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Australia's trade in goods and services by top 15 partners 2016
AUSTRALIA'S TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES (a) (b) BY TOP 15 PARTNERS (A$ million)
|
% growth |
Rank |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
% share of total |
2015 to 2016 |
5 year trend |
Notes
- All data is on a balance of payments basis, except for goods by country which are on a recorded trade basis.
- May exclude selected confidential export or import commodities from partner country totals as well as for the country groups. Refer to the DFAT website (http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/trade-investment/Pages/dfat-adjustments-to-abs-official-trade-data.aspx) for more information and a list of the commodities excluded.
- Includes DFAT estimate for the United States for 2016.
- Services data is EU27 to August 2013, EU28 from September 2013.
- Includes DFAT estimate for France from 2011 to 2016. Based on DFAT STARS database, ABS catalogues 5368.0 (Jun-2017) & 536830.55.004 and unpublished ABS data.
|
Australia's top two-way trading partners |
1 |
China |
145,426 |
149,670 |
155,644 |
23.1 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
2 |
United States |
60,794 |
70,215 |
64,273 |
9.6 |
-8.5 |
4.5 |
3 |
Japan |
70,151 |
64,992 |
61,087 |
9.1 |
-6.0 |
-3.2 |
4 |
Republic of Korea |
35,219 |
36,097 |
32,201 |
4.8 |
-10.8 |
1.1 |
5 |
United Kingdom |
21,223 |
23,193 |
29,105 |
4.3 |
25.5 |
2.9 |
6 |
New Zealand |
23,484 |
23,980 |
24,828 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
7 |
Singapore |
29,580 |
25,677 |
22,704 |
3.4 |
-11.6 |
-3.4 |
8 |
Thailand |
18,986 |
20,781 |
21,249 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
9 |
India |
15,763 |
19,808 |
21,012 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
1.1 |
10 |
Germany |
17,504 |
18,589 |
20,218 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
11 |
Malaysia |
20,678 |
19,054 |
17,582 |
2.6 |
-7.7 |
2.5 |
12 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
15,680 |
15,564 |
16,299 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
13.0 |
13 |
Indonesia |
15,722 |
15,083 |
15,408 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
14 |
Taiwan |
12,659 |
12,463 |
13,463 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
-0.2 |
15 |
Vietnam |
10,058 |
10,067 |
10,533 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
11.8 |
|
Total all countries |
662,253 |
668,322 |
672,665 |
100.0 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
of which: |
APEC (c) |
483,196 |
486,592 |
478,949 |
71.2 |
-1.6 |
2.5 |
ASEAN |
101,034 |
95,852 |
93,154 |
13.8 |
-2.8 |
1.5 |
European Union 28 (d)(e) |
85,718 |
89,323 |
98,350 |
14.6 |
10.1 |
2.4 |
OECD (c)(e) |
293,444 |
304,135 |
301,026 |
44.8 |
-1.0 |
1.4 |
G20 |
450,350 |
467,418 |
469,418 |
69.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
Australia's top export markets |
1 |
China |
91,117 |
85,436 |
93,523 |
28.3 |
9.5 |
3.9 |
2 |
Japan |
50,248 |
42,196 |
38,552 |
11.7 |
-8.6 |
-5.7 |
3 |
United States |
18,610 |
22,085 |
20,649 |
6.3 |
-6.5 |
8.6 |
4 |
Republic of Korea |
21,973 |
19,943 |
20,289 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
-3.5 |
5 |
United Kingdom |
8,382 |
8,720 |
14,978 |
4.5 |
71.8 |
2.2 |
6 |
India |
11,240 |
13,395 |
14,897 |
4.5 |
