Goods and services produced overseas that are sold or awaiting sale inside of Australia . The value of imports is an important input in calculations of the Trade Balance and the Current Account. Imports are rarely considered in isolation. Rather, they are most often analyzed in comparison to Exports to give a detailed picture of the demand for Australian goods and services, and the demand in Australia for outside goods and services.

Relevance : Rarely affects markets
Release schedule : 1:30 (GMT); monthly, in the fifth week following the reporting month.
Revisions schedule : Monthly
Source of report : Australian Bureau of Statistics
Web Address : http://www.abs.gov.au/
Address of release : http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/5368.0