Monthly Statistical Bulletin
6.3 Terms of trade                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
Quarter 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12  
Implicit price deflator for exports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 93.3 121.3 95.9 115.6 126.5  
December 94.5 132.7 94.0 112.0    
March 96.9 117.3 96.4 116.7    
June 109.2 100.6 113.5 123.6    
     
Annual average 98.7 118.1 100.0 117.0    
             
Implicit price deflator for imports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 100.7 107.5 103.3 99.5 96.2  
December 101.0 121.2 99.0 96.0    
March 103.0 117.4 98.4 96.3    
June 103.6 106.9 99.9 96.4    
 
Annual average 102.1 113.3 100.0 97.0    
             
Terms of trade (a) (b) (c) – index  
 
September 92.6 112.8 92.8 116.2 131.5  
December 93.6 109.4 95.0 116.7    
March 94.1 99.9 97.9 121.2    
June 105.4 94.1 113.6 128.1    
 
Annual average 96.7 104.2 100.0 120.6    
             
 
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.  
(b) Base: 2009-10 = 100.0.  
(c) Index of the ratio of the implicit price deflator for exports of goods and services  
     to the implicit price deflator for imports of goods and services  
 
Source: ABS, Balance of payments and international investment position, Cat. no. 5302.0  
   
 
 
 
 
  Update
  6 March 2012