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Australia Has A$6.786 Billion Trade Surplus In September
(RTTNews) - Australia posted a merchandise trade surplus of A$6.786 billion in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
That was well shy of expectations for a surplus of A$9.50 billion following the A$9.64 billion surplus in August.
Exports were down 1.4 percent on month to A$45.623 billion after adding 4.0 percent in the previous month.
Imports jumped 7.5 percent on month to A$38.836 billion after easing 0.4 percent a month earlier.
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