Australia’s trade surplus decreased to $5.223 billion in December, a drop of $295 million on the surplus in November 2019.
In seasonally adjusted terms, exports rose 1.0 per cent for the month and imports were up 2 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
Market consensus had been for the trade balance of about $5.6 billion, in seasonally adjusted terms.
AAP
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