AUSTRALIA

General information:
Capital: Surface area: Official language: Population: Exchange rate: Canberra 7,692 thousand sq km English 22.8 million (Sep 2012) A$1 = US$1.0503 (Jan 2013) 2008 1,034.2 827.3 47,910 38,323 2.4 -45,823 -4.4 22.4 3.7 2009 976.3 846.3 44,524 38,595 1.5 -42,256 -4.3 19.9 2.1
Real GDP growth
% Exports 5 4 Imports 3 100,000 120,000 80,000 40,000 1 0 2008 2 50,000 A$m 200,000
2007 2012

Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December

Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor-General HE Ms Quentin Bryce Head of Government: Prime Minister The Hon Ms Julia Gillard 2010 1,244.8 880.1 56,117 39,674 2.6 -36,544 -2.9 20.9 2.8 2011 1,491.5 920.8 66,333 40,949 2.4 -33,453 -2.2 21.7 3.0 2012(a) 1,541.3 970.8 67,643 42,640 3.6 -56,373 -3.7 20.2 2.2 2013(b) 1,589.1 1,015.9 68,939 44,074 3.0 -87,687 -5.5 20.2 2.5

Recent economic indicators:

GDP (US$bn) (current prices): GDP PPP (Int'l $bn) (c): GDP per capita (US$): GDP per capita PPP (Int'l $) (c): Real GDP growth (% change yoy): Current account balance (US$m): Current account balance (% GDP): Goods & services exports (% GDP): Inflation (% change yoy):
Australia's merchandise trade
A$m 280,000 240,000 200,000 160,000

Australia's merchandise exports

150,000

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Primary

STM

ETM

Other

Australia's trade and investment relationships (d):

Major Australian exports, 2012 (A$m) (e): Iron ores & concentrates Coal Gold Natural gas Crude petroleum Australian merchandise trade, 2012: Exports (A$m): Imports (A$m): Total trade (exports + imports) (A$m): Merchandise trade surplus (A$m): Australia's main export destinations, 2012 (e): 1 China 29.5% 2 Japan 19.3% 3 Republic of Korea 8.0% 4 India 4.9% 5 United States 3.8% Australia's trade in services, 2012: Exports of services (A$m): Imports of services (A$m): Services trade deficit (A$m): Australia's investment links, as at 31 Dec 2012: Level of Australian investment abroad (A$m): Level of foreign investment in Australia (A$m): 50,857 63,339 12,482 1,334,759 2,204,800 54,788 41,264 15,525 13,467 10,935 248,150 242,088 490,238 6,062 Australia's main import sources, 2012 (e): 1 China 2 United States (f) 3 Japan 4 Singapore 5 Germany 18.4% 12.6% 7.9% 6.0% 4.6% Major Australian imports, 2012 (A$m) (e): Crude petroleum Passenger motor vehicles Refined petroleum Telecom equipment & parts Goods vehicles 21,581 16,917 15,875 8,748 8,559

Compiled by the Trade Advocacy and Statistics Section, DFAT, using the latest data from the ABS, the IMF and various international sources. (a) All recent data subject to revision; (b) IMF/EIU forecast; [c] PPP is purchasing power parity; (d) Total may not add due to rounding; (e) Merchandise trade; (f) Based on unpublished ABS data and includes confidential aircraft imports. na Data not available. np Data not published. .. Data not meaningful.