Overseas Trade Indexes (Volumes): March 2010 quarter (provisional)

All references are to seasonally adjusted series and compared with the December 2009 quarter unless otherwise stated.

• Merchandise export volumes rose 3.0 percent.
• Fruits (fresh or prepared), up 23.1 percent, and forestry products (up 6.1 percent), were the main contributors to the rise in total export volumes.
• A fall in dairy and casein products (down 2.1 percent) partly offset the rise in export volumes.
• Merchandise import volumes rose 2.8 percent.
• Consumption goods (up 5.1 percent) and intermediate goods (up 0.8 percent) contributed the most to the overall rise in import volumes.