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Australian Trade surplus surges to record $3.5b in December

Thursday, Feb 02 2017
Australian Trade surplus surges to record $3.5b in December

A huge rebound in commodity exports has delivered a record trade surplus of $3.5 billion in December. Previous record surplus was $2.24 billion in February 2009. The value of iron ore exports jumped by $1 billion in December alone. The surplus expanded by 72 per cent on the upwardly revised $2 billion reported in November, which broke the sequence of 30 consecutive months of deficits. The Bureau of Statistics figures showed that the value of exports jumped by a solid 5 per cent to $32.6 billion, while imports edged up 1 per cent.

Separate report on Building Approvals showed that the number of dwellings approved fell 2.5 per cent in December 2016, in trend terms, and has fallen for seven consecutive months. In seasonally adjusted terms, dwelling approvals decreased by 1.2 per cent in December, driven by a fall in total house approvals (2.2 per cent). Total dwellings excluding houses rose 0.1 per cent. The value of total building approved fell 3.5 per cent in December, in trend terms, and has fallen for five months. The value of residential building fell 2.4 per cent while non-residential building fell 5.6 per cent.

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