Australia: Surge in current account surplus – ANZ
|ANZ analysts note that Australia’s current account was again in surplus in Q3, improving upon the revised AUD4.7bn (previously AUD5.9bn) surplus in Q2.
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“The further rise in the surplus reflects both the trade balance rising (from AUD19.3bn to AUD21.1bn) and the income deficit declining (from AUD14.6 to AUD13bn).”
“Export volumes rose 0.7% q/q helped by an increase in resources which were up 1.4%. Falls in coal exports were offset by a rise in other minerals, which includes LNG, which was up 2.9% q/q and iron ore which rose 1.6% q/q. Rural goods declined again this quarter, down 2.8% q/q, with weakness seen across most rural categories. Non-monetary gold surged 30.8% q/q in Q3, following the 12% decline in Q2.”
“Import volumes fell 0.2% q/q, which reflects mixed results across the categories. Intermediate goods rose 2.1% q/q, whilst capital goods fell 5.6% q/q. Consumption goods were, however, down a touch, 0.5% q/q.”
“The terms of trade rose just 0.4% q/q, reflecting a rise in both export prices (+1.4%) and import prices (1.0%).”
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