MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
| Trend | Seasonally adjusted |
| % change Dec 13 to
Mar 14 | % change Mar 13 to
Mar 14 | % points contributions to growth in GDP
Dec 13 to Mar 14 | % change
Dec 13 to
Mar 14 | % change Mar 13 to
Mar 14 | % points contributions to growth in GDP
Dec 13 to Mar 14 |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | -1.2 | 3.4 | - | -1.6 | 3.6 | - |
Mining | 3.7 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 0.9 |
Manufacturing | -0.8 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -0.2 |
Electricity, gas, water and waste services | -0.1 | -2.2 | - | -0.7 | -2.2 | - |
Construction | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
Wholesale trade | -0.6 | -2.7 | - | -0.4 | -1.6 | - |
Retail trade | 0.6 | 2.2 | - | 0.7 | 1.8 | - |
Accommodation and food services | 0.2 | -1.1 | - | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Transport, postal and warehousing | -0.8 | -1.5 | - | -2.2 | -3.4 | -0.1 |
Information media and telecommunications | 0.1 | 0.4 | - | 1.0 | 0.9 | - |
Financial and insurance services | 2.0 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services | 2.7 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | -1.5 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -4.2 | -0.1 |
Administrative and support services | 0.2 | 2.2 | - | 0.3 | 2.8 | - |
Public administration and safety | 0.7 | 4.0 | - | 0.9 | 3.8 | - |
Education and training | 0.5 | 2.2 | - | 0.5 | 2.2 | - |
Health care and social assistance | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
Arts and recreation services | 0.2 | 3.3 | - | 1.0 | 3.9 | - |
Other services | -1.4 | 0.3 | - | -1.1 | 0.4 | - |
Ownership of dwellings | 0.6 | 2.5 | - | 0.6 | 2.5 | - |
Taxes less subsidies on products | 0.4 | 0.7 | - | 0.4 | 0.3 | - |
Statistical discrepancy (P) | na | na | 0.1 | na | na | -0.1 |
Gross domestic product | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
na not available |
MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- The trend estimate fell 1.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.6% driven by a decrease in the Agriculture subdivision (-1.8%).
Mining
- The trend estimate rose 3.7%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 8.6% driven by strong growth in Coal, Iron ore, and Oil and gas. For further information, please refer to Analysis and Comments section of this issue.
Manufacturing
- The trend estimate fell 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 3.1% mainly driven by decreases in Food, beverage and tobacco (-4.5%) and Metal products (-4.8%).
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
- The trend estimate fell 0.1%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.7% with Water supply and waste services being the only subdivision to record positive growth.
Construction
- The trend estimate rose 1.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 3.0% for the fourth quarter in a row mainly driven by Residential building and Construction services.
Financial and insurance services
- The trend estimate rose 2.0%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 2.8%, continuing the positive growth shown since December 2010. Financial services drove growth in the quarter. Auxiliary finance and insurance services grew fastest in the division but had a smaller contribution to growth.