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| National Accounts | | | | | | |
| Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Trend | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 371914 | 0.6% | 2.9% |
| Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual | | 2011–12 | $m | 1451679 | 3.4% | na |
International Accounts (a) | | | | | | |
| Balance on Goods and Services - Trend | | Feb 2013 | $m | -662 | -33.2% | 6.4% |
| Total Goods and Services Credits - Trend | | Feb 2013 | $m | 25 329 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| Total Goods and Services Debits - Trend | | Feb 2013 | $m | 25 991 | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| Balance on Current Account - Trend (b) | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | -14 859 | -6.6% | |
| Net International Investment Position (IIP) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 870 040 | 0.7% | |
| Net Foreign Debt - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 759 825 | 1.7% | |
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Consumption and investment | | | | | | |
| Retail turnover at current prices - Trend(c) | | Feb 2013 | $m | 21742.8 | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - Trend | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 41385 | 0.1% | 8.8% |
| Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - Trend | | Dec 2012 | $m | 154 934 | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| Total new motor vehicle sales - Trend | | Feb 2013 | no. | 96 233 | -0.3% | 8.7% |
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Production | | | | | | |
| Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - Trend | | Dec 2012 | $m | 89 919 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| Dwelling unit approvals - Trend | | Feb 2013 | no. | 13 179 | -0.6% | 11.8% |
| Building approvals -Trend | | Feb 2013 | $m | 6 460.1 | 0.1% | 9.5% |
| Total dwelling units commenced - trend | | Jun Qtr 2012 | no. | 33 125 | -2.1% | -14.0% |
| Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - Trend | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 19918.7 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trend | | Dec Qtr 2012 | $m | 32137.2 | 0.6% | 14.0% |
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Prices | | | | | | |
| Consumer price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | Index no. | 102.0 | 0.2% | 2.2% |
| Producer Price Indexes, Final Demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | Index no. | 101.1 | +0.2% | +1.0% |
| Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | Index no. | 99.7 | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | Index no. | 88.3 | -2.4% | -14.3% |
| Wage Price Index (2008-2009 = 100.0) - Original | | Dec Qtr 2012 | Index no. | 114.3 | 0.7% | 3.4% |
Labour Force and Demography | | | | | | |
| Employed persons - Trend | | Feb 2013 | '000 | 11 588.7 | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Participation rate - Trend | | Feb 2013 | % | 65.1 | 0.0 pts | -0.1 pts |
| Unemployment rate - Trend | | Feb 2013 | % | 5.4 | 0.0 pts | 0.2 pts |
| Employment to Population ratio - Trend | | Feb 2013 | % | 61.6 | 0.0 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Job Vacancies - Trend | | Feb 2013 | '000 | 155.3 | -6.0% | -13.7% |
| Estimated resident population - (Preliminary) | | Sep Qtr 2012 | '000 | 22,785.5 | 0.45% | 1.71% |
| Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - Trend | | Jan 2013 | '000 | 532.0 | 0.4% | 6.2% |
| For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points. |
Incomes | | | | | | |
| Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - Trend | | Dec 2012 | $m | 61 401 | -1.4% | -8.6% |
| Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - Trend | | Nov 2012 | $ | 1393.00 | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| 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. |
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Housing Finance | | | | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - Trend | | Jan 2013 | no. | 45139 | -0.7% | -1.7% |
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