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Catalogue Number
    Title

Friday 1 February 2013
4726.0
First Issue
    Information Paper: Perspectives on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identification in Selected Data Collection Contexts, 2012
    This paper details research undertaken by the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statistics on propensity to identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in data collection contexts. The results of two focus group research projects and a brief supplementary literature review are presented.
6427.0
    Producer Price Indexes, Australia, December 2012
    Contains a range of producer price indexes. Firstly, economy-wide indexes are presented within a Stage of Production (SOP) framework, followed by a set of stand-alone measures relating to specific industries within the Australian economy (selected mining, manufacturing, construction and services industries).

Monday 4 February 2013
8731.0
    Building Approvals, Australia, December 2012
    Provides the number and value of dwelling units approved by sector (public/private) and by state, number and value of new other residential dwelling units approved by type of building, and the number and value of non-residential building jobs approved by type of building (i.e. by function such as 'retail and wholesale trade', 'offices') and value ranges. State data includes the number of private sector houses approved; number and value of new other residential dwellings by type of building such as flats, units or apartments in a building of one or two storeys; number and value of non-residential building jobs by type of building and sector; and for Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, the total number of dwelling units approved broken down by Houses, Dwellings Excluding Houses and Total Dwelling Units. Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates by state are included for the number of dwelling units and value of building approved. The quarterly value of building approved is shown in chain volume measure terms. Small geographic area data cubes are presented for Statistical Areas Level 2 and Local Government Areas.

Tuesday 5 February 2013
4901.0
Additional Information
    Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, Australia, April 2012
    The publication tables are released for each individual state, appended to the list of National tables found in the Downloads tab.
5368.0
    International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia, December 2012
    Provides estimates for 15 months of the major aggregates for, and the balance on, international trade in goods and services (balance of payments basis) in both seasonally adjusted and trend estimates terms. Longer term graphs are provided, in seasonally adjusted and trend estimates terms, for the goods and services aggregates, and the balance on goods and services. In addition it provides more detailed commodity statistics for both goods and services in original terms, with goods provided on balance of payments and international trade basis, together with year-to-date information. More detailed services statistics, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms on a monthly basis as well as original terms on a quarterly basis are also provided. Merchandise imports and exports are provided at one and two digit SITC level with selected commodities at three digit level. Merchandise trade data are provided by country and by state. Data on exchange rates and analytical comments are included.
6416.0
    House Price Indexes: Eight Capital Cities, December 2012
    Provides estimates of changes in housing prices in each of the eight capital cities of Australia. The information is presented in the form of price indexes constructed separately for established houses and for project homes.

Wednesday 6 February 2013
3401.0
    Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, December 2012
    Comprises a summary of monthly data by category of movement. For visitors arriving and residents departing short term, the intended length of stay, main purpose of journey, principal destination (departures) or country of usual residence (arrivals) and state and territory in which most time was spent. For settler arrivals -- region of birth.
4221.0
    Schools, Australia, 2012
    The first release of data contributing to Schools, Australia, 2012 is due for release on February 6, 2013.

    Schools, Australia is an annual publication containing data on the numbers of schools, students and staff in Australia. The publication also includes derived measures of student engagement and ratios of full-time equivalent (FTE) students to FTE teaching staff.

    This release contains time series data cubes with student data, including counts and FTE values, for full-time and part-time students. The data cubes display the data by various combinations of state/territory, school affiliation, Indigenous status, sex, grade and age.

    The data cubes are supported with summary pages and explanatory notes in html format.

    A summary PDF and data on schools, staff and derived measures are due for release in March, 2013.
7218.0.55.001
    Livestock and Meat, Australia, December 2012
    This publication presents statistics on livestock slaughterings and meat production. These statistics are based on a monthly collection from abattoirs and other major slaughtering establishments and include estimates of animals slaughtered by country butchers and other small slaughtering establishments. More detailed information on this series can be obtained by referring to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) quarterly publication, Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0). Additional time series spreadsheets containing state/territory and national data are available from the Downloads tab for this publication. These spreadsheets contain original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimates for slaughtering and meat production for bulls, bullocks and steers, cows and heifers, cattle (excluding calves), calves, sheep, lambs and pigs.
8501.0
    Retail Trade, Australia, December 2012
    Contains monthly estimates of turnover for retail establishments. Trend, seasonally adjusted and original estimates are included for industry groups and states and Australia in current price terms. More detailed current price data classified by state and industry sub group are available from the downloads tab on the ABS website

Thursday 7 February 2013
4529.0
First Issue
    Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013
    Defining the data challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence forms the foundation required to establish a sound evidence base for this field. It presents statistical conceptual information relating to family, domestic and sexual violence and describes the main concepts, sources and priorities in this field. It also incorporates strategies for information development to address priority data needs as they relate to family, domestic and sexual violence.
4529.0.00.001
First Issue
    Defining the data challenge for family, domestic and sexual violence: Summary, 2013
    This document summarises the content of the product 'Defining the data challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (cat. no. 4529.0), which forms the foundation required to establish a sound evidence base for this field. It presents statistical conceptual information relating to family, domestic and sexual violence and describes the main concepts, sources and priorities in this field. It also incorporates strategies for information development to address priority data needs as they relate to family, domestic and sexual violence.
6202.0
    Labour Force, Australia, January 2013
    Summary results of the monthly Labour Force Survey containing estimates of employed and unemployed persons classified by sex, full-time/part-time status, states and territories and some age groups; and persons not in the labour force.

Friday 8 February 2013
5372.0.55.001
    International Merchandise Trade: Confidential Commodities List, January 2013
    The Confidential Commodities List (CCL) details all import and export commodities which have been subjected to confidentiality restrictions since 1 January 1988. Also included is a description of the information contained in the CCL and some details about the impact of confidentiality restrictions on ABS merchandise trade output.


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