5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Mar 2015 Quality Declaration 
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MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change
Dec 14
to Mar 15
% change Mar 14 to Mar 15
% points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 14 to Mar 15
% change
Dec 14
to Mar 15
% change Mar 14 to Mar 15
% points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 14 to Mar 15

Agriculture, forestry and fishing
0.9
-1.3
-
1.6
-0.6
-
Mining
1.7
5.9
0.1
3.5
4.2
0.3
Manufacturing
-0.1
-0.3
-
0.3
1.5
-
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
0.9
2.0
-
0.2
1.3
-
Construction
-0.5
-2.2
-
-0.8
-2.9
-0.1
Wholesale trade
1.5
4.2
0.1
1.8
4.6
0.1
Retail trade
0.9
2.5
-
0.9
2.4
-
Accommodation and food services
0.6
6.3
-
2.1
7.8
-
Transport, postal and warehousing
0.3
-0.8
-
0.5
-0.4
-
Information media and telecommunications
2.4
10.1
0.1
3.4
11.1
0.1
Financial and insurance services
1.6
6.3
0.1
1.9
5.9
0.2
Rental, hiring and real estate services
-0.5
0.2
-
1.4
1.1
-
Professional, scientific and technical services
-0.8
-5.5
-
1.1
-3.9
0.1
Administrative and support services
-1.0
-2.1
-
-1.2
-2.2
-
Public administration and safety
0.4
-0.2
-
0.5
0.4
-
Education and training
0.6
2.5
-
0.6
2.6
-
Health care and social assistance
0.9
4.2
0.1
0.6
3.9
-
Arts and recreation services
1.1
5.0
-
-0.9
3.5
-
Other services
0.1
2.9
-
2.2
5.3
-
Ownership of dwellings
0.6
2.3
-
0.6
2.3
-
Taxes less subsidies on products
-0.6
0.1
-
-2.4
-0.9
-0.1
Statistical discrepancy (P)
na
na
0.1
na
na
0.1
Gross domestic product
0.6
2.2
0.6
0.9
2.3
0.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available



MARCH QUARTER

Summary Comments

Mining
  • The trend estimate rose 1.7%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 3.5% mainly driven by increases in Iron ore mining (3.4%), Oil and gas extraction (3.0%) and Coal mining (6.2%).

Construction
  • The trend estimate fell 0.5%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.8% driven by large decreases in Heavy and civil engineering.

Wholesale trade
  • The trend estimate rose 1.5%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.8% mainly driven by Basic material wholesaling.

Information media and telecommunications
  • The trend estimate rose 2.4%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 3.4% mainly driven by Telecommunication services.

Financial and insurance services
  • The trend estimate rose 1.6%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.9% driven by increases across all subdivisions.

Professional, scientific and technical services
  • The trend estimate fell 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.1% which was the first increase since June 2013.