JULY KEY FIGURES
JULY KEY POINTS
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES
- In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,425m in July 2018, an increase of $17m on the surplus in June 2018.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,551m in July 2018, a decrease of $386m on the surplus in June 2018.
CREDITS (EXPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits fell $362m (1%) to $36,070m. Non-monetary gold fell $189m (10%), non-rural goods fell $138m (1%) and rural goods fell $76m (2%). Net exports of goods under merchanting rose $7m. Services credits rose $34m.
DEBITS (IMPORTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES)
- In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services debits rose $24m to $34,519m. Intermediate and other merchandise goods rose $605m (6%) and non-monetary gold rose $69m (11%). Capital goods fell $429m (6%) and consumption goods fell $329m (4%). Services debits rose $109m (1%).