Imports of goods and services to Australia declined 1.5% from the prior month to the smallest amount in five months of AUD 46.15 billion in November 2022, as domestic demand weakened amid surging inflation and supply chain disruptions following a spike in COVID infections in China. Purchases of capital goods shrank 9.5% to AUD 7.79 billion, dragged down by telecommunications equipment (-19%), ADP equipment (-20.5%), and industrial transport equipment n.e.s. (-7.7%). Meantime, arrivals of consumption goods fell by 2.1%, due to non-industrial transport equipment (-6.5%), textiles, clothing, and footwear (-2.2%), and food and beverages, mainly for consumption (-1.5%). By contrast, imports of intermediate and other merchandise goods grew 0.6% to AUD 17.50 billion, largely driven by fuels and lubricants (4.5%). Also, purchases of services increased by 1.2% to AUD 9.14 billion, supported by travel (17.0%) and other services (0.3%). source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Imports in Australia averaged 13476.99 AUD Million from 1971 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 48048.00 AUD Million in August of 2022 and a record low of 393.00 AUD Million in May of 1972. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Imports - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2023.

Imports in Australia is expected to be 45000.00 AUD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Imports is projected to trend around 50200.00 AUD Million in 2024 and 54400.00 AUD Million in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Australia Imports



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-12-08 12:30 AM Oct -1% 0.3%
2023-01-12 12:30 AM Nov -1.5% -2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 13201.00 12743.00 AUD Million Nov 2022
Imports 46147.00 46830.00 AUD Million Nov 2022
Exports 59348.00 59573.00 AUD Million Nov 2022

Australia Imports
Australia imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (40 percent of total imports), of which road vehicles account for 12 percent, industrial machinery for 6 percent, electrical machinery for 5 percent and telecommunications and sound recording for 5 percent.The country also imports: petroleum (11 percent); manufactured goods (12 percent); chemicals and related products (10 percent); and food and live animals (5 percent). Main import partners are China (23 percent of total imports), the US (11 percent), Japan (7 percent), South Korea, Thailand and Germany (5 percent each) and Malaysia (4 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
46147.00 46830.00 48048.00 393.00 1971 - 2022 AUD Million Monthly
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News Stream
Australia Imports Fall 1.5% MoM
Imports of goods and services to Australia declined 1.5% from the prior month to the smallest amount in five months of AUD 46.15 billion in November 2022, as domestic demand weakened amid surging inflation and supply chain disruptions following a spike in China's COVID infections. Purchases of capital goods shrank 9.5% to AUD 7.79 billion, dragged down by telecommunications equipment (-19%), ADP equipment (-20.5%), and industrial transport equipment n.e.s. (-7.7%). Meanwhile, arrivals of consumption goods fell by 2.1% due to non-industrial transport equipment (-6.5%), textiles, clothing, and footwear (-2.2%), and food and beverages(-1.5%). By contrast, imports of intermediate and other merchandise goods grew 0.6% to AUD 17.50 billion, largely driven by fuels and lubricants (4.5%). Also, purchases of services increased by 1.2% to AUD 9.14 billion, supported by travel (17.0%) and other services (0.3%).
2023-01-12
Australia Imports Drop 0.7% MoM
Imports of goods and services to Australia fell 0.7% from the prior month to AUD 47.85 billion in October 2022, amid signs of weakening domestic demand with the backdrop of rising inflation and high-interest rates as well as supply chain issues following another COVID outbreak in China. Arrivals of intermediate and other merchandise goods declined by 0.8% to AUD 17.94 billion, weighed down by fuels and lubricants (-7.1%); and those of capital goods shrank 1.7% to AUD 8.77 billion, led by capital goods n.e.s (21.0%). On the flip side, purchases of consumption goods grew by 1.2%, driven by non-industrial transport equipment (16.9%). Also, imports of services increased by 0.6% to AUD 9.29 billion, supported by transport (0.9%) and other services (0.5%).
2022-12-08
Australia Imports Little Changed
Imports of goods and services to Australia edged up 0.4% from the prior month to AUD 48.17 billion in September 2022, amid sluggish domestic demand in the wake of the recent flooding in some regions. Arrivals of intermediate and other merchandise goods increased by 2.9% to AUD 18.24 billion, led by fuels and lubricants (12.2%); while those of capital goods expanded 5.1% to AUD 8.81 billion, driven by civil aircraft and confidentialised items (122.2%), telecommunication equipment (1.6%), and capital goods n.e.s (22.3%). At the same time, imports of services were up 0.6% to AUD 9.07 billion, led by travel (5.9%) and other services (0.4%). On the other hand, purchases of consumption goods tumbled 7.2%, dragged down by consumption goods n.e.s. (-12.9%).
2022-11-03

