AUSTRALIA 2015

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Australia’s imports of Goods
% change
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
Total Consump. Capital Interm. &
other
Value
Volume
Based on ABS catalogues 5368.0 and 5302.0.
Gold
• Imports of Consumption goods increased
13.2 per cent to $93.7 billion in 2015 (up
4.9 per cent in volume terms).
• In 2015, imports of Capital goods increased
4.6 per cent to $66.2 billion (down 4.8 per cent in
volume terms).
• Imports of Intermediate & other goods decreased
3.8 per cent to $112.3 billion in 2015 (up
3.0 per cent in volume terms).
• In 2015, imports of Non-monetary gold increased
18.5 per cent to $4.3 billion (up 26.9 per cent in
volume terms).
Australia’s imports of Services
% change
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
-5.0
Total Transport Travel Other
• Imports of Services rose 8.4 per cent to
$76.3 billion in 2015
– in volume terms, Services decreased
1.1 per cent while prices received rose
9.6 per cent.
• Within Services, imports of Transport services
increased 6.1 per cent to $17.7 billion, Travel
services rose 6.9 per cent to $31.3 billion and
Other services 5 increased 12.2 per cent to $26.9
billion.
Value
Volume
Based on ABS catalogues 5368.0 and 5302.0.
Australia’s principal goods & services imports
Personal travel (excl education) services
Passenger motor vehicles
Refined petroleum
Telecom equipment & parts
Freight services
Crude petroleum
Computers
Medicaments (incl veterinary)
Goods vehicles
Passenger transport services
2015
2014
2013
Based on ABS trade data on the DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5302.0.
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A$ million
5 Other services consists of services such as: Construction; Insurance & pension; Financial; Intellectual property charges;
Telecommunications, computer & information; Other business services; Personal, cultural & recreational; and Government services. It
excludes Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others and Maintenance & repair services nie.