Record coal & gas exports delivers profitless boom for Australians

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released Balance of Payments data for the June quarter, which feeds into tomorrow’s national accounts release.

Australia recorded its 13th consecutive current account surplus in the June 2022 quarter, the longest period on record. The balance on goods and services increased $16.3 billion to reach the highest balance on record, driven by strong export prices:

Goods & services surplus

The terms of trade rose 4.6% reaching its highest level on record:

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Australia's terms-of-trade

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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.