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• Australia International Trade: June 2025 2025-08-06 21:30
  

  Australia’s trade balance widened to $5.37 billion (vs $3.25 billion expected) in June 2025, up from $1.60 billion in May, as exports surged and imports fell sharply.

  • Exports rose +6.0% MoM (+$2.52 billion), driven by a +36.7% MoM jump in non-monetary gold; general merchandise exports rose +2.6%.
  • Imports fell -3.1% MoM (-$1.24 billion), led by a -9.1% decline in capital goods and a -5.5% drop in consumption goods.
  • Within consumption goods, non-industrial transport equipment plunged -21.0% MoM.
  • Capital goods n.e.s. dropped -31.7%, and industrial transport equipment fell -16.2%.
  • Intermediate goods were broadly flat (-0.3% MoM), with processed industrial supplies down -3.6%.

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• Australia International Trade: May 2025 2025-07-02 21:30
  

  Australia’s trade balance dropped from $4.86 billion in April to $2.23 billion in May, below the estimate of $5.0 billion.

  • Exports fell -2.7% MoM, driven by a decline of -2.6% MoM in general merchandise exports.
  • Imports increased 3.8% MoM with gains across categories including an 8.6% MoM increase in capital goods imports.
  • Within capital goods imports, sharp rises in aircraft (263.5% MoM), industrial transport equipment (15.4% MoM), and other capital goods (19.6% MoM) drove the rise.

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