8301.0.55.001 - Manufacturing Production, Australia, Mar 2007  
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NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
June 2007 13 August 2007
September 2007 12 November 2007



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.



DATA NOTES

This publication presents quarterly estimates of selected indicators of manufacturing production in Australia.


More detailed breakdowns and other commodity items collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are available on request for a charge. Monthly series are also available for a limited number of data items. Items for which additional production data are available are listed in paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

The electricity production data series has been revised in this issue. The revisions are the result of improvements in the coverage of electricity producers. The data series has been revised back to September 1989. For futher information contact Damian Sparkes on Adelaide (08) 8237 7425.

ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Damian Sparkes on Adelaide (08) 8237 7425.



SUMMARY COMMENTARY


QUARTERLY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION COMMODITIES

Table 1

Table 1 Quarterly Commodity Production

Beer
Portland
cement
Clay bricks
(SBE) (a)
Pre-mixed
concrete
Gas
Electricity
megalitres
'000 tonnes
million
'000 m3
Petajoules
million kWh

2001
Sep
416
1 679
408
4 880
218
52 226
Dec
492
1 836
403
4 523
185
50 778
2002
Mar
428
1 729
365
4 896
166
50 639
Jun
408
1 992
426
5 148
204
51 486
Sep
406
2 030
441
5 570
228
53 299
Dec
506
1 978
444
5 433
186
51 646
2003
Mar
435
1 831
409
4 771
172
51 415
Jun
380
1 892
439
5 213
204
51 379
Sep
421
2 227
465
5 903
232
54 808
Dec
490
2 090
439
5 542
188
52 453
2004
Mar
435
1 963
436
5 325
173
54 561
Jun
390
2 180
449
5 698
215
54 644
Sep
412
2 307
456
5 983
227
55 915
Dec
454
2 157
424
5 625
190
52 850
2005
Mar
416
1 980
383
5 287
170
55 035
Jun
403
2 481
442
6 020
206
55 117
Sep
408
2 340
407
6 462
221
56 043
Dec
482
2 265
421
5 911
180
54 992
2006
Mar
438
2 027
355
5 462
171
57 112
Jun
386
2 278
423
6 079
224
57 157
Sep
405
2 427
422
6 544
233
58 400
Dec
491
2 451
396
6 519
192
56 249
2007
Mar
427
2 140
359
5 750
187
55 233

(a) For further information on clay bricks by standard brick equivalent see Glossary.



FORTHCOMING DATA RELEASE DATES

The ABS releases selected data items from the Manufacturing Commodity collections on a quarterly basis in this publication and also releases more detailed breakdowns and other commodity items on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis on request for a charge. Details on the release dates of the preliminary Pre-mixed concrete production data for capital cities and final monthly Pre-mixed concrete, Water heating equipment and Plasterboard data are specified below. More detail about these releases or subscription to the data series can be obtained by contacting Damian Sparkes on (08) 8237 7425.


Monthly preliminary data release 2006-07

Pre-mixed concrete for capital cities only

Month
Release Date

April
14 May 2007
May
14 June 2007
June
16 July 2007
July
14 August 2007
August
14 September 2007
September
15 October 2007


Monthly final data release 2006-07

Pre-mixed concrete, Water heating equipment and Plasterboard

Month
Release Date

April
8 June 2007
May
9 July 2007
June
9 August 2007
July
10 September 2007
August
9 October 2007
September
9 November 2007


Annual data release 2006-07

Flour, semi-trailers, floor coverings, wool yarn and footwear

22 October 2007