{"version":"1","article":{"id":"australia-balance-payments-june-2026","slug":"australia-balance-payments-june-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=en","title":"Australia’s current-account deficit widens to A$27.2 billion","summary":"The goods-and-services deficit reached A$5.1 billion and net international investment liabilities stood at A$638.9 billion.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Australian Bureau of Statistics","url":"https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/international-trade/balance-payments-and-international-investment-position-australia/jun-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/australia-balance-payments-june-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/australia-balance-payments-june-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ June-quarter balance-of-payments release, published on September 1, put the seasonally adjusted current-account deficit at A$27.2 billion, compared with a revised A$25.4 billion deficit in March. The goods-and-services balance recorded a A$5.1 billion deficit. The ABS reported that imports of goods and services rose 4.0%, while imports of fuels and lubricants increased 42.5%.","At the end of June, Australia’s net international investment position was a net liability of A$638.9 billion, A$122.8 billion lower than the previous quarter. The net foreign equity asset position rose A$186.1 billion to A$847.1 billion, while net foreign debt liabilities rose A$63.3 billion to A$1,486.0 billion. Current-account flows and the investment-position stock are different measures: one records transactions during the quarter, while the other records asset and liability levels at period end."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The goods-and-services deficit reached A$5.1 billion and net international investment liabilities stood at A$638.9 billion.\n\nThe Australian Bureau of Statistics’ June-quarter balance-of-payments release, published on September 1, put the seasonally adjusted current-account deficit at A$27.2 billion, compared with a revised A$25.4 billion deficit in March. The goods-and-services balance recorded a A$5.1 billion deficit. The ABS reported that imports of goods and services rose 4.0%, while imports of fuels and lubricants increased 42.5%.\n\nAt the end of June, Australia’s net international investment position was a net liability of A$638.9 billion, A$122.8 billion lower than the previous quarter. The net foreign equity asset position rose A$186.1 billion to A$847.1 billion, while net foreign debt liabilities rose A$63.3 billion to A$1,486.0 billion. Current-account flows and the investment-position stock are different measures: one records transactions during the quarter, while the other records asset and liability levels at period end.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}