Australia Imports by Country Last Previous
China 10539063.14 11312418.11 AUD THO Nov/22
United States 4028580.77 3679157.95 AUD THO Nov/22
South Korea 2310768.28 2708062.72 AUD THO Nov/22
Japan 2155511.49 2181935.07 AUD THO Nov/22
Malaysia 1713891.09 1603688.14 AUD THO Nov/22
Thailand 1659110.53 1682328.76 AUD THO Nov/22
Singapore 1575416.96 1550970.38 AUD THO Nov/22
Germany 1396103.96 1316301.95 AUD THO Nov/22
Vietnam 908539.35 757030.97 AUD THO Nov/22
Taiwan 815272.68 1302233.81 AUD THO Nov/22
Italy 744390.84 637808.95 AUD THO Nov/22
India 717640.18 647113.19 AUD THO Nov/22
New Zealand 632437.62 700393.33 AUD THO Nov/22
United Kingdom 599634.05 606255.23 AUD THO Nov/22
France 588725.06 557634.06 AUD THO Nov/22
Indonesia 511369.44 501069.88 AUD THO Nov/22
Switzerland 388013.17 369360.31 AUD THO Nov/22
Canada 385187.24 263745.77 AUD THO Nov/22
Belgium 371192.39 208419.84 AUD THO Nov/22
Mexico 318565.19 453279.51 AUD THO Nov/22
Spain 303119.61 221536.50 AUD THO Nov/22
Papua New Guinea 243888.01 122443.51 AUD THO Nov/22
Netherlands 227542.76 216039.80 AUD THO Nov/22
Sweden 214711.34 167105.14 AUD THO Nov/22
Denmark 176508.30 174060.58 AUD THO Nov/22
Ireland 168908.73 195153.07 AUD THO Nov/22
Austria 166403.32 177734.24 AUD THO Nov/22
Poland 139158.69 169068.64 AUD THO Nov/22
South Africa 132480.04 207013.25 AUD THO Nov/22
Finland 131152.81 100753.13 AUD THO Nov/22
Turkey 127074.04 135462.99 AUD THO Nov/22
Argentina 111526.37 37678.19 AUD THO Nov/22
Hong Kong 101865.86 107286.35 AUD THO Nov/22
Philippines 99943.20 88645.59 AUD THO Nov/22
Czech Republic 97108.80 102515.87 AUD THO Nov/22
Brazil 93437.85 128161.21 AUD THO Nov/22
Hungary 91511.75 99136.34 AUD THO Nov/22
Israel 68145.47 70706.12 AUD THO Nov/22
Slovakia 66991.21 68468.95 AUD THO Nov/22
Portugal 60458.10 73444.96 AUD THO Nov/22
Norway 49138.79 40847.91 AUD THO Nov/22
Chile 37812.64 30637.24 AUD THO Nov/22
Greece 37492.45 25042.17 AUD THO Nov/22
Romania 23881.83 23441.86 AUD THO Nov/22
Peru 17715.78 13738.39 AUD THO Nov/22
Myanmar 4904.00 7062.85 AUD THO Nov/22
Luxembourg 3290.99 3950.68 AUD THO Nov/22
Russia 1462.78 1375.26 AUD THO Nov/22
Cambodia 67.00 61.00 AUD THO Nov/22
Venezuela 16.34 687.03 AUD THO Nov/22
Australia Imports by Category Last Previous
Machinery & Transport Equipment 13997.00 14642.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Consumption Goods 12305.00 12185.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Capital Goods 8433.00 9221.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Fuels & Lubricants 6476.00 6661.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Misc. Manufactured Articles 5596.00 5578.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Processed Indust.supplies Nes 4961.00 4515.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Chemicals & Rel. Products 4243.00 3661.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Consumption Goods Nes 4122.00 3777.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Manufactured Goods 3820.00 3892.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Tourism Related Service 3434.00 3583.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Machinery & Industrial Equipment 2891.00 2810.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Non-industrial Transport Equipme 2780.00 2839.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Services, Travel 2732.00 2889.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Services, Shipment 2239.00 2415.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Misc. Manufactured Articles, Nes 2116.00 2088.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Textiles Clothing & Footwear 2006.00 2112.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Food & Live Animals 1839.00 1758.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products 1675.00 1386.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Telecommunications Equipment 1610.00 1956.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Parts For Transport Equipment 1593.00 1548.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Indust.transport Equip.nes 1243.00 1506.00 AUD Million Nov/22