11.2 |
-3.1 |
7 |
New Zealand |
12,094 |
12,498 |
13,004 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
8 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
11,900 |
11,292 |
12,524 |
3.8 |
10.9 |
16.9 |
9 |
Singapore |
12,081 |
11,012 |
10,338 |
3.1 |
-6.1 |
2.3 |
10 |
Taiwan |
7,912 |
7,430 |
8,801 |
2.7 |
18.4 |
-2.7 |
11 |
Indonesia |
6,925 |
6,791 |
7,426 |
2.2 |
9.4 |
3.2 |
12 |
Malaysia |
7,992 |
7,842 |
7,394 |
2.2 |
-5.7 |
4.6 |
13 |
Vietnam |
4,225 |
4,680 |
5,073 |
1.5 |
8.4 |
14.4 |
14 |
Thailand |
6,084 |
5,307 |
4,685 |
1.4 |
-11.7 |
-7.1 |
15 |
Germany |
2,855 |
3,127 |
3,859 |
1.2 |
23.4 |
1.6 |
|
Total all countries |
326,700 |
315,658 |
330,360 |
100.0 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
of which: |
APEC |
260,276 |
245,505 |
251,786 |
76.2 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
ASEAN |
40,088 |
38,364 |
38,072 |
11.5 |
-0.8 |
2.7 |
European Union (d) |
22,231 |
23,322 |
30,795 |
9.3 |
32.0 |
0.3 |
OECD |
130,966 |
126,235 |
130,350 |
39.5 |
3.3 |
-1.0 |
G20 |
232,412 |
223,740 |
235,945 |
71.4 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
Australia's top import sources |
1 |
China |
54,309 |
64,233 |
62,121 |
18.1 |
-3.3 |
8.4 |
2 |
United States |
42,184 |
48,129 |
43,624 |
12.7 |
-9.4 |
2.8 |
3 |
Japan |
19,903 |
22,796 |
22,535 |
6.6 |
-1.1 |
2.1 |
4 |
Thailand |
12,902 |
15,474 |
16,564 |
4.8 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
5 |
Germany |
14,649 |
15,462 |
16,359 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
6 |
United Kingdom |
12,841 |
14,473 |
14,127 |
4.1 |
-2.4 |
3.1 |
7 |
Singapore |
17,499 |
14,665 |
12,366 |
3.6 |
-15.7 |
-7.0 |
8 |
Republic of Korea |
13,246 |
16,154 |
11,912 |
3.5 |
-26.3 |
11.1 |
9 |
New Zealand |
11,391 |
11,482 |
11,824 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
10 |
Malaysia |
12,686 |
11,212 |
10,187 |
3.0 |
-9.1 |
1.1 |
11 |
Indonesia |
8,797 |
8,292 |
7,982 |
2.3 |
-3.7 |
-0.6 |
12 |
Italy |
7,435 |
7,321 |
7,452 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
13 |
France |
6,407 |
6,320 |
6,372 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
-0.9 |
14 |
India |
4,523 |
6,413 |
6,115 |
1.8 |
-4.6 |
16.7 |
15 |
Vietnam |
5,833 |
5,387 |
5,460 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
9.8 |
|
Total all countries |
335,553 |
352,664 |
342,305 |
100.0 |
-2.9 |
2.7 |
of which: |
APEC (c) |
222,919 |
241,087 |
227,162 |
66.4 |
-5.8 |
3.9 |
ASEAN |
60,946 |
57,488 |
55,082 |
16.1 |
-4.2 |
0.8 |
European Union (d)(e) |
63,487 |
66,002 |
67,555 |
19.7 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
OECD (c)(e) |
162,478 |
177,900 |
170,676 |
49.9 |
-4.1 |
3.4 |
G20 |
217,938 |
243,678 |
233,473 |
68.2 |
-4.2 |
4.8 |
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Australia's top 25 imports, goods and services, 2016
AUSTRALIA'S TOP 25 IMPORTS, GOODS & SERVICES (a) (b) (A$ million)
|
% growth |
Rank |
Commodity |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
% share 2016 |
2015 to 2016 |
5 year trend |
Notes
- Goods trade is on a recorded trade basis, Services trade is on a balance of payments basis.
- Please note – imports of aircraft were made confidential by the ABS from Sep-08 onwards. Imports of aircraft would rank in Australia's top 25 imports. DFAT estimates that aircraft imports were valued at around $3.9 billion in 2016.
