.4
Germany 1,861 2,324 24.9 169 182 181 -0.3
Italy 1,134 1,264 11.4 76 85 115 35.3
Netherlands 2,621 3,503 33.6 309 409 256 -37.5
United Kingdom 8,308 7,539 -9.2 1,043 1,311 292 -77.7
Middle East 6,035 6,671 10.5 512 623 534 -14.3
Saudi Arabia 1,564 1,532 -2.0 102 189 94 -50.5
Oceania 11,165 11,099 -0.6 931 969 740 -23.6
New Zealand 8,015 7,694 -4.0 687 606 480 -20.9
South Asia 17,822 16,558 -7.1 1,131 1,266 1,350 6.6
India 16,425 15,265 -7.1 1,067 1,179 1,258 6.7
Total merchandise exports (b) 232,394 263,883 13.5 22,247 24,643 19,065 -22.6
(a) Recorded trade basis, original data. (b) BOP basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5368.0.
Last updated16/03/2012 Month
Americas 6%
East Asia 70%
Europe 8%
Middle East 3%
Oceania 4%
Other 9%
Geographic Regions, 2011
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000
Jan-11 Mar-11 May-11 Jul-11 Sep-11 Nov-11 Jan-12 A$m
Selected Major Markets
Rep of Korea China
Japan
- 4 -
TABLE 4: AUSTRALIA'S MERCHANDISE IMPORTS BY SELECTED REGION AND MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS (a) (b)
(A$ million)
% change % change
Year 2010 to Dec-11 to
2010 2011 2011 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Jan-12
Africa 3,311 5,281 59.5 589 375 531 41.7
Americas (b) (c) 31,593 35,308 11.8 3,248 2,713 2,947 8.6
Canada 1,739 1,771 1.8 157 167 216 29.3
United States (b) c) 25,399 28,348 11.6 2,477 2,150 2,243 4.3
Latin America 3,784 4,476 18.3 508 329 431 30.9
East Asia 110,119 113,837 3.4 10,503 10,204 9,595 -6.0
China 39,256 42,144 7.4 4,252 3,692 3,836 3.9
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1,139 1,140 0.1 112 92 101 10.8
Japan 18,192 17,971 -1.2 1,697 1,680 1,385 -17.6
Republic of Korea 7,144 7,131 -0.2 784 739 650 -12.0
Taiwan 3,638 3,779 3.9 381 274 341 24.6
ASEAN 10 40,732 41,654 2.3 3,275 3,726 3,277 -12.1
Indonesia 5,321 5,906 11.0 643 523 562 7.5
Malaysia 9,099 8,546 -6.1 709 853 703 -17.6
Philippines 467 437 -6.5 38 38 32 -16.1
Singapore 10,620 14,166 33.4 1,062 1,359 1,060 -22.0
Thailand 11,005 8,444 -23.3 557 472 648 37.3
Europe 42,133 45,557 8.1 4,037 3,929 3,890 -1.0
European Union 27 38,417 40,417 5.2 3,580 3,528 3,559 0.9
France 3,820 3,761 -1.6 324 328 327 -0.1
Germany 10,492 10,619 1.2 858 900 887 -1.4
Italy 4,897 5,027 2.7 494 409 471 15.0
Netherlands 1,314 1,522 15.8 135 149 167 12.3
United Kingdom 5,800 6,730 16.0 579 544 515 -5.3
Middle East 4,391 6,300 43.5 545 544 424 -22.0
Saudi Arabia 406 387 -4.6 14 27 72 165.8
Oceania 10,608 11,792 11.2 1,064 1,026 936 -8.7
New Zealand 7,204 7,581 5.2 674 667 538 -19.4
South Asia 2,406 2,776 15.4 309 259 257 -0.7
India 1,974 2,235 13.2 262 220 200 -9.2
Total merchandise imports (d) 213,098 235,944 10.7 22,527 21,060 20,066 -4.7
(a) Recorded trade basis, original data. (b) Excludes imports of aircraft except for the United States and Americas yearly data. (c) 2010 and 2011 based on unpublished ABS data & includes confidential aircraft imports. (d) BOP basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5368.0.
Last updated16/03/2012 Month
Americas (b) (c)
15%
East Asia 48%
Europe 19%
Oceania 5%
Other 13%
Geographic Regions, 2011
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Jan-11 Mar-11 May-11 Jul-11 Sep-11 Nov-11 Jan-12 A$m
Selected Major Sources
Japan United States China
