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1345.0 - Key Economic Indicators, 2012  
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This table contains a summary of Australia's key economic indicators. Data contained in this table is updated as soon as it becomes available. Please also see Measures of Australia's Progress which is a summary of key social, environmental and economic national progress indicators.

National Accounts
International Accounts
Consumption and Investment
Production
Prices
Labour Force and Demography
Incomes
Housing Finance


Main
Features
Period
Units
Value
Change
Previous
Period
Change
Corresponding
Period Last
Year
National Accounts
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - TrendSep Qtr 2012
$m
369 928
0.6%
3.4%
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual2011-12
$m
1 452 890
3.5%
NA

International Accounts (a)
Balance on Goods and Services - TrendNov 2012
$m
-2 417
-8.9%
..
Total Goods and Services Credits - TrendNov 2012
$m
24 175
-0.6%
-9.9%
Total Goods and Services Debits - TrendNov 2012
$m
26 593
-0.2%
3.9%
Balance on Current Account - Trend (b)Sep Qtr 2012
$m
-14 466
-3.8%
. .
Net International Investment Position (IIP) - OriginalSep Qtr 2012
$m
869 632
1.0%
. .
Net Foreign Debt - OriginalSep Qtr 2012
$m
748 654
-0.3%
. .

Consumption and investment
Retail turnover at current prices - Trend(c)Nov 2012
$m
21,554.5
0.0%
3.1%
Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - TrendSep Qtr 2012
$m
42 721
3.8
19.8
Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - TrendSep 2012
$m
154 181
0.7
3.3
Total new motor vehicle sales - TrendDec 2012
no.
97 931
0.7%
12.4%

Production
Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - TrendSep 2012
$m
89 552
-0.2
-2.2
Dwelling unit approvals - TrendDec 2012
no.
13 005
0.5%
12.7%
Building approvals -TrendDec 2012
$m
6 167.2
0.9%
5.8%
Total dwelling units commenced - trendJun Qtr 2012
no.
33 125
-2.1%
-14.0%
Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - TrendSep Qtr 2012
$m
19 332.7
-0.9%
-3.3
Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trendSep Qtr 2012
$m
32 241.6
4.4%
22.4

Prices
Consumer price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
102.0
0.2%
2.2%
Producer Price Indexes, Final Demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
101.1
+0.2%
+1.0%
Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
99.7
+0.3%
–0.9%
Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
88.3
–2.4%
–14.3%
Wage Price Index (2008-2009 = 100.0) - OriginalSep Qtr 2012
Index no.
113.5
1.2%
3.7%

Labour Force and Demography
Employed persons - TrendDec 2012
'000
11 541.5
0.1%
1.0%
Participation rate - TrendDec 2012
%
65.1
0.0 pts
-0.2 pts
Unemployment rate - TrendDec 2012
%
5.4
0.0 pts
0.2 pts
Employment to Population ratio - Trend Dec 2012
%
61.6
0.0 pts
-0.4 pts
Job Vacancies - TrendNov 2012
'000
169.9
-2.2%
-6.8%
Estimated resident population - (Preliminary)Jun Qtr 2012
'000
22,683.6
0.39%
1.61%
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - TrendNov 2012
'000
527.1
0.8%
5.5%
For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points.

Incomes
Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - TrendSep 2012
$m
61 917
-1.7
-9.8
Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - TrendMay 2012
$
1 352.7
0.7%
3.5%
Company Profits before Income Tax (5676.0) has been omitted from this table since the December Quarter 2006 as it is not directly used in compiling National Accounts estimates.
np not published
na not available

Housing Finance
Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - TrendNov 2012
no.
46464
0.4%
1.8%

na not available
np not published
. . not applicable or not available
(a) As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.
(b) Break in series between March 2008 and June 2008.
(c) Trend series suspended as at November 2008.



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