Australia Imports

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

41,592

Units In

AUD Million

40,640

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 08, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
48,450 Aug 2022	393 May 1972	14,886.6 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 rose 2.0% month-on-month to a fresh high of AUD 41.59 billion in October 2025, quickening from an upwardly revised 1.8% growth in the previous month amid robust domestic demand and early festive-season stocking. Purchases of consumption goods increased 1.6% to AUD 12.83 billion, lifted by consumption goods n.e.s (3.7%), textiles, clothing and footwear (3.5%), and food and beverages, mainly for consumption (5.2%). Also, imports of intermediate and other merchandise goods added 0.5% to AUD 16.24 billion, supported by other parts for capital goods (5.6%), and parts for transport equipment (4.5%). Further, arrivals of non-monetary gold jumped 80.0% to AUD 2.50 billion. In contrast, purchases of capital goods dropped 5.5% to AUD 10.03 billion, weighed by ADP equipment (-30.7%), industrial transport equipment (-9.0%), and capital goods n.e.s. (-6.0%).