# Australia Trade with United States (ABS MERCH_EXP)

Australia Trade with United States (ABS MERCH_EXP) was down 14.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 32.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,637,781 AUD thousand.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.4% (Jan 2026) to 255.7% (Jan 2025), averaging 14.7%.

- Source agency: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `AU.EXPORTS.M.NSA.PARTNER-US`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: AUD thousand
- Coverage: 1996-07-01 to 2026-09-01 (363 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/australia/trade-with-united-states-abs-merch-exp

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,637,781 AUD thousand | −14.2 |
| August 2026 | 3,335,533 AUD thousand | 32.8 |
| July 2026 | 2,365,176 AUD thousand | −49.3 |
| June 2026 | 2,277,488 AUD thousand | 6.9 |
| May 2026 | 2,280,093 AUD thousand | 13.1 |
| April 2026 | 2,037,583 AUD thousand | −7.8 |
| March 2026 | 1,979,654 AUD thousand | −63.2 |
| February 2026 | 2,026,718 AUD thousand | −60.6 |
| January 2026 | 1,900,217 AUD thousand | −68.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,361,893 AUD thousand | −20.2 |
| November 2025 | 2,176,992 AUD thousand | 17.9 |
| October 2025 | 2,476,524 AUD thousand | 14.6 |
| September 2025 | 3,073,275 AUD thousand | 58.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,511,061 AUD thousand | 20.8 |
| July 2025 | 4,662,303 AUD thousand | 116.8 |
| June 2025 | 2,130,630 AUD thousand | 17.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,016,191 AUD thousand | 15.0 |
| April 2025 | 2,210,664 AUD thousand | 19.3 |
| March 2025 | 5,386,355 AUD thousand | 189.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,147,736 AUD thousand | 212.0 |
| January 2025 | 6,014,451 AUD thousand | 255.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,959,105 AUD thousand | 89.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,845,692 AUD thousand | 14.1 |
| October 2024 | 2,160,545 AUD thousand | 17.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.EXPORTS.M.NSA.PARTNER-US"

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