Balance on goods and services:

• In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,061m in september 2017, an increase of $6m on the surplus in august 2017.

• In seasonally adjusted terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,745m in september 2017, an increase of $872m on the surplus in august 2017.

Credits (exports of goods and services):

• In seasonally adjusted terms, goods and services credits rose $924m (3%) to $32,961m. Non-rural goods rose $599m (3%), non-monetary gold rose $217m (17%), rural goods rose $5m and net exports of goods under merchanting rose $1m (2%). Services credits rose $102m (1%).