Australia's export prices increased by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, marking a sharp slowdown from the one-year high of 3.2% in Q4 2025. The deceleration was driven primarily by a 5% drop in metalliferous ores and metal scrap, reflecting seasonally weaker Chinese demand for iron ore ahead of the Lunar New Year, as well as elevated stockpiles at Chinese ports. Moreover, gas prices, natural and manufactured, plunged 8.2%, as oil-linked contracts tracked lower crude oil prices during the December quarter. In contrast, non-monetary gold prices surged 10.8%, underpinned by sustained safe-haven demand amid ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Coal, coke and briquettes also climbed 5.3%, supported by higher metallurgical coal prices as weather-related disruptions constrained Australian supply. Lastly, crude fertilisers surged 58.3%, driven by robust global demand for lithium, critical to battery and electric vehicle production, alongside low Chinese inventory levels. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Export Prices MoM in Australia decreased to 0.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 3.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Export Prices MoM in Australia averaged 1.22 percent from 1974 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.10 percent in the second quarter of 2010 and a record low of -20.60 percent in the second quarter of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Export Prices QoQ. Australia Export Prices QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Export Prices MoM in Australia decreased to 0.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 3.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Export Prices MoM in Australia is expected to be -0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Australia Export Prices QoQ is projected to trend around 0.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.