- Balance of payments basis.
- Includes Related agency fees & commissions.
- Education includes Education-related travel services, Royalties on education services and Other education services.
- The ABS Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) provides the official measure of the tourism sector and is only available on a financial year basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5302.0 (Jun-2017).
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|
Total (c) |
335,553 |
352,664 |
342,305 |
|
-2.9 |
2.7 |
1 |
Personal travel (excl education) services |
25,231 |
27,046 |
28,512 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
2 |
Passenger motor vehicles |
17,566 |
20,365 |
21,403 |
6.3 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
3 |
Refined petroleum |
18,579 |
18,437 |
14,861 |
4.3 |
-19.4 |
1.9 |
4 |
Telecommunication equipment & parts |
9,845 |
11,675 |
11,970 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
5 |
Freight transport services |
9,702 |
10,248 |
8,791 |
2.6 |
-14.2 |
1.7 |
6 |
Crude petroleum |
20,050 |
9,381 |
7,965 |
2.3 |
-15.1 |
-18.9 |
7 |
Medicaments (incl veterinary) |
7,497 |
7,287 |
7,617 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
-2.7 |
8 |
Goods vehicles |
6,008 |
6,734 |
7,535 |
2.2 |
11.9 |
0.6 |
9 |
Gold |
4,005 |
4,456 |
7,468 |
2.2 |
67.6 |
-0.6 |
10 |
Computers |
7,316 |
8,471 |
7,349 |
2.1 |
-13.2 |
3.6 |
11 |
Passenger transport services (d) |
6,146 |
6,497 |
6,553 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
12 |
Professional services |
4,950 |
5,866 |
5,439 |
1.6 |
-7.3 |
12.0 |
13 |
Technical & other business services |
5,759 |
6,058 |
4,924 |
1.4 |
-18.7 |
1.0 |
14 |
Charges for intellectual property |
4,403 |
4,696 |
4,500 |
1.3 |
-4.2 |
3.4 |
15 |
Furniture, mattresses & cushions |
3,624 |
4,337 |
4,274 |
1.2 |
-1.4 |
10.5 |
16 |
Heating & cooling equipment & parts |
4,354 |
5,159 |
4,020 |
1.2 |
-22.1 |
17.9 |
17 |
Pharm products (excl medicaments) |
2,426 |
3,049 |
3,609 |
1.1 |
18.4 |
11.4 |
18 |
Business travel services |
3,419 |
3,425 |
3,561 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
19 |
Telecom, computer & information services |
3,011 |
3,382 |
3,554 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
14.8 |
20 |
Electrical machinery & parts, nes |
2,959 |
3,344 |
3,315 |
1.0 |
-0.9 |
6.5 |
21 |
Plastic articles, nes |
2,721 |
3,210 |
3,226 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
22 |
Household-type equipment, nes |
2,669 |
3,139 |
3,222 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
10.0 |
23 |
Measuring & analysing instruments |
3,208 |
3,296 |
3,185 |
0.9 |
-3.4 |
4.2 |
24 |
Prams, toys, games & sporting goods |
2,844 |
3,145 |
3,135 |
0.9 |
-0.3 |
7.4 |
25 |
Medical instruments (incl veterinary) |
2,407 |
2,799 |
3,066 |
0.9 |
9.5 |
11.3 |
Memorandum items |
|
Education (e) |
1,270 |
1,276 |
1,462 |
0.4 |
14.6 |
5.1 |
|
|
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
% share 2015-16 |
2014-15 to 2015-16 |
5 year trend |
|
Tourism Satellite Account (f) |
35,769 |
35,960 |
38,555 |
11.0 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
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Australia's top 25 exports, goods and services, 2016 (a)
AUSTRALIA'S TOP 25 EXPORTS, GOODS & SERVICES (a) (A$ million)
|
% growth |
Rank |
Commodity |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
% share of 2016 |
2015 to 2016 |
5 year trend |
Notes
- Goods trade is on a recorded trade basis, Services trade is on a balance of payments basis.
