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Australia Trade Balance

Latest Release

Dec 08, 2022

Actual

12.217B

Forecast

12.100B

12.444B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported (a trade surplus). A negative number indicates that fewer goods and services were exported than imported (a trade deficit).

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the AUD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the AUD.

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Currency: AUD

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Dec 08, 2022 (Oct)	01:30	12.217B	12.100B	12.444B
Nov 03, 2022 (Sep)	01:30	12.444B	8.850B	8.664B
Oct 06, 2022 (Aug)	01:30	8.324B	10.100B	8.967B
Sep 08, 2022 (Jul)	02:30	8.733B	14.500B	17.130B
Aug 04, 2022 (Jun)	02:30	17.670B	14.000B	15.016B
Jul 07, 2022 (May)	02:30	15.965B	10.725B	10.495B

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