Australia Exports Hit Over 3-Year High

Australia’s exports rose 2.3% month-on-month to a more than three-year high of AUD 48.43 billion in September 2026, following a downwardly revised 3.1% increase in the previous month. Exports of general merchandise climbed 2.9% from a month earlier to AUD 42.05 billion, primarily driven by a 3.6% increase in rural goods exports to AUD 6.4 billion, as shipments of meat and meat preparations (11.3%) and other rural goods (3%) advanced. Non-rural goods exports also grew 2.8% to AUD 35.6 billion, led by higher shipments of metal ores and minerals (2.3%), other mineral fuels (6.6%), metals excluding non-monetary gold (23.5%), and other manufactures (4.6%). In contrast, exports of non-monetary gold declined 1.6% to AUD 6.3 billion.

Australia's exports grew 3.7% month-on-month to a 41-month high of AUD 47.43 billion in August, rebounding from a revised 3.6% fall in July, primarily boosted by higher exports of non-monetary gold and coal, coke, and briquettes. Exports of non-monetary gold jumped 20.2% month-on-month to AUD 6.43 billion due to a rise in global gold prices. Non-rural goods shipments increased 2.0% month-on-month to AUD 34.56 billion, mainly due to higher exports of coal, coke, and briquettes, which rose 4.7%. The increase was also boosted by other mineral fuels (2.8%), metals (11.0%), machinery (0.5%), and other manufactures (0.8%). By contrast, rural exports fell 1.0% month-on-month to AUD 6.38 billion, weighed down by exports of meat and meat preparations (-2.1%) and cereal grains and cereal preparations (-4.3%).

Australia's exports dropped 3.3% month-on-month to AUD 46.26 billion in July, reversing a downwardly revised 9.1% surge in June, primarily driven by lower shipments of non-monetary gold and coal, coke and briquettes. Non-monetary gold exports plunged 26.1% month-on-month to AUD 5.35 billion. Non-rural goods shipments edged down 0.2% month-on-month to AUD 34.11 billion, mainly due to lower exports of metal ores and minerals, which dropped 1.6%. The decline was also weighed down by coal, coke, and briquettes (-4.3%), metals (-9.0%), and other manufactures (-5.0%). By contrast, rural exports grew 5.8% month-on-month to AUD 6.74 billion, driven by higher exports of cereal grains and cereal preparations (19.0%) and other rural goods (7.8%).