The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released export and import prices for the June quarter, which portends big falls in Australia’s terms-of-trade when the national accounts are released next month.
According to the ABS, export prices fell by 7.9% in June quarter and by 1.9% over the year. By contrast, import prices fell by a more moderate 3.0% over the June quarter but rose by 5.7% over the year (see below table).
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