Austrália Balança Comercial

Australia's trade surplus on goods decreased to AUD 7.28 billion in February 2024 from a downwardly revised AUD 10.06 billion in the previous month, below market forecasts of AUD 10.4 billion. It was the smallest trade surplus since last September, as exports fell while imports grew. Shipments shrank by 2.2% from a month earlier to AUD a four-month low of 45.52 billion, mainly dragged by metal ores and minerals. On the original basis, outbound shipments to the country's largest trading partner, China, shrank by 10.1% while those to Japan and Hong Kong fell by 2.1%, and 23.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, imports rose 4.8% to a five-month high of AUD 38.24 billion, mainly boosted by processed industrial supplies n.e.s.