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Australia Trade Balance 2026-05-07 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-03-31 Trade Balance release printed -1,652.00. The previous reading was 4,989.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
-1,652.00
Previous
4,989.00
Forecast
--
Public release ID
aud_trade_balance_2026-05-07

Australia Trade Balance release chart

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

Australia Trade Balance chart through 2026-03-31
AUD Trade Balance readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: -1,652.00.

Trade Balance release read

The 2026-03-31 Trade Balance release printed -1,652.00. The previous reading was 4,989.00, while the forecast field is --. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The parent Trade 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_trade_balance_2026-05-07
API announcement ID aud_trade_balance_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-05-07 01:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value -1,652.00
Previous value 4,989.00
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1778117400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Trade 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.

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Newer release

2026-06-04 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 1,383.00

Older release

2026-04-02 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 4,989.00

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Consumer Confidence

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Current Account Balance

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Exports of Goods & Services

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1778117400,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-05-07T11:30:00+10:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_trade_balance_2026-03-31",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "observation_id": "aud_trade_balance_canonical_level_sa_standard_period_2026-03-31",
  "pct_change_mom": -133.11,
  "pct_change_yoy": -123.36,
  "previous_value": 4989.0,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1778117400,
      "val": -1652.0
    }
  ],
  "val": -1652.0
}