Australian trade surplus at A$5.9B in October - Breaking The News

Australian trade surplus at A$5.9B in October

5 December

1 min read

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Australia's trade surplus came in at 5.9 billion Australian dollars (about $3.8 billion) in October, the country's Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday. The figure beat expectations and was higher than the 4.6 billion Australian dollar surplus in September.

Imports rose by 0.1% from a month earlier, while exports jumped by 3.6%.

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