Export prices in Australia were down 4.5 percent on quarter and 3.3 percent on year in the second quarter of 2025, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
The main contributors to the decline in exports were metalliferous ores and metal scrap (-9.0 percent), coal, coke and briquettes (-10.4 percent) and gas, natural and manufactured (-4.4 percent).
These were offset by gains among Gold, non-monetary (+12.1 percent) and meat and meat preparations (+2.8 percent).
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