Trade surplus retraces in April

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By Leith van Onselen

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released trade data for the month of April, with Australia’s trade surplus falling 44% to $977 million in April from $1,731 million in March:

Below is the time series chart:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.