Australian Trade Surplus Rises Above $13Bn

A customer selects a bottle of Australian wine at a supermarket on June 17, 2015 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Australia’s trade surplus remained strong in November, hitting $13.2 billion after exceeding $12 billion two months in a row.

The balance on goods and services was $12.5 billion in September and $12.7 billion in October, as per the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ data.