Overseas Trade Indexes (Volumes): March 2009 quarter (provisional)

All references are to seasonally adjusted series and compared with the December 2008 quarter unless otherwise stated.

• Merchandise export volumes rose 2.0 percent.
• Dairy products (up 14.0 percent) were the main contributors to the rise in total export volumes.
• Merchandise import volumes fell 9.8 percent.
• Capital goods (down 30.1 percent) and intermediate goods (down 10.1 percent) were the main contributors to the fall in import volumes.
• Excluding fuel imports, merchandise import volumes fell 12.3 percent.