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AUD 46.78 billionAugust 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: July 1971
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: AUD

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12 observations · January 1991 to December 1991

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · AUD	Source
January 1991	AUD 4.34 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
February 1991	AUD 4.02 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
March 1991	AUD 3.7 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
April 1991	AUD 4.07 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
May 1991	AUD 4.0 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
June 1991	AUD 3.6 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
July 1991	AUD 4.6 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
August 1991	AUD 4.03 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
September 1991	AUD 4.21 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
October 1991	AUD 4.7 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
November 1991	AUD 4.65 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
December 1991	AUD 3.85 billion	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Australia imports history by year

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Australia imports history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	AUD 43.73 billion	AUD 46.78 billionAugust 2026	AUD 37.35 billionFebruary 2026	▲ +17.1%
2025	AUD 39.87 billion	AUD 45.03 billionOctober 2025	AUD 36.12 billionFebruary 2025	▲ +7.0%
2024	AUD 37.34 billion	AUD 39.84 billionOctober 2024	AUD 35.6 billionJune 2024	▲ +6.2%
2023	AUD 35.99 billion	AUD 39.63 billionOctober 2023	AUD 31.21 billionFebruary 2023	▼ −7.6%
2022	AUD 36.08 billion	AUD 39.84 billionAugust 2022	AUD 30.1 billionJanuary 2022	▲ +21.1%
2021	AUD 28.68 billion	AUD 34.17 billionDecember 2021	AUD 24.39 billionJanuary 2021	▲ +40.1%
2020	AUD 25.51 billion	AUD 29.36 billionNovember 2020	AUD 23.1 billionMay 2020	▲ +6.4%
2019	AUD 26.85 billion	AUD 30.01 billionOctober 2019	AUD 24.69 billionFebruary 2019	▼ −1.0%
2018	AUD 26.45 billion	AUD 29.78 billionNovember 2018	AUD 23.84 billionFebruary 2018	▼ −3.9%
2017	AUD 24.02 billion	AUD 26.22 billionNovember 2017	AUD 20.9 billionFebruary 2017	▲ +8.9%
2016	AUD 22.25 billion	AUD 24.29 billionNovember 2016	AUD 20.59 billionJanuary 2016	▲ +11.7%
2015	AUD 22.99 billion	AUD 24.99 billionOctober 2015	AUD 21.05 billionFebruary 2015	▲ +4.5%
2014	AUD 22.05 billion	AUD 23.76 billionOctober 2014	AUD 20 billionFebruary 2014	▲ +2.0%
2013	AUD 21.33 billion	AUD 23.36 billionOctober 2013	AUD 18.74 billionFebruary 2013	▲ +8.5%
2012	AUD 21.46 billion	AUD 23.61 billionNovember 2012	AUD 19.21 billionFebruary 2012	▼ −4.3%
2011	AUD 20.1 billion	AUD 23.3 billionNovember 2011	AUD 16.78 billionJanuary 2011	▲ +26.3%
2010	AUD 18.33 billion	AUD 19.81 billionNovember 2010	AUD 16.03 billionFebruary 2010	▲ +16.2%
2009	AUD 17.06 billion	AUD 18.32 billionSeptember 2009	AUD 15.33 billionMay 2009	▲ +0.7%
2008	AUD 19.36 billion	AUD 22.36 billionOctober 2008	AUD 17.04 billionFebruary 2008	▲ +19.9%
2007	AUD 16.22 billion	AUD 18.1 billionOctober 2007	AUD 14.45 billionFebruary 2007	▲ +9.2%

