2013.10.3022:11:00UTC+00Australia Export Prices +4.2% In Q3

Export prices in Australia were up 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

That beat forecasts for an increase of 3.3 percent following the 0.3 percent decline in the second quarter.

On a yearly basis, export prices also rose 4.2 percent.

Import prices climbed 6.1 percent on quarter in Q3 versus forecasts for an increase of 3.5 percent following the 0.3 percent contraction in Q2.

On a yearly basis, import prices also were up 6.1 percent.