Australia Imports

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

38,707

Units In

AUD Million

38,952

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 02, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
48,450 Aug 2022	393 May 1972	14,767.02 AUD Million	1971-2025	Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia imports mainly machinery and transport equipment (40 percent of total imports), of which road vehicles account for 12 percent, industrial machinery for 6 percent, electrical machinery for 5 percent and telecommunications and sound recording for 5 percent.The country also imports: petroleum (11 percent); manufactured goods (12 percent); chemicals and related products (10 percent); and food and live animals (5 percent). Main import partners are China (23 percent of total imports), the US (11 percent), Japan (7 percent), South Korea, Thailand and Germany (5 percent each) and Malaysia (4 percent).

Latest Updates

Australia’s goods imports dropped 1.3% mom to a three-month low of AUD 38.71 billion in July 2025, after a downwardly revised 1.5% decline in the previous month, amid sluggish domestic demand and worries over global trade disruptions from U.S. tariffs. Purchases of consumption goods fell 2.6% to AUD 12.03 billion, weighed down by declines in goods n.e.s. (-3.4%), textiles, clothing, and footwear (-4.5%), and food and beverages (-1.0%). Also, imports of non-monetary gold slumped 30.5% to AUD 1.36 billion. In contrast, arrivals of intermediate and other merchandise goods rose 1.1% to AUD 15.55 billion, driven by higher arrivals of fuel and lubricants (8.4%), processed industrial supplies n.e.s. (1.8%), other parts for capital goods (1.7%), and organic and inorganic chemicals (4.2%). Meanwhile, capital goods imports increased 2.6% to AUD 9.77 billion, supported by machinery and industrial equipment (5.9%), industrial transport equipment n.e.s. (6.2%), and capital goods n.e.s. (5.0%).