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1344.0 - International Monetary Fund - Special Data Dissemination Standard, 2006  
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REAL SECTOR
FISCAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR
EXTERNAL SECTOR
POPULATION


REAL SECTOR



SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for previous
reference period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

National Accounts
Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Current Prices,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q4/12
374403
372468
0.5
Final Consumption Expenditure $m
Q4/12
274837
272815
0.7
- General Government$m
Q4/12
67769
67265
0.7
- Households$m
Q4/12
207067
205550
0.7
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q4/12
107115
106326
0.7
- Private$m
Q4/12
86258
89423
-3.5
- Public$m
Q4/12
20857
16903
23.4
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/12
74216
73482
1
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/12
79768
78870
1.1
Changes in Inventories $m
Q4/12
939
2169
na
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q4/12
-2935
-3453
na


Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Chain Volume Measures,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q4/12
372005
369802
0.6
Final Consumption Expenditure$m
Q4/12
263583
263238
0.1
- General Government$m
Q4/12
65471
65588
-0.2
- Households$m
Q4/12
198112
197650
0.2
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q4/12
106989
106157
0.8
- Private$m
Q4/12
86074
89371
-3.7
- Public$m
Q4/12
20915
16787
24.6
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/12
82905
80238
3.3
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/12
79089
78575
0.7
Changes in Inventories$m
Q4/12
532
2173
na
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q4/12
-2916
-3429
na

Production Index
Industrial Production Index,
Total Industries
(1)
(2009-2010 = 100.0), Seasonally adjusted
Q4/12
107
105.8
1.2
Labour Market
Employed Persons ('000), Trend
Apr 2013
11 646.0
11 629.5
0.1%
Unemployed Persons

('000), Trend
Apr 2013
682.9
676.6
0.9%
Average weekly ordinary time
earnings, full-time adults
(2)
$, Trend
Q4/12
1 393.00
1 353.60
2.9
Wage Price Index,
total hourly rates of pay,
excluding bonuses
(2008-2009 = 100.0), Original
Q1/13
115.0
114.3
0.6%

Price Indexes
(1)
Consumer price index(2011–12 = 100.0)
Q1/13
102.4
102.0
0.4
Producer Price Indexes: Final demand(2011–12 = 100.0)
Q1/13
101.4
101.1
+0.3
Note change of index name: From September quarter 2012 the Labour Price Index will be re-titled the Wage Price Index.
For more information please refer to Wage Price Index, Changes in This Issue for the September quarter 2012

FISCAL SECTOR

SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

General Government Operations (3)
Revenue (4)
$m
Q4/12
130 350
115 320
13.0
Expenses (5)
$m
Q4/12
133 278
132 414
0.7
Net operating balance
$m
Q4/12
–2 928
–17 094
na
Net acquisition of non-financial assets (6)
$m
Q4/12
5 222
3 035
na
Net lending/borrowing (GFS basis)
$m
Q4/12
–8 150
–20 129
na
Financial assets
$m
Q4/12
7 675
3 205
n.a
Domestic
$m
Q4/12
8 556
3 060
n.a
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q4/12
3 031
3 788
n.a
Financial corps nec
$m
Q4/12
2 177
-5 465
n.a
Non-financial corps
$m
Q4/12
10 944
12 763
n.a
Households and NPISH
$m
Q4/12
-1 628
833
n.a
Foreign
$m
Q4/12
-881
145
n.a
Liabilities
$m
Q4/12
17 086
23 378
n.a
Domestic
$m
Q4/12
13 047
21 634
n.a
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q4/12
10 075
10 008
n.a
Financial corps nec
$m
Q4/12
1 609
10 048
n.a
Non-financial corps
$m
Q4/12
-3 715
3 323
n.a
Households and NPISH
$m
Q4/12
5 097
-2 007
n.a
Foreign
$m
Q4/12
4 039
1 744
n.a
Net errors and omissions (7)
$m
Q4/12
1 301
16
n.a

