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Australia Trade Balance 2026-10-01 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

Australia Trade Balance came in at 495 on Oct 1, 2026, compared with 1,351 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
495
Previous
1,351
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

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Australia Trade Balance release chart

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

Australia Trade Balance chart through 2026-08-31
AUD Trade Balance readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 495.

Trade Balance release read

Australia Trade Balance came in at 495 on Oct 1, 2026, compared with 1,351 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of Australia context, and API access for this series.

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_2026-10-01
API announcement ID aud_trade_balance_2026-08-31
Release time
2026-10-01 01:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 495
Previous value 1,351
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1790818200

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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Older release

2026-09-03 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 1,351

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Exports of Goods & Services

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

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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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.

Common questions about this release

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

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

Australia Trade Balance was 495 AUD mn in August 2026. The previous reading was 1,351 AUD mn.

When was this Australia Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Oct 1, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

When is the next Australia Trade Balance release?

The next Australia Trade Balance release is scheduled for Nov 5, 2026 at 11:30 Australia/Sydney.

What is the official source for Australia Trade Balance?

ABS publishes the official Trade 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": 1790818200,
  "announcement_id": "aud_trade_balance_2026-08-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-01T01:30:14.449588Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1790818214449588201,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 14449.588,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1790818214449588201,
  "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790818200,
  "previous_value": 1351.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790818200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 14449.588,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790818214449588201,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790818200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 495.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1790818200,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 14465.144,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1790818214465144335,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1790818200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 495.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 495.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}