# Australia Imports: capital goods (BEC) (ABS ITGS)

Australia Imports: capital goods (BEC) (ABS ITGS) was up 22.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 31.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 12,893 AUD million.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.6% (May 2020) to 36.2% (Mar 2026), averaging 7.9%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-CAPITAL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: AUD million
- Coverage: 1981-07-01 to 2026-09-01 (543 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/imports-capital-goods-bec-abs-itgs

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,893 AUD million | 22.5 |
| August 2026 | 13,223 AUD million | 31.3 |
| July 2026 | 10,794 AUD million | 10.9 |
| June 2026 | 10,461 AUD million | 5.2 |
| May 2026 | 10,908 AUD million | 10.8 |
| April 2026 | 10,331 AUD million | 15.5 |
| March 2026 | 11,982 AUD million | 36.2 |
| February 2026 | 9,253.0 AUD million | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 9,954.0 AUD million | 5.3 |
| December 2025 | 10,004 AUD million | 6.5 |
| November 2025 | 10,186 AUD million | 12.6 |
| October 2025 | 10,125 AUD million | 11.2 |
| September 2025 | 10,524 AUD million | 10.3 |
| August 2025 | 10,068 AUD million | 8.9 |
| July 2025 | 9,737.0 AUD million | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 9,947.0 AUD million | 8.2 |
| May 2025 | 9,849.0 AUD million | 9.4 |
| April 2025 | 8,946.0 AUD million | 0.06 |
| March 2025 | 8,796.0 AUD million | −9.3 |
| February 2025 | 9,339.0 AUD million | 7.4 |
| January 2025 | 9,450.0 AUD million | 9.6 |
| December 2024 | 9,390.0 AUD million | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 9,048.0 AUD million | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 9,102.0 AUD million | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.IMPORTS.M.SA.GRP-CAPITAL"

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