$ million - Source frequency: monthly · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's trade balance (goods) was $495 as of August 2026. The monthly balance on trade in goods: goods exports minus goods imports. A positive figure is a surplus, a negative figure a deficit. The trade balance reflects Australia's competitiveness and the strength of demand for its exports, and feeds directly into national income. Data is sourced from ABS International Trade in Goods (Cat. 5368.0) - balance on goods, seasonally adjusted, Australia and updated monthly.
The monthly balance on trade in goods: goods exports minus goods imports. A positive figure is a surplus, a negative figure a deficit.
The trade balance reflects Australia's competitiveness and the strength of demand for its exports, and feeds directly into national income.
Higher is better
Source: ABS International Trade in Goods (Cat. 5368.0) - balance on goods, seasonally adjusted, Australia
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS International Trade in Goods (Cat. 5368.0) - balance on goods, seasonally adjusted, Australia), updated monthly. Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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