Australia Has A$2.010 Billion Trade Deficit In August



Australia had a merchandise trade deficit of A42.010 billion in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday - up 5.0 percent on month.

The headline figure exceeded forecasts for a shortfall of A$2.30 billion following the A$2.41 billion deficit in July.

Exports were roughly flat on month, coming in at A$26.856 billion.

Imports also were essentially unchanged at A$28.866 billion.

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