Central government operations (Commonwealth Government Operations) (8) (9)
Revenue
$m
Feb/13
32 761
31 844
Expense
$m
Feb/13
29 238
33 211
Net Operating Balance
$m
Feb/13
3 523
-1 367
Net Acquisition of non-financial assets
$m
Feb/13
490
99
Net Lending /(Borrowing)
$m
Feb/13
3 033
-1 466
Other Economic Flows
$m
Feb/13
-436
3 312
Change in Net Worth
$m
Feb/13
3 087
1 945
Financing of the Change in Net Worth
$m
Cash and Deposits
$m
Feb/13
2 543
-1 383
Advances paid
$m
Feb/13
631
-51
Investments, loans and placements
$m
Feb/13
4 195
-6 262
Other receivables
$m
Feb/13
1 335
1 122
Investments in other public sector entities
$m
Feb/13
0
801
Equity accounted investments
$m
Feb/13
0
13
Investments - shares
$m
Feb/13
1 010
1 578
Net Change in financial assets
$m
Feb/13
9 714
-4 182
Net Change in Non-financial Assets
$m
Feb/13
-59
-1 512
Deposits held
$m
Feb/13
-5
0
Government securities
$m
Feb/13
4 706
-4 206
Loans
$m
Feb/13
114
25
Other borrowing
$m
Feb/13
117
65
Superannuation liability
$m
Feb/13
539
561
Other employee liabilities
$m
Feb/13
29
-447
Suppliers payable
$m
Feb/13
275
-954
Personal benefits payable
$m
Feb/13
517
-1 592
Subsidies payable
$m
Feb/13
2
52
Grants payable
$m
Feb/13
256
-643
Other provisions and payables
$m
Feb/13
19
-502
Net Incurrence of Liabilities
$m
Feb/13
6 568
-7 639
Change in Net Worth
$m
Feb/13
3 087
1 945
Total Liabilities, of which
$m
Q4/12
601 025
593 265
n.a
- Rest of World
$m
Q4/12
212 464
213 265
n.a

Central government debt (Commonwealth Government Debt)
Commonwealth Government Debt
(Total outstanding gross debt)
$m
Mar/13
299 295
296 281
1
By instrument (market value)
Bonds
$m
Mar/13
282 332
278 832
1
Treasury notes
$m
Mar/13
16 942
17 428
-3
Other
$m
Mar/13
20
21
-1
By currency (market value)
Domestic currency
$m
Mar/13
299 288
296 274
1
Foreign currencies
$m
Mar/13
7
7
-4
By maturity (face value) (10)
Short-term (less than 1 year)
$m
Q1/13
42 998
47 498
-9
Medium & long-term (greater than 1 year)
$m
Q1/13
228 919
219 484
4
Debt Guaranteed by Government
$m
Q1/13
271 917
266 982
2


FINANCIAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information


Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Monetary aggregates
- Currency$b, Seasonally adjusted
Mar/13
53.7
53.5
0.4
- Broad money$b, Seasonally adjusted
Mar/13
1 542.1
1 533.8
0.6
Domestic credit to the public sector $b
Mar/13
148.0
144.3
2.6
Domestic credit to the private sector$b, Seasonally adjusted
Mar/13
2 145.5
2 141.2
0.2
External position (net)$b
Mar/13
320.0
322.0
-0.6
Analytical accounts of the central bank (11)
Reserve money (12)$m
May/08/13
57 516
57 706
-0.3
Domestic claims on the public sector$m
May/08/13
50 177
50 815
-1.3
External position
- Gross foreign assets$m
May/08/13
53 536
49 042
9.2
- Gross foreign liabilities$m
May/08/13
1 020
1 564
-34.8

Interest rates
- Interbank Overnight Cash Rate%
Daily
- 13 week Treasury Note%
Daily
- 10 year Treasury Bond%
Daily
Financial soundness indicators (13)
Quarterly

Stock market
- S&P/ASX 200(Dec 1979 = 500)
Daily



EXTERNAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information


Balance of Payments
(14)
Goods and services credits$m, Trend
Q4/12
73 919
74 759
-1.1
Goods and services debits$m, Trend
Q4/12
–79 646
–79 439
-0.3
Net primary income $m, Trend
Q4/12
–8 832
–8 948
1.3
Net secondary income$m, Trend
Q4/12
–300
–312
3.8
Balance on current account$m, Trend
Q4/12
–14 859
–13 940
-6.6
Balance on capital account$m
Q4/12
–260
–238
-9.2
Balance on financial account$m
Q4/12
15 635
16 839
-7.2

International Reserves
and
Foreign Currency Liquidity


Official Reserve Assets (15) $m (US)
Apr/13
51 681
50 813
1.7
Reserves Template

Mar/13
Merchandise trade
Exports (f.o.b.)$m
Mar/13
21 555
19 189
12.3
Imports (Customs Value)$m
Apr/13
18 687
18 080
3.4

