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Australia’s top 10 two-way trading partners

   

Goods

Services

Total

% share

Rank

China

 

57,922

5,831

63,753

13.2

1

Japan

 

54,617

4,965

59,582

12.3

2

United States

 

34,930

14,742

49,672

10.3

3

Singapore

 

19,025

9,017

28,042

5.8

4

United Kingdom

 

16,808

8,891

25,699

5.3

5

Republic of Korea

 

20,415

2,416

22,831

4.7

6

New Zealand

 

16,476

5,976

22,452

4.6

7

Thailand

 

13,448

2,729

16,177

3.3

8

Germany

 

12,026

2,235

14,261

2.9

9

Malaysia

 

11,567

2,497

14,064

2.9

10

Total two-way trade

 

382,981

101,281

484,262

100.0

 

of which:

APEC

274,339

58,951

333,290

68.8

 
 

ASEAN

62,787

18,037

80,824

16.7

 
 

European Union 27

63,698

19,161

82,859

17.1

 
 

OECD

199,974

51,239

251,213

51.9

 
Sources: ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database & ABS catalogue 5368.0

Australia’s top 10 exports, goods & services – A$ million (a)

Rank

Commodity

2007-08

% growth 2006-07 to 2007-08

 

Total (b)

234,308

8.6

1

Coal (c)

24,866

13.8

2

Iron ore (c)

21,302

37.3

3

Education services (d)

14,164

23.4

4

Gold (b)

12,272

14.3

5

Personal travel (excl education) services

11,994

4.0

6

Crude petroleum

9,610

25.8

7

Professional, technical & other business services

5,963

17.8

8

Aluminium ores & conc (incl alumina)

5,903

-6.3

9

Natural gas

5,854

12.1

10

Aluminium

5,465

-11.2

Sources: (a) Goods trade are on a recorded trade basis, Services trade are on a balance of payments basis. (b) Balance of payments basis. (c) Includes BOP adjustment for the recent rise in Coal and Iron ore prices. (d) Includes Education-related travel and Other education services ABS trade data on DFAT STARS database & ABS catalogue 5368.0.
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