Australia Imports Fall 3.3% MoM

2026-11-05 00:35 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

Australia’s goods imports fell 3.3% month-over-month to AUD 45.61 billion in September 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 6.2% surge in the previous month.

The decline was broad-based, led by weaker purchases of capital and consumption goods.

Capital goods imports dropped 2.5% to AUD 12.89 billion, weighed by civil aircraft and confidentialised items (-33.7%), machinery and industrial equipment (-3.7%), and telecommunications equipment (-1.4%).

Consumption goods imports also declined 2.2% to AUD 12.54 billion, reflecting lower imports of non-industrial transport equipment (-4.0%), food and beverages (-3.6%), and other consumption goods n.e.s.

(-0.4%).

Meanwhile, non-monetary gold imports plunged 34.7% to AUD 2.06 billion.

In contrast, intermediate and other merchandise goods imports edged up 0.9% to AUD 18.12 billion, supported by higher purchases of fuels and lubricants (2.3%), parts for transport equipment (2.3%), and processed industrial supplies n.e.s.

(0.8%).



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Australia Imports Fall 3.3% MoM
Australia’s goods imports fell 3.3% month-over-month to AUD 45.61 billion in September 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 6.2% surge in the previous month. The decline was broad-based, led by weaker purchases of capital and consumption goods. Capital goods imports dropped 2.5% to AUD 12.89 billion, weighed by civil aircraft and confidentialised items (-33.7%), machinery and industrial equipment (-3.7%), and telecommunications equipment (-1.4%). Consumption goods imports also declined 2.2% to AUD 12.54 billion, reflecting lower imports of non-industrial transport equipment (-4.0%), food and beverages (-3.6%), and other consumption goods n.e.s. (-0.4%). Meanwhile, non-monetary gold imports plunged 34.7% to AUD 2.06 billion. In contrast, intermediate and other merchandise goods imports edged up 0.9% to AUD 18.12 billion, supported by higher purchases of fuels and lubricants (2.3%), parts for transport equipment (2.3%), and processed industrial supplies n.e.s. (0.8%).
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