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AUSTRALIA DATA: MAR TRADE BALANCE +AUD10.602BN; FEB +AUD3.87BN REV

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-- The balance on goods and services was a surplus of $10.602bn SA in March

2020, an increase of $6.737bn on the surplus in February 2020.

-- Credits (exports of goods and services) In seasonally adjusted terms, goods

and services credits rose $5.558b (15%) to $42.417 b Non-rural goods rose

$3.540bn (15%), non-monetary gold rose $2.474bn, rural goods rose $271m (7%) and

net exports of goods under merchanting rose $1m (6%). Services credits fell

$727m (9%).

--Debits (imports of goods and services) In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and

services debits fell $1.178bn (4%) to $31.815bn. Capital goods fell $194m (3%).

Non-monetary gold rose $466m (85%), intermediate and other merchandise goods

rose $31m and consumption goods rose $10m. Services debits fell $1,492m (19%).