index (export prices / import prices × 100) - Source frequency: quarterly · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's terms of trade was 111.9 index (export prices / import prices × 100) as of April 2026. The ratio of Australia's export prices to its import prices, from the ABS International Trade Price Indexes. A rising index means the same exports buy more imports. Terms of trade is the swing factor in national income: an iron ore or gas price move changes what the country can afford without anyone working differently. Data is sourced from ABS International Trade Price Indexes (Cat. 6457.0) - export price index divided by import price index, quarterly and updated quarterly.
The ratio of Australia's export prices to its import prices, from the ABS International Trade Price Indexes. A rising index means the same exports buy more imports.
Terms of trade is the swing factor in national income: an iron ore or gas price move changes what the country can afford without anyone working differently.
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Source: ABS International Trade Price Indexes (Cat. 6457.0) - export price index divided by import price index, quarterly
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS International Trade Price Indexes (Cat. 6457.0) - export price index divided by import price index, quarterly), updated quarterly. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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