
Insights for Australia
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January 2026 period, National level, Subnational aggregation
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Summary: Overall, the total trade value for imports reached 42.05B AUD, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 2.28B AUD (5.73%) and a year-on-year increase of 4.81B AUD (12.90%). Exports totaled 40.74B AUD, showing a month-on-month decrease of 6.23B AUD (-13.26%) but a slight year-on-year increase of 52M AUD (0.13%). The trade balance indicates a concerning trend for exports, particularly with significant declines in key markets such as the United States and China.
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MoM insights: In the month-on-month analysis, imports from China saw a significant increase of 2.86B AUD, representing a 25.22% rise, making it the highest value change. The United States and Thailand followed with increases of 575M AUD (15.18%) and 533M AUD (24.62%) respectively. On the lower end, imports from Malaysia decreased by 295M AUD (-19.41%), Japan by 282M AUD (-13.63%), and Germany by 273M AUD (-18.22%). For exports, Singapore led with a remarkable increase of 989M AUD (92.34%), followed by Indonesia with 454M AUD (40.28%) and Germany with 414M AUD (147.86%). Conversely, exports to China dropped by 2.86B AUD (-16.76%), with Channel Islands and South Korea also experiencing significant declines of 1.28B AUD (-48.63%) and 836M AUD (-20.77%) respectively.
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YoY insights: In the year-on-year analysis, imports from China increased by 3.73B AUD (35.68%), while Thailand saw a rise of 1.5B AUD (125.39%). Peru also showed a notable increase of 404M AUD (44.89%). On the downside, imports from Malaysia fell by 480M AUD (-28.15%), India by 301M AUD (-20.98%), and Singapore by 293M AUD (-21.51%). For exports, China again led with an increase of 1.54B AUD (12.13%), followed by Channel Islands with 1.09B AUD (422.48%) and Singapore with 972M AUD (89.34%). However, exports to the United States saw a significant drop of 4.17B AUD (-70.99%), Japan by 385M AUD (-6.87%), and Bahrain by 328M AUD (-75.58%).
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