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Australia Balance of Trade

The Australia Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Australia sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Importancia
Medium
Publicado
Monthly
Próxima publicación
Divisa
AUD · Australian dollar
Banco central
The Reserve Bank of Australia
Mueve
AUDCAD · AUDCHF · AUDJPY · AUDNZD · AUDUSD · EURAUD · GBPAUD

Últimas cifras

El último dato, de SEP, se publicó el 2026-11-05 y fue A$2.826B.

PublicadoParaRealConsensoAnterior
5 Nov 2026SEPA$2.826BA$0.8BA$0.184B ®
1 Oct 2026AUGA$0.495BA$2BA$1.351B ®
3 Sep 2026JULA$1.923BA$1.40BA$2.341B ®
6 Aug 2026JUNA$1.929BA$-1.1BA$-2.367B ®
2 Jul 2026MAYA$-3.018BA$2.2BA$1.383B ®
4 Jun 2026APRA$1.791BA$1.8BA$-1.024B ®
7 May 2026MARA$-1.841BA$4.25BA$5.026B ®
2 Apr 2026FEBA$5.686BA$2.6BA$2.258B ®
5 Mar 2026JANA$2.631BA$3.9BA$3.373B
5 Feb 2026DECA$3.373BA$3.3BA$2.597B ®
8 Jan 2026NOVA$2.936BA$4.9BA$4.353B ®
4 Dec 2025OCTA$4.385BA$4.2BA$3.707B ®

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Por qué importa

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the Australian dollar; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

Cómo se calcula

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Qué significan los cambios

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Mayor de lo esperado: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the Australian dollar.

Menor de lo esperado: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the Australian dollar.

Una breve historia

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

Preguntas

What is the Australia Balance of Trade?

The Australia Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that Australia sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest Australia Balance of Trade?

A$2.826B for SEP, published on 5 November 2026 (consensus A$0.8B, previous A$0.184B).

When is the next Australia Balance of Trade?

On Thursday 3 December 2026 at 00:30 UTC.

Solo contenido educativo, no asesoramiento de inversión. Las cifras son los resultados publicados según los registra nuestro calendario; las reacciones del mercado descritas son típicas, no garantizadas.