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Australia imports history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	AUD 15.11 billion	AUD 17.07 billionOctober 2006	AUD 12.98 billionFebruary 2006	▲ +10.9%
2005	AUD 13.23 billion	AUD 15.47 billionNovember 2005	AUD 11.33 billionJanuary 2005	▲ +23.1%
2004	AUD 11.98 billion	AUD 13.59 billionNovember 2004	AUD 9.63 billionFebruary 2004	▲ +25.6%
2003	AUD 11.02 billion	AUD 12.09 billionOctober 2003	AUD 10.39 billionFebruary 2003	▲ +1.9%
2002	AUD 10.82 billion	AUD 12.61 billionOctober 2002	AUD 9.53 billionFebruary 2002	▲ +24.2%
2001	AUD 9.99 billion	AUD 11.73 billionOctober 2001	AUD 8.58 billionFebruary 2001	▼ −0.7%
2000	AUD 9.91 billion	AUD 11.32 billionOctober 2000	AUD 8.09 billionApril 2000	▲ +14.9%
1999	AUD 8.48 billion	AUD 9.72 billionNovember 1999	AUD 7.2 billionJanuary 1999	▲ +23.4%
1998	AUD 8.11 billion	AUD 9.04 billionJuly 1998	AUD 6.93 billionFebruary 1998	▲ +9.0%
1997	AUD 7.09 billion	AUD 8.02 billionOctober 1997	AUD 6.18 billionMarch 1997	▲ +21.7%
1996	AUD 6.49 billion	AUD 7.21 billionOctober 1996	AUD 5.62 billionJune 1996	▼ −3.3%
1995	AUD 6.47 billion	AUD 7.23 billionJuly 1995	AUD 5.65 billionFebruary 1995	▲ +2.7%
1994	AUD 5.75 billion	AUD 6.73 billionNovember 1994	AUD 4.64 billionFebruary 1994	▲ +23.7%
1993	AUD 5.23 billion	AUD 5.74 billionSeptember 1993	AUD 4.32 billionJanuary 1993	▲ +23.3%
1992	AUD 4.67 billion	AUD 5.39 billionNovember 1992	AUD 4.01 billionFebruary 1992	▲ +16.4%
1991	AUD 4.15 billion	AUD 4.7 billionOctober 1991	AUD 3.6 billionJune 1991	▼ −11.4%
1990	AUD 4.18 billion	AUD 4.65 billionJanuary 1990	AUD 3.58 billionJune 1990	▼ −14.1%
1989	AUD 4.27 billion	AUD 5.26 billionAugust 1989	AUD 3.67 billionDecember 1989	▼ −6.1%
1988	AUD 3.61 billion	AUD 4.11 billionNovember 1988	AUD 2.95 billionJanuary 1988	▲ +26.1%
1987	AUD 3.18 billion	AUD 3.49 billionNovember 1987	AUD 2.89 billionApril 1987	▲ +18.9%
1986	AUD 3.04 billion	AUD 3.57 billionOctober 1986	AUD 2.69 billionFebruary 1986	▼ −1.9%
1985	AUD 2.85 billion	AUD 3.26 billionJuly 1985	AUD 2.27 billionMarch 1985	▲ +23.2%
1984	AUD 2.27 billion	AUD 2.66 billionJuly 1984	AUD 1.64 billionApril 1984	▲ +11.9%
1983	AUD 1.82 billion	AUD 2.07 billionAugust 1983	AUD 1.56 billionJanuary 1983	▲ +11.1%
1982	AUD 1.94 billion	AUD 2.16 billionMarch 1982	AUD 1.7 billionDecember 1982	▼ −4.8%
1981	AUD 1.73 billion	AUD 1.99 billionOctober 1981	AUD 1.45 billionJanuary 1981	▲ +8.0%
1980	AUD 1.5 billion	AUD 1.78 billionOctober 1980	AUD 1.28 billionApril 1980	▼ −4.2%
1979	AUD 1.21 billion	AUD 1.42 billionOctober 1979	AUD 1.02 billionFebruary 1979	▼ −1.5%
1978	AUD 1.03 billion	AUD 1.21 billionOctober 1978	AUD 850 millionFebruary 1978	▼ −0.2%
1977	AUD 922.17 million	AUD 1.03 billionAugust 1977	AUD 779 millionDecember 1977	▼ −11.2%
1976	AUD 752.58 million	AUD 870 millionAugust 1976	AUD 632 millionApril 1976	▲ +17.6%
1975	AUD 609.75 million	AUD 679 millionJanuary 1975	AUD 511 millionMarch 1975	▼ −6.3%
1974	AUD 621.42 million	AUD 788 millionOctober 1974	AUD 475 millionJanuary 1974	▲ +34.3%
1973	AUD 378.75 million	AUD 445 millionNovember 1973	AUD 283 millionApril 1973	▲ +31.1%
1972	AUD 300.58 million	AUD 336 millionAugust 1972	AUD 269 millionJune 1972	▼ −6.6%
1971	AUD 341.17 million	AUD 374 millionAugust 1971	AUD 313 millionNovember 1971	▼ −6.8%

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