Australia August Trade Balance AUD surplus 989m (vs. expected surplus of AUD 850m)

August Trade Balance shows a bigger than expected surplus, at 989m

• expected surplus AUD 850m
• previous surplus of AUD 460m revised much higher to 808m AUD

As I posted earlier, the main focus os the retails sales data for August ... and that is in at a horrible miss: Australia August Retail Sales: -0.6% m/m (vs. expected +0.3%)