Exports of crude oil and condensates fell by 18% to 3,788m litres in the first quarter of this year, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said.
The decline in volume was moderated by higher prices, with value falling by 15% to $2bn. Thermal coal export volumes slipped 13% to 30.8m tonnes, with value falling 10% to $2.6bn, while the value of liquefied natural gas exports rose 21% to $2.2bn on steady production levels.