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Australia Terms of Trade
Australia's terms of trade index measures the ratio of export prices to import prices. An improving terms of trade means exports are becoming relatively more valuable compared to imports.
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Why Terms of Trade matters for AUD
For commodity-exporting economies (Australia, Canada, New Zealand), rising commodity prices improve the terms of trade and support the aud. Falling terms of trade erode export revenue and can weaken the aud.
How to interpret this series
Rising terms of trade is aud-positive as it implies more import purchasing power per unit of exports. Deteriorating terms of trade, such as when commodity prices fall while import costs rise, is a headwind for the aud.
Historical Terms of Trade
Source: ABS. Cadence: Quarterly. Unit: Index. History from 2010-03-31 (16.2 years).
Recent announcements
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Common questions
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How often is Australia Terms of Trade updated?
Terms of Trade for Australia is released on a quarterly schedule by Reserve Bank of Australia (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Terms of Trade reported in?
The series is published in Index. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Australia Terms of Trade data?
Data is fetched directly from Reserve Bank of Australia or the official national statistics publication for Australia. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Terms of Trade for Australia via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/aud/terms_of_trade?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.