International Trade in Goods (Monthly)
Monthly Australian international trade in GOODS - exports (credits), imports (debits), and trade balance by commodity category. Source: ABS Catalogue 5368.0 International Trade in Goods.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics · Licensed CC-BY 4.0 · dataset id abs.ITGS
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Full description
Monthly Australian international trade in GOODS - exports (credits), imports (debits), and trade balance by commodity category. Source: ABS Catalogue 5368.0 International Trade in Goods. The headline `balance_on_goods` series is the trade-balance number monthly economic commentary cites. Sub-categories (rural goods, metal ores, iron ore, coal, etc.) break down both export and import flows into ANZSIC / SITC-aligned commodity classes. Use this for: - **Trade balance time series** - surplus/deficit by month, headline figure used in current-account reporting - **Commodity-export tracking** - iron ore exports, coal exports, LNG exports value over time - **Import-mix analysis** - capital goods vs consumer goods, durables decomposition - **AUD-driver decomposition** - terms of trade analysis pairs ITGS exports against ABS prices Customer query examples: - "Monthly trade balance, last 12 months" → `get_data('ITGS', filters={'data_item': 'balance_on_goods', 'region': 'australia'}, start_period='2024-04')` - "Total goods exports latest" → `latest('ITGS', filters={'data_item': 'total_goods_exports'})` - "Metal ores exports trend" → `get_data('ITGS', filters={'data_item': 'metal_ores_exports'})`
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