5260.0.55.001 - Information paper: Experimental Estimates of Industry Multifactor Productivity, 2007  
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8.2 Wholesale outputs and inputs, (2004-05 = 100)
Graph: 8.2 Wholesale outputs and inputs, (2004-05 = 100)


8.3 Wholesale intermediate inputs, combined inputs and labour and capital inputs, (2004-05 = 100)
Graph: 8.3 Wholesale intermediate inputs, combined inputs and labour and capital inputs, (2004-05 = 100)



The growth in gross valued added, especially over the 1990s, was caused by both supply side and demand side factors. Supply side factors involved the advent of new technologies and a greater uptake of existing technologies that enabled productivity improvements. Demand side factors related to improved overall economic conditions as consumers increased their purchases.



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