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 | TREND |  | SEASONALLY ADJUSTED |
 |
|  |
|
 | Quarterly
% change
Mar 03 to
Jun 03 | Annual
% change
Jun 02 to
Jun 03 | %points
contribution to
growth in GDP
Mar 03 to
Jun03 |  | Quarterly
% change
Mar 03 to
Jun 03 | Annual
% change
Jun 02 to
Jun 03 | %points
contribution to
growth in GDP
Mar 03 to
Jun03 |
|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | -4.0 | -28.8 | -0.1 |  | -5.0 | -29.9 | -0.1 |
| Mining | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 |  | -3.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.1 |  | -0.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | -1.1 | -1.5 | - |  | -0.7 | -1.0 | - |
| Construction | -0.6 | 9.5 | - |  | -3.0 | 8.3 | -0.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.7 | 3.5 | - |  | 0.9 | 5.2 | - |
| Retail trade | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 |  | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | 0.7 | 4.4 | - |  | 2.2 | 5.4 | - |
| Transport and storage | -1.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 |  | -4.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Communication services | 0.9 | 5.6 | - |  | -0.4 | 5 | - |
| Finance and insurance | 1.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 |  | 3.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Property and business services | -0.1 | -0.6 | - |  | 0.2 | 0.1 | - |
| Government administration and defence | 0.1 | 1.4 | - |  | 0.9 | 1.4 | - |
| Education | 0.3 | 1.3 | - |  | 0.3 | 1.4 | - |
| Health and community services | 0.4 | 3.1 | - |  | 0.7 | 2.9 | - |
| Cultural and recreational services | 0.1 | - | - |  | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Personal and other services | -1.1 | -0.7 | - |  | -0.5 | 0.9 | - |
| Ownership of dwellings | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 |  | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Taxes less subsidies on products | 0.4 | 2.5 | - |  | 1 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Statistical discrepancy (P) | . . | . . | 0.2 |  | . . | . . | 0.1 |
| Gross domestic product | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 |  | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| . . not applicable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JUNE QUARTER Summary Comments
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
- The trend estimate fell by 4.0% and the seasonally adjusted estimate dropped 5.0%. This is the sixth quarterly fall in a row in seasonally adjusted terms and reflects the continuing effect of the drought on the farm sector. Since June quarter 2002 this industry has declined by 29.9%.
Manufacturing
- Increased 0.8% in trend terms but fell by 0.5% in seasonally adjusted terms. The output indicator consists mainly of manufacturers' sales which fell 0.7% in seasonally adjusted terms.
Construction
- Fell by 0.6% in trend terms and by 3.0% seasonally adjusted. This is the largest seasonally adjusted fall since December quarter 2000.
Transport and storage
- This industry showed a 1.8% fall in trend terms and a 4.2% fall in seasonally adjusted terms. Most sectors recorded negative growth in seasonally adjusted terms, particularly air transport which fell 7.1% and services and storage which fell 7.8%.
Wholesale and Retail Trade
- In trend terms wholesale trade rose by 0.7% (up 0.9% seasonally adjusted) and retail trade rose by 1.1% (up 2.2% seasonally adjusted). For the retail industry a seasonally adjusted increase of 1.9% in the ABS measure of retail turnover was boosted by a 5.8% surge in purchases of motor vehicles.
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