In 2015, Australia’s imports & exports volume was USD 388.59 billion, down 16.9% by year according to Australian Bureau of Statistics. The exports volume was USD 188.41 billion, down 21.5% and imports volume was USD 200.18 billion, down 12.0%. The trade deficit was USD 11.77 billion, compared to the trade surplus for the same period of last year.
In December, Australia’s imports & exports value was USD 31.13 billion, down15.6% by year. Exports value was USD 15.25 billion, down 21.5% and imports value was USD 15.88 billion, down 8.9%. The trade deficit was USD 640 million.
From January to December, imports & exports value between Australia and China was USD 107.21 billion, down 15.9%. Australia’s exports to China was USD 60.98 billion, down 24.5%. It accounted for xxx of 32.4’s total exports, up 1.3%. Australia’s imports from China reached USD 46.24 billion, down 1.1%. It accounted for 23.1 of total imports, up 2.5%.
Australia’s trade surplus with China was USD 14.74 billion from January to December, down 56.7%.
Up to December, China has become the biggest partner for Australia. It’s the largest market for Australia’s exports.