TOTAL MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY COUNTRY

TOTAL MERCHANDISE EXPORTS BY COUNTRY

For exports, country refers to the country to which the goods were consigned at the time of export. For imports, country refers to the country of origin of the goods, that is, where the majority of processing of the goods takes place.

Australia's merchandise trade surplus increased from $1,222m in 2000-01 to $1,495m in 2001-02, an improvement of $273m. The main trading partner contributors were:

• a $1,194m decrease in the deficit with the United States of America. This was due to a $340m rise in exports, due mainly to increases in Meat and meat preparations, and Transport equipment (excluding road vehicles), and a $854m decrease in imports, due mainly to decreases in Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment, Office machines and automatic data processing machines, and Organic chemicals.
• a $1,004m increase in the surplus with Saudi Arabia. This was due to a $400m rise in exports and a $604m decrease in imports due mainly to a large decrease in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.
• a $646m decrease in the deficit with the United Kingdom. This was due to a $544m rise in exports and a $102m decrease in imports.
• a $638m increase in the surplus with the Republic of South Korea. This was due to a $650m rise in exports that was partly offset by a $12m increase in imports.
• a $580m increase in the surplus with New Zealand. This was due to a $755m rise in exports, due mainly to increases in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials, and Road vehicles, partly offset by a $175m increase in imports.
• a $575m decrease in the deficit with Vietnam as a result of a $577m decrease in imports due mainly to a decrease in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.

These improvements were partly offset by:

• a $1,148m decrease in the surplus with Singapore, mainly as a result of a $1,073m decrease in exports.
• an $858m decrease in the surplus with Taiwan. This was due to a $1,051m decrease in exports due mainly to a decrease in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials, partly offset by a $193m decrease in imports.
• a $827m decrease in the surplus with Japan. This was due to a $726m decrease in exports due mainly to decreases in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials, Non-ferrous metals, and Meat and meat preparations and a $101m increase in imports.
• a $703m increase in the deficit with Germany. This was the combined result of a $143m decrease in exports and a $560m increase in imports.
• a $595m increase in the deficit with Indonesia. This was the result of an $82m increase in exports and a $677m increase in imports due mainly to an increase in Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials.
• a $458m increase in the deficit with China. This was the result of a $939m increase in exports and a $1,397m increase in imports.

The largest value commodity exported to Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Taiwan was Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials. About half the exports to China were Crude materials, inedible, except fuels. The largest value commodity exported to both New Zealand and the United States of America was Machinery and transport equipment. Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC formed the largest commodity export to the United Kingdom.
 

MERCHANDISE EXPORTS, Top eight countries - 2001-02
	China	Japan	Korea, Republic of	New Zealand	Singapore	Taiwan	United Kingdom	United States of America	Total all countries
Commodity (SITC section)	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals(a)	470	3,903	645	696	619	624	214	2,502	21,707
Beverages and tobacco	3	67	9	147	47	5	867	656	2,355
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels(a)	3,627	4,160	1,838	121	38	674	235	296	22,443
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials(a)	561	7,331	2,819	855	1,706	1,371	419	795	25,120
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes(a)	84	38	13	24	5	31	10	5	310
Chemical and related products, n.e.s.(a)	250	283	276	812	151	173	253	863	5,362
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material(a)	683	1,821	1,007	1,096	256	1,084	379	1,122	13,557
Machinery and transport equipment(a)	271	307	524	2,101	576	106	514	3,072	14,140
Miscellaneous manufactured articles(a)	115	178	109	972	243	53	287	897	4,466
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC(b)	1,718	4,681	2,616	813	1,296	721	2,019	1,784	11,715
Total merchandise exports	7,781	22,769	9,856	7,637	4,936	4,843	5,197	11,992	121,176
(a) Excludes export commodities subject to a 'No commodity details' restriction. (b) Includes commodities subject to a 'No commodity details' restriction.
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia, June 2002 (5422.0).

  TOTAL MERCHANDISE IMPORTS BY COUNTRY

The largest value commodity imported from Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America was Machinery and transport equipment. From China, the largest value commodity was Miscellaneous manufactured articles, from New Zealand it was Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, and from Indonesia it was Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials.

