• Port of Melbourne’s FY2026 Trade in Review reported record container throughput of 3,520,000 TEU for July 2025–June 2026.
• Import mix shifted toward industrial and construction inputs, signaling continued business investment despite global uncertainty.
• Exports stayed diversified; gains in beef, paper and paperboard, scrap metal helped offset softer cotton and wheat.
• China became the top source of imported motor vehicles, overtaking Japan; its share rose to 28% from 1% in FY2020.
• Trade flows held up amid US tariff changes, Hormuz disruption; fuel supply chains adjusted to new sourcing patterns.

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