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Australia slips down world export rankings

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... Australia in 25th spot. In terms of importers, Australia improved one spot to 19th, although Australia's share of total imports remained static at 1.1%. The WTO's measure of trade in commercial services also showed Australia slipping one spot, from 24th ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... January. Rural exports dipped 1%, largely due to a 35% drop in meat exports, while exports of other goods fell 6%. But imports of consumable and capital goods both fell 11%, influenced by a fall in imports of expensive aircraft and consumers shunning ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

Merchandise imports down in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
Merchandise imports dropped in January to $9.942 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell 9.6% in the month, from $10.998 billion in December. Imports of food and live animals fell to $408 million ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

... out, although only two-thirds of farm exports will escape tariffs. In return, Australia will drop its tariffs on American imports, rules governing intellectual property and counterfeiting will be toughened, and there may be changes to Australia's local ...

US and Australia sign free trade agreement

... raised" by farmers, cattlemen and members of Congress from farm states. There will be no change in US tariffs for dairy imports above the quota. Initial increases in imports from Australia will amount to about 0.17 per cent of annual US dairy production. ...

December goods and services deficit $2.5 billion

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... of $1.7 billion in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. Exports fell 2.0% in adjusted terms while imports were up 5.0%.

International merchandise imports rise in December

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
Australia's international merchandise imports rose by $847,000 in December compared with the previous month. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said imports of goods last month totalled $11,033 million, up from $10,186 million on November. This data ...

Trade deficit widens in November, expected to narrow ahead

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
... reported. This compared to an upwardly revised deficit of $1.702 billion in October. Exports fell 1.0% in adjusted terms while imports were flat.

Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... The rise came ahead of back-to-back interest rate rises in November and December. Separate figures showed merchandise imports slumped to $10.21 billion in November, from $11.85 billion in October. The ABS said imports of food and live animals fell to ...