Australia had a merchandise trade surplus of A$989 million in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
That beat forecasts for a surplus of A$870 million following the upwardly revised A$808 million surplus in July (originally A$460 million).
Exports were up 1.0 percent on month to A$32.229 billion, while imports were roughly flat at A$31.240 billion.
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