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1345.0 - Key Economic Indicators, 2012  
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This table contains a summary of Australia's key economic indicators. Data contained in this table is updated as soon as it becomes available. Please also see Measures of Australia's Progress which is a summary of key social, environmental and economic national progress indicators.

National Accounts
International Accounts
Consumption and Investment
Production
Prices
Labour Force and Demography
Incomes
Housing Finance


Main
Features
Period
Units
Value
Change
Previous
Period
Change
Corresponding
Period Last
Year
National Accounts
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - TrendDec Qtr 2012
$m
371914
0.6%
2.9%
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual2011–12
$m
1451679
3.4%
na

International Accounts (a)
Balance on Goods and Services - TrendFeb 2013
$m
-662
-33.2%
6.4%
Total Goods and Services Credits - TrendFeb 2013
$m
25 329
1.1%
-0.7%
Total Goods and Services Debits - TrendFeb 2013
$m
25 991
-0.2%
-0.5%
Balance on Current Account - Trend (b)Dec Qtr 2012
$m
-14 859
-6.6%
Net International Investment Position (IIP) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
$m
870 040
0.7%
Net Foreign Debt - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
$m
759 825
1.7%

Consumption and investment
Retail turnover at current prices - Trend(c)Feb 2013
$m
21742.8
0.4%
3.2%
Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - TrendDec Qtr 2012
$m
41385
0.1%
8.8%
Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - TrendDec 2012
$m
154 934
0.6%
3.0%
Total new motor vehicle sales - TrendFeb 2013
no.
96 233
-0.3%
8.7%

Production
Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - TrendDec 2012
$m
89 919
0.3%
-1.3%
Dwelling unit approvals - TrendFeb 2013
no.
13 179
-0.6%
11.8%
Building approvals -TrendFeb 2013
$m
6 460.1
0.1%
9.5%
Total dwelling units commenced - trendJun Qtr 2012
no.
33 125
-2.1%
-14.0%
Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - TrendDec Qtr 2012
$m
19918.7
0.5%
0.3%
Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trendDec Qtr 2012
$m
32137.2
0.6%
14.0%

Prices
Consumer price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
102.0
0.2%
2.2%
Producer Price Indexes, Final Demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
101.1
+0.2%
+1.0%
Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
99.7
+0.3%
-0.9%
Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
88.3
-2.4%
-14.3%
Wage Price Index (2008-2009 = 100.0) - OriginalDec Qtr 2012
Index no.
114.3
0.7%
3.4%

Labour Force and Demography
Employed persons - TrendFeb 2013
'000
11 588.7
0.1%
1.2%
Participation rate - TrendFeb 2013
%
65.1
0.0 pts
-0.1 pts
Unemployment rate - TrendFeb 2013
%
5.4
0.0 pts
0.2 pts
Employment to Population ratio - Trend Feb 2013
%
61.6
0.0 pts
-0.3 pts
Job Vacancies - TrendFeb 2013
'000
155.3
-6.0%
-13.7%
Estimated resident population - (Preliminary)Sep Qtr 2012
'000
22,785.5
0.45%
1.71%
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - TrendJan 2013
'000
532.0
0.4%
6.2%
For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points.

Incomes
Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - TrendDec 2012
$m
61 401
-1.4%
-8.6%
Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - TrendNov 2012
$
1393.00
2.9%
4.8%
Company Profits before Income Tax (5676.0) has been omitted from this table since the December Quarter 2006 as it is not directly used in compiling National Accounts estimates.
np not published
na not available

Housing Finance
Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - TrendJan 2013
no.
45139
-0.7%
-1.7%

na not available
np not published
. . not applicable or not available
(a) As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.
(b) Break in series between March 2008 and June 2008.
(c) Trend series suspended as at November 2008.



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