Australia had a merchandise trade deficit of A$2.317 billion in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

That beat forecasts for a shortfall of A$2.900 billion following the A$2.711 billion deficit in August.

Exports were up 3.0 percent on month to A$27.428 billion, while imports added 2.0 percent to A$29.475 billion.

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