International Investment Position
(16) (14)
Foreign assets$m
Q4/12
–1 334 759
–1 298 482
-2.8
Direct investment assets$m
Q4/12
–407 929
–387 366
-5.3
Portfolio investment assets$m
Q4/12
–515 371
–495 744
-4.0
- Equity$m
Q4/12
–311 553
–297 583
-4.7
- Debt$m
Q4/12
–203 818
–198 161
-2.9
Financial derivatives assets$m
Q4/12
–105 105
–116 332
9.7
Other investment assets$m
Q4/12
–259 048
–254 126
-1.9
Reserve assets$m
Q4/12
–47 306
–44 914
-5.3
Foreign liabilities$m
Q4/12
2 204 800
2 162 332
2.0
Direct investment liabilities$m
Q4/12
586 753
567 506
3.4
Portfolio investment liabilities$m
Q4/12
1 238 154
1 215 933
1.8
- Equity$m
Q4/12
353 479
338 226
4.5
- Debt$m
Q4/12
884 675
877 707
0.8
Financial derivatives liabilities$m
Q4/12
93 916
105 637
-11.1
Other investment liabilities$m
Q4/12
285 977
273 255
4.7
External Debt (17)$m
Q4/12
1 348 006
1 319 102
2.2

Exchange Rates
- Spot (18)
Daily
- Forward (19)
Daily
- Trade-weighted index
Daily


POPULATION


SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Population
Estimated resident population -
(Preliminary)
('000)
Sep Qtr 2012
22,785.5
22,683.6
0.45%


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Footnotes

1. Australia has taken a flexibility option on periodicity on these categories. Data are disseminated quarterly.

2. The reference period is a specific week in the middle month of the quarter.

3. Data for General Government Operations (GGO) are from two different sources with different release dates. Revenue, expenses, net operating balance, net acquisition of non-financial assets and net lending/borrowing are drawn from data compiled on a Government Finance Statistics (GFS) basis covering all levels of government in Australia while the data on financing are drawn from data compiled on a System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA93) basis. The quarterly GFS data are released approximately 2 months after the reference period while the quarterly financing data are released approximately 3 months after the reference period. When the reference period differs between the GFS and the national accounts data, the net errors and omissions in the GGO cannot be derived and will be shown as 'na', meaning it is not applicable.

4. The recognition of taxation revenue in GFS is based on the taxation liability method (TLM) where taxes are recognised the earlier of when an assessment of a tax liability is made, or a cash payment is received. This method is adopted in GFS as it currently provides more certainty in the recording of revenue and less possibility of material mis-statement. This recognition differs from the economic transactions method (ETM) used for the Australian national accounts that records taxation revenue when the associated economic activity has occurred.

5. Includes GFS depreciation for central government which is an accounting measure which does not align well with the Australian national accounts measure of consumption of fixed capital.

6. The Australian national accounts estimate may differ from the GFS estimate due to two issues. Firstly, the Australian national accounts estimate includes a measure of consumption of fixed capital that is an economic measure based on the expected economic life of an asset and current replacement costs, whereas the GFS estimate includes a measure of depreciation that is an accounting measure based on taxation guidelines for allowable depreciation and the original cost of the asset. Secondly, the Australian national accounts estimates include capitalised expenditure for intangible fixed assets which is recorded in the GFS as consumption expenditure.

7. Net lending derived from revenues and expenditures will differ from net lending derived from financing data because of different concepts, sources and methods employed. The net errors and omissions represent the difference between the net lending derived from GFS data and net lending derived from the national accounts data.

8. Financing of the change in net worth includes transactions and other economic flows

9. Net Lending/Borrowing plus Other Economic Flows does not equal the Change in Net Worth because transactions in Non Financial Assets are funded from transactions in Financial Assets and Liabilities

10. With the exception of Treasury Indexed Bonds which are valued at face value plus the capital accretion component.

11. The RBA does not lend to the non-bank private sector and is not permitted to lend to banks, except in exceptional circumstances as lender of last-resort.

12. Reserve money is obtained by summing “Australian notes on issue” and “Exchange Settlement Balances”, from the Reserve Bank’s Statement of Liabilities and Assets.

13. Quarterly data are provided to the IMF by the RBA.

14. As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.

15 Official reserve assets data have been adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements. Weekly data on the RBA's gross holdings of gold and foreign exchange assets are also published. However, these data are not adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements, and do not include the reserve position in the IMF.

16. More detailed International Investment Position data, including gross assets and liabilities, are published in ABS cat. no. 5302.0.

17. Gross external debt as defined in External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users. More detail on these data are provided via the External Debt link.

18. Spot rates of the AUD against 13 currencies, the SDR and on a trade-weighted basis are updated daily and can be found in the link provided in the 'Further Information' section.

19. Historical data on 1,3 and 6 month forward margins against the USD are available from the Reserve Bank on request. Enquiries can be directed to International Department on (02) 9551 8457. The margins are the representative buying and selling quotations as determined by the RBA. The margins take the form of basis points which may be added to the spot exchange rate to derive the indicative forward rate.





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