- Balance of payments basis.
- Includes student expenditure on tuition fees and living expenses.
- Other ores & concentrates - mainly of Lead, Zinc and Manganese ores & concentrates.
- Other transport services exports covers a range of services provided in Australian airports and ports, including Cargo & baggage handling services, Agents fees associated with freight transportation and Airport & port charges.
- Includes Related agency fees & commissions.
- Education includes Education-related travel services, Royalties on education services and Other education services.
- The ABS Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) provides the official measure of the tourism sector and is only available on a financial year basis.
Based on ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database and ABS catalogue 5302.0 (Jun-2017).
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Total (b) |
326,700 |
315,658 |
330,360 |
|
4.7 |
1.2 |
1 |
Iron ores & concentrates |
66,008 |
49,100 |
53,757 |
16.3 |
9.5 |
-3.5 |
2 |
Coal |
37,999 |
37,034 |
42,270 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
-2.5 |
3 |
Education-related travel services (c) |
17,046 |
18,659 |
21,966 |
6.6 |
17.7 |
8.0 |
4 |
Gold |
13,460 |
14,504 |
18,857 |
5.7 |
30.0 |
2.6 |
5 |
Natural gas |
17,743 |
16,446 |
17,912 |
5.4 |
8.9 |
9.6 |
6 |
Personal travel (excl education) services |
13,611 |
15,304 |
17,412 |
5.3 |
13.8 |
8.6 |
7 |
Beef, f.c.f. |
7,751 |
9,296 |
7,401 |
2.2 |
-20.4 |
14.1 |
8 |
Aluminium ores & conc (incl alumina) |
6,336 |
7,493 |
6,460 |
2.0 |
-13.8 |
5.8 |
9 |
Wheat |
5,920 |
5,812 |
4,853 |
1.5 |
-16.5 |
-4.2 |
10 |
Professional services |
4,807 |
5,078 |
4,779 |
1.4 |
-5.9 |
6.5 |
11 |
Crude petroleum |
10,564 |
6,005 |
4,750 |
1.4 |
-20.9 |
-15.9 |
12 |
Copper ores & concentrates |
5,359 |
4,813 |
4,714 |
1.4 |
-2.1 |
-2.7 |
13 |
Business travel services |
4,223 |
4,468 |
4,238 |
1.3 |
-5.1 |
1.8 |
14 |
Technical & other business services |
3,463 |
3,493 |
4,122 |
1.2 |
18.0 |
1.7 |
15 |
Meat (excl beef), f.c.f. |
3,733 |
3,738 |
3,573 |
1.1 |
-4.4 |
11.0 |
16 |
Financial services |
3,159 |
3,733 |
3,509 |
1.1 |
-6.0 |
20.4 |
17 |
Aluminium |
3,968 |
3,934 |
3,341 |
1.0 |
-15.1 |
-4.1 |
18 |
Telecom, computer & information services |
2,572 |
3,053 |
3,301 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
19 |
Copper |
3,849 |
3,397 |
3,115 |
0.9 |
-8.3 |
-2.5 |
20 |
Wool & other animal hair (incl tops) |
2,417 |
2,912 |
3,023 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
1.9 |
21 |
Other ores & concentrates (d) |
4,594 |
4,437 |
2,803 |
0.8 |
-36.8 |
-6.2 |
22 |
Other transport services (f) |
2,596 |
2,674 |
2,788 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
23 |
Passenger transport services (e) |
2,407 |
2,635 |
2,741 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
24 |
Alcoholic beverages |
2,034 |
2,388 |
2,521 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
25 |
Edible products & preparations, nes |
1,016 |
1,688 |
2,369 |
0.7 |
40.3 |
24.7 |
Memorandum items |
|
Education (g) |
17,629 |
19,198 |
22,404 |
6.8 |
16.7 |
7.8 |
|
|
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
% share 2015-16 |
2014-15 to 2015-16 |
5 year trend |
|
Tourism Satellite Account (h) |
28,193 |
30,810 |
34,222 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
5.5 |
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