ADP Equipment 1218.00 1411.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Manufactures of Metals 1107.00 1100.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Apparel & Clothing Access Articles 1043.00 1176.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Commodities & Transactions, Nec 1012.00 856.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Capital Goods Nes 980.00 1070.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Toys,books & Leisure Goods 809.00 926.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Household Electrical Items 742.00 724.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Power Generating Machinery & Equipment 668.00 589.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Organic & Inorganic Chemicals 632.00 555.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Furniture & Parts Thereof 610.00 552.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Chemical Materials & Products 556.00 469.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Non-monetary Gold 551.00 400.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Civil Aircraft 491.00 468.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Rubber Manufactures 482.00 446.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Plastics 475.00 470.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Non Metallic Mineral Manufactures 439.00 458.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Iron & Steel 430.00 468.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Beverages & Tobacco 406.00 380.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Fertilizers Excl. Crude 382.00 217.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Non Ferrous Metals 363.00 367.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Crude Materials, Inedible Except Fuels 355.00 374.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Misc. Edible Products & Preparations 350.00 372.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Transport Eqp. Excl. Road Vehicles 338.00 410.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Beverages 336.00 327.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Inorganic Chemicals 323.00 249.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Organic Chemicals 313.00 310.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Vegetables & Fruit 307.00 284.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Footwear 296.00 279.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Photographic Appar. & Optical Goods 260.00 255.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Fish & Preparations Thereof 255.00 229.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Paper & Paperboard 248.00 291.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Plastics In Non Primary Form 240.00 233.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Plastics In Primary Form 230.00 233.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Cereals & Cereal Preparations 190.00 181.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Dairy Products & Birds Eggs 187.00 168.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Feeding Stuff For Animals 186.00 112.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Primary Industrial Supplies Nes 181.00 213.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Textile Yarn & Fabrics 162.00 168.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Dyeing, Tanning & Colouring Materials 112.00 103.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Cork & Wood 108.00 112.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Animal & Vegetable Oils, Fats & Waxes 107.00 70.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Metal Working Machinery 96.00 85.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Meat & Meat Preparations 93.00 107.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Crude Animal & Vegetable Materials 83.00 79.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Fixed Vegetable Fats & Oils 80.00 48.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Parts For ADP Equipment 79.00 85.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Crude Fertilizers & Minerals 59.00 37.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Sugars, Sugar Preparations & Honey 49.00 54.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Pulp & Waste Paper 43.00 23.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Gas, Natural & Manufactured 42.00 4.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Coal, Coke & Briquettes 41.00 37.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Metalliferous Ores & Metal Scrap 21.00 89.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Animal Oils & Fats 21.00 16.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits 15.00 9.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Crude Rubber 15.00 13.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Textile Fibres & Their Wastes 11.00 10.00 AUD Million Nov/22
Gold Coin, Whether Or Not Legal Tender 9.00 10.00 AUD Million Nov/22

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