30.28 MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, Top eight countries - 2001-02
	China	Germany	Indonesia	Japan	Korea, Republic of	New Zealand	United Kingdom	United States of America	Total all countries
Commodity (SITC section)	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals(a)	212	55	107	95	37	884	130	479	4,614
Beverages and tobacco	22	13	1	4	1	120	160	170	864
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels(a)	69	29	107	48	39	409	50	199	1,756
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials(a)	127	5	1,866	37	97	323	6	285	9,033
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes(a)	2	10	2	1	1	4	3	9	289
Chemical and related products, n.e.s.(a)	470	1,151	127	542	219	391	1,609	3,367	14,637
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material(a)	1,830	717	554	1,399	694	1,031	508	1,592	14,821
Machinery and transport equipment(a)	3,249	3,914	318	12,086	2,535	795	2,704	11,792	53,672
Miscellaneous manufactured articles(a)	5,144	658	260	867	167	516	1,018	3,223	17,421
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC(b)	153	180	664	393	930	265	31	382	2,574
Total merchandise imports	11,278	6,732	4,007	15,471	4,721	4,740	6,219	21,497	119,681
(a) Excludes import commodities subject to a 'No commodity details' restriction. (b) Includes commodities subject to a 'No commodity details' restriction.
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia, June 2002 (5422.0).

MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, BY COUNTRY

Merchandise exports and imports for the last three financial years for the top 50 countries in order of total two-way trade (i.e. merchandise exports plus merchandise imports).

MERCHANDISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS, By country
	Exports			Imports
	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02
	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m	$m
Austria	51	56	58	484	542	539
Bangladesh	296	367	347	54	56	42
Belgium-Luxembourg	1,089	1,004	865	737	828	875
Brazil	470	543	462	441	647	470
Brunei Darussalam	40	44	50	211	351	407
Canada	1,175	1,769	1,892	1,848	1,869	1,607
Chile	129	133	154	61	79	97
China	4,966	6,841	7,781	7,515	9,881	11,278
Denmark	140	109	108	542	535	671
Egypt	504	600	754	16	14	20
Fiji	591	642	527	356	254	232
Finland	371	454	359	668	721	727
France	871	1,081	1,344	2,228	2,478	2,691
Germany	1,245	1,487	1,344	5,791	6,172	6,732
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	3,211	3,909	4,004	1,280	1,362	1,410
India	1,588	2,086	2,522	714	754	874
Indonesia	2,408	3,111	3,193	2,701	3,330	4,007
Iran	410	755	784	29	27	39
Iraq	456	733	840	74	96	-
Ireland	134	178	306	937	1,140	1,469
Israel	192	248	291	442	441	526
Italy	1,575	2,099	2,166	3,043	3,257	3,411
Japan	18,822	23,495	22,769	14,110	15,370	15,471
Korea, Republic of	7,615	9,206	9,856	4,311	4,709	4,721
Kuwait	299	403	517	106	163	133
Malaysia	2,141	2,500	2,526	3,765	4,177	3,860
Mexico	254	370	479	382	582	521
Netherlands	1,378	1,737	1,538	990	906	1,094
New Caledonia	200	244	225	48	45	44
New Zealand	6,739	6,882	7,637	4,372	4,565	4,740
Norway	111	124	130	149	214	206
Pakistan	532	404	477	156	203	200
Papua New Guinea	927	1,051	1,007	1,353	1,457	1,124
Philippines	1,304	1,501	1,255	457	512	624
Portugal	41	34	83	168	162	193
Qatar	68	98	107	170	211	353
Saudi Arabia	1,334	2,196	2,596	1,002	1,634	1,030
Singapore	4,855	6,009	4,936	4,359	3,899	3,974
South Africa	1,039	1,301	1,346	749	877	870
Spain	714	713	791	659	710	759
Sri Lanka	221	345	308	76	87	82
Sweden	169	184	220	1,646	1,624	1,627
Switzerland	319	273	226	1,279	1,171	1,302
Taiwan	4,696	5,894	4,843	3,244	3,326	3,133
Thailand	1,703	2,222	2,305	2,422	2,780	2,886
Turkey	231	309	316	134	152	186
United Arab Emirates	872	1,163	1,244	401	1,114	743
United Kingdom	4,158	4,653	5,197	6,350	6,321	6,219
United States of America	9,602	11,652	11,992	23,135	22,351	21,497
Vietnam	385	499	497	1,726	2,432	1,855
Total major countries	92,645	113,709	115,572	107,890	116,588	117,571
Others(a)	4,641	5,830	5,603	2,187	1,729	2,110
Total	97,286	119,539	121,176	110,078	118,317	119,681
(a) Others include: all countries not displayed in table; Zone of Co-op A-Timor Gap; Destination or Origin Unknown; International Waters; No country details; Confidentialised alumina exports; and Ship and aircraft stores.
Source: International Merchandise Trade, Australia (5422.0).