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Textiles, clothing & footwear trade up in Apr 2006

31 May '06
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April Key Points: Trend Estimates
The provisional trend estimate of the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,142m in April 2006, a decrease of $93m on the revised deficit in March.

Goods and services credits rose $150m (1 percent) to $16,697m. Goods and services debits rose $57m to $17,839m.

Seasonally Adjusted Estimates
In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,093m in April, a decrease of $416m on the revised deficit in March.

Goods and services credits rose $799m (5 percent) to $16,904m. Non-rural and other goods rose $796m (8 percent) while rural goods fell $51m (2 percent). Services credits rose $54m (2 percent).

Goods and services debits rose $383m (2 percent) to $17,997m. Intermediate and other goods rose $465m (7 percent) and consumption goods rose $201m (5 percent), while capital goods fell $311m (9 percent). Services debits rose $28m (1 percent).

Original Estimates
In original terms, the April balance on goods and services was a deficit of $70m, a decrease of $1,088m on the deficit in March. Goods and services credits rose $178m (1 percent) and goods and services debits fell $910m (5 percent).

In the ten months to April, exports of non-rural and other goods were up $21.6b (26 percent) while rural goods were down $0.5b (3 percent) on the corresponding period in 2004-05.

Changes In This Issue
The Tourism related services series are highly correlated to their component series (passenger and other services and travel services) but the series are currently seasonally adjusted independently.

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