Australia |
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| TRADE
AND BUSINESS |
| Agriculture
- products |
wheat, barley, sugarcane,
fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry |
| Exports |
$66.3 billion (2002 est.) |
| Exports
- commodities |
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina,
iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment |
| Exports
- partners |
Japan 18.5%, US 9.6%, South Korea
8.3%, China 6.9%, New Zealand 6.5%, UK 4.7%, Singapore 4.1%,
Taiwan 4% (2002) |
| Imports |
$68 billion (2002 est.) |
| Imports-
commodities |
machinery and transport equipment,
computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and
parts; crude oil and petroleum products |
| Imports
- partners |
US 18.3%, Japan 12.3%, China 10.1%,
Germany 5.7%, UK 4.6% (2002) |
| Currency |
Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Exchange
rates |
Australian dollars per US dollar
- 1.84 (2002), 1.93 (2001), 1.72 (2000), 1.55 (1999), 1.59 (1998) |
| Fiscal year |
1 July - 30 June |
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