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Australia Current Account Balance 2025-03-04 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

Australia Current Account Balance came in at -18,010 on Mar 4, 2025, compared with -16,851 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-18,010
Previous
-16,851
Forecast
--
Reference period
2024-12-31

Last updated:

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Australia Current Account Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Australia Current Account Balance chart through 2024-12-31
AUD Current Account Balance readings through 2024-12-31. Latest: -18,010.

Current Account Balance release read

Australia Current Account Balance came in at -18,010 on Mar 4, 2025, compared with -16,851 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Current Account Balance page shows the full time series for Australia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For AUD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID aud_current_account_balance_2025-03-04
API announcement ID aud_current_account_balance_2024-12-31
Release time
2025-03-04 00:30 UTC
Reference period date 2024-12-31
Actual value -18,010
Previous value -16,851
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1741048200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Current Account Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Australia Current Account Balance releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2025-06-03 11:30 Australia/Sydney · -15,835

Older release

2024-12-03 11:30 Australia/Sydney · -16,851

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House Price Index

Measures changes in residential property prices over time, reflecting housing market conditions and consumer wealth.

Household Spending

Monthly change in total household spending on goods and services, at current prices and seasonally adjusted.

Imports of Goods & Services

Total imports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Australia Current Account Balance.

What did Australia Current Account Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Australia Current Account Balance was -18,010 AUD mn in Q4 2024. The previous reading was -16,851 AUD mn.

When was this Australia Current Account Balance release published?

This release was published on Mar 4, 2025 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

When is the next Australia Current Account Balance release?

The next Australia Current Account Balance release is scheduled for Dec 1, 2026.

What is the official source for Australia Current Account Balance?

ABS publishes the official Current Account Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1741048200,
  "announcement_id": "aud_current_account_balance_2024-12-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/international-trade/balance-payments-and-international-investment-position-australia/dec-2024",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2024-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791239555446116400,
  "previous_value": -16851.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": null,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": -17625.0,
      "vintage_status": "legacy_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "epoch": null,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": -18507.0,
      "vintage_status": "legacy_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1741221000,
      "val": -17625.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780536621,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780536637,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780536645,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780536650,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780536652,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1780995954,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1781098776,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1781136975,
      "val": -18507.0
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1741048200,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791239555446116400,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -18010.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": -18010.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}