Monthly Statistical Bulletin
6.3 Terms of trade                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             
Quarter 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008-09  
Implicit price deflator for exports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 80.9 90.3 100.2 98.1 127.0  
December 80.6 93.1 100.0 99.3    
March 80.9 95.1 100.3 103.2    
June 87.4 99.1 99.9 115.2    
   
Annual average 82.4 94.4 100.0 104.1    
             
Implicit price deflator for imports of goods and services (a) (b) – index  
 
September 99.4 98.7 102.9 97.8 104.9  
December 97.9 99.4 100.4 97.6    
March 95.6 101.3 98.9 99.9    
June 97.2 103.5 98.8 100.5    
 
Annual average 97.5 100.7 100.0 99.0    
             
Terms of trade (a) (b) (c) – index  
 
September 81.3 91.5 97.4 100.3 121.0  
December 82.3 93.6 99.6 101.7    
March 84.7 93.9 101.3 103.2    
June 89.9 95.7 101.1 114.6    
 
Annual average 84.5 93.7 100.0 105.1    
             
 
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.  
(b) Base: 2006-07 = 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
  3 March 2009