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

Australia Imports: consumer goods (BEC) (ABS ITGS) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 12,538 AUD million.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (May 2020) to 31.5% (Oct 2022), averaging 5.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 12,538 AUD million | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 12,819 AUD million | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 13,726 AUD million | 15.6 |
| June 2026 | 13,036 AUD million | 6.3 |
| May 2026 | 13,144 AUD million | 1.4 |
| April 2026 | 12,343 AUD million | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 12,556 AUD million | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 12,390 AUD million | 1.0 |
| January 2026 | 11,999 AUD million | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 12,482 AUD million | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 12,483 AUD million | 5.9 |
| October 2025 | 12,821 AUD million | 8.0 |
| September 2025 | 12,633 AUD million | 7.3 |
| August 2025 | 12,630 AUD million | 9.6 |
| July 2025 | 11,873 AUD million | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 12,266 AUD million | 3.2 |
| May 2025 | 12,959 AUD million | 8.2 |
| April 2025 | 12,593 AUD million | 7.3 |
| March 2025 | 12,165 AUD million | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 12,269 AUD million | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 12,250 AUD million | 4.3 |
| December 2024 | 12,130 AUD million | 9.4 |
| November 2024 | 11,791 AUD million | 15.3 |
| October 2024 | 11,873 AUD million | 2.2 |

## API

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

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