# Australia Changes in inventories (ABS ANA_EXP)

Australia Changes in inventories (ABS ANA_EXP) was down 13,380.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −63.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at −664.0 AUD million.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q3 1959.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13,380.0% (Q2 2026) to 763.6% (Q4 2021), averaging −549.4%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: AUD million
- Coverage: 1959-07-01 to 2026-04-01 (268 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/changes-in-inventories-abs-ana-exp

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | −664.0 AUD million | −13,380.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 802.0 AUD million | −63.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 4,358.0 AUD million | — |
| Q3 2025 | 468.0 AUD million | −72.1 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.00 AUD million | −99.8 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,188.0 AUD million | −30.3 |
| Q4 2024 | −1,053.0 AUD million | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1,680.0 AUD million | −27.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,459.0 AUD million | — |
| Q1 2024 | 3,137.0 AUD million | −35.5 |
| Q4 2023 | −2,488.0 AUD million | −144.4 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,319.0 AUD million | −77.1 |
| Q2 2023 | −3,195.0 AUD million | −195.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 4,860.0 AUD million | −35.6 |
| Q4 2022 | 5,603.0 AUD million | 11.5 |
| Q3 2022 | 10,117 AUD million | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3,333.0 AUD million | 111.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 7,550.0 AUD million | 335.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 5,026.0 AUD million | 763.6 |
| Q3 2021 | −47.00 AUD million | −102.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 1,577.0 AUD million | — |
| Q1 2021 | 1,732.0 AUD million | — |
| Q4 2020 | 582.0 AUD million | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2,268.0 AUD million | — |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.INVENTORIES.Q.NOM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```