Australia Exports

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

42,402

Units In

AUD Million

44,075

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 07, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 22 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
61,527 Jun 2022	435 Oct 1971	15,232.07 AUD Million	1971-2025	Australian Bureau of Statistics

Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of commodities. Metalliferous ores and metal scrap account for 29 percent of total exports; coal, coke and briquettes for 15 percent; and gas for 7 percent. The country also exports: food and live animals (14 percent), mainly meat (5 percent) and cereals (4 percent); manufactured goods (6 percent), mainly non-ferrous metals (4 percent); and machinery and transport equipment (6 percent). Australia's largest export markets are China (32 percent of total exports), Japan (16 percent), South Korea (7 percent), the US (5 percent), India (4 percent), New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan (3 percent each).

Latest Updates

Australia’s goods exports fell by 2.7% month-over-month to a three-month low of AUD 42.40 billion in May 2025, following a downwardly revised 1.7% decline in April. The drop was partly driven by weaker shipments to the United States, dampened by tariffs imposed under the Trump administration. Exports of non-rural goods fell by 2.4% to AUD 31.88 billion, due to lower sales of coal, coke & briquettes (-2.0%), other mineral fuels (-11.5%), other manufactured goods (-3.5%), other non-rural goods (-4.4%), and goods procured in ports by carriers (-11.6%). Shipments of rural goods also declined, falling 3.5% to AUD 6.28 billion, weighed down by sharp drops in meat & meat preparations (-15.7%) and wool & sheepskin (-16.5%). Additionally, exports of non-monetary gold fell by 3.4% to AUD 4.22 billion. Exports declined to the US (-5.5%), Japan (-3.8%), Hong Kong (-2.2%), Indonesia (-14.1%), and Singapore (-5.6%). In contrast, shipments to Australia’s top trading partner, China, rose by 1.9%.