![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Trend
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Quarterly % change Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Annual % change Sep 03 to Sep 04 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Quarterly % change Jun 04 to Sep 04 | Annual % change Sep 03 to Sep 04 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Jun 04 to Sep 04 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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New South Wales | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.8 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Victoria | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Queensland | 1.7 | 8.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 10.3 | 0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
South Australia | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Western Australia | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Tasmania | 0.2 | 6.8 | - | 0.7 | 7.1 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Northern Territory | -1.1 | 0.3 | - | -3.1 | -1.7 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Australian Capital Territory | 1.0 | 3.6 | - | 1.5 | 4.2 | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Australia (DFD) | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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SEPTEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
State Final Demand
- In trend terms growth in the September quarter was strongest in Queensland (up 1.7%) and Western Australia (up 1.2%) and weakest in the Northern Territory (down 1.1%). In seasonally adjusted terms, Queensland (up 2.7%) showed the strongest growth with the major contributors being household final consumption expenditure and private gross fixed capital formation. Seasonally adjusted growth was weakest in the Northern Territory (down 3.1%) due mainly to a decline in private gross fixed capital formation.
Household final consumption expenditure
- Trend growth in the September quarter ranged from 0.6% in New South Wales, South Australia and the ACT to 1.7% in the Northern Territory. Growth in seasonally adjusted terms was recorded in all states with the strongest growth in Western Australia (up 1.8%).
Government final consumption expenditure
- In trend terms, all states experienced growth in government final consumption expenditure except Tasmania (down 0.3%). Seasonally adjusted growth was strongest in Queensland and Northern Territory, up 3.2% and 2.3% respectively.
Private gross fixed capital formation
- The pattern of growth in trend terms varied across the states. The ACT showed the strongest growth at 4.7% in the September quarter followed by South Australia at 2.5% and Queensland at 2.2%. New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory had negative trend movements. Seasonally adjusted growth was strongest in the ACT (up 8.6%), while the Northern Territory had the largest fall (down 14.6%).
Public gross fixed capital formation
- The pattern of growth in trend terms varied across the states. In seasonally adjusted terms, the strongest growth occurred in Queensland (up 6.4%) while WA fell 21.8%.