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The government's action securing fuel from nearby trading partners has trimmed the trade surplus.
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Jacob Shteyman

Trade surplus slumps to nine-year low amid fuel buying blitz

A surge in fuel and electric vehicle imports in response to the Middle East conflict drove Australia's goods trade surplus to a near-decade low.

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