Australia's export prices rose 3.2% in the December 2025 quarter after a 0.9% decline in the September 2025 quarter, while import prices rose 0.9% after a 0.4% decrease in the previous quarter, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

Non-monetary gold, metalliferous ores and metal scrap, and coal, coke and briquettes were the main contributors to the increase in export prices, rising by around 20%, 2.6%, and 3.6%, respectively.

The main factors offsetting the growth in export prices were natural and manufactured gas, which decreased 5.2%, and petroleum and petroleum products, which fell 6.7%.

The main contributors to the rise in import prices were non-monetary gold, road vehicles, crude fertilizers and minerals, and metalliferous ores and scrap, rising by about 20%, 2.9%, 43%, and 12%, respectively.

The growth in import prices was partly offset by a 4.5% decrease in telecommunications equipment.

Through the year, export prices slipped 0.3%, while import prices increased 3%.