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AU Current Account
It’s a leading indicator of external demand – a rising surplus indicates that foreigners are buying more of the country's resources;
The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the monthly Trade Balance data;
- AU Current Account Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jun 1, 2026 | -27.1B | -23.1B |
-23.0B |
| Mar 2, 2026 | -21.1B | -16.8B |
-18.3B |
| Dec 1, 2025 | -16.6B | -13.2B |
-16.2B |
| Sep 1, 2025 | -13.7B | -15.9B |
-14.1B |
| Jun 2, 2025 | -14.7B | -12.4B |
-16.3B |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -12.5B | -11.8B |
-13.9B |
| Dec 2, 2024 | -14.1B | -10.3B |
-16.4B |
| Sep 2, 2024 | -10.7B | -4.5B |
-6.3B |
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- AU Current Account News
From finance.yahoo.com|Jun 1, 2026Australia's net trade proved to be a major drag on the economy in the first quarter as imports of data centre equipment and fuel boomed, while government spending added nothing to economic growth. Inventories were expected to add 0.2 percentage points to growth, offsetting some of the drag from trade. Australia will release the quarterly gross domestic product data on Wednesday where a slowdown is widely expected. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics out on Tuesday showed the current account deficit widened to A$27.1 ...
From abs.gov.au|Jun 1, 2026Key Statistics: • The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, fell $4.1b to a deficit of $27.1b. • The capital and financial account surplus was $18.6b, a decrease of $1.9b on the December quarter 2025 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $707.6b at 31 March 2026. table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for March quarter 2026 was a deficit of $27.1b. This was an increase in the deficit of $4.1b, from the revised December quarter 2025 current account deficit of ...
- From abs.gov.au|Mar 2, 2026
Key Statistics: The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, fell $2,753m to a deficit of $21,093m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $8,027m, a decrease of $27,947m on the September quarter 2025 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $638,508m at 31 December 2025. table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for December quarter 2025 was a deficit of $21.1b. This was an increase of $2,753m, from the revised September quarter 2025 current account deficit of ...
- From abs.gov.au|Dec 1, 2025
Key Statistics: The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, fell $493m to a deficit of $16,646m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $31,062m, an increase of $13,642m on the June quarter 2025 suplus. • The net international investment liability position was $665,156m at 30 September 2025. table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for September quarter 2025 was a deficit of $16.6b. This was an increase of $493m, from the revised June quarter 2025 current account deficit of $16.2b. The ...
- From abs.gov.au|Sep 1, 2025
The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, rose $438m to a deficit of $13,654m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $17,669m, an increase of $3,570m on the March quarter 2025 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $664,715m at 30 June 2025. table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for June quarter 2025 was a deficit of $13.7b. This was a decrease of $438m, from the revised March quarter 2025 current account deficit of $14.1b. The rise in Australia’s ...
- From abs.gov.au|Jun 2, 2025
The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, rose $1,652m to a deficit of $14,663m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $6,234m, a decrease of $12,984m on the December quarter 2024 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $672,578m at 31 March 2025. The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for March quarter 2025 was a deficit of $14.7b. This was an increase of $1.7b, from the revised December quarter 2024 current account deficit of $16.3b. The rise in Australia’s ...
- From abs.gov.au|Mar 3, 2025
The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, rose $1,338m to a deficit of $12,547m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $14,185m, a decrease of $2,337m on the September quarter 2024 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $653,166m at 31 December 2024. table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for December quarter 2024 was a deficit of $12.5b. This was an increase of $1.3b, from the revised September quarter 2024 current account deficit of $13.9b. The rise in ...
From abs.gov.au|Dec 2, 2024Key statistics: • The current account balance, seasonally adjusted, rose $2,202m to a deficit of $14,149m. • The capital and financial account surplus was $20,084m, an increase of $2,658m on the June quarter 2024 surplus. • The net international investment liability position was $716,547m at 30 September 2024 table The current account balance (seasonally adjusted, current price) for September quarter 2024 was a deficit of $14.1b. This was an increase of $2.2b, from the revised June quarter 2024 current account deficit of $16.4b. ...
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