ABS National Statistical Headlines http://www.abs.gov.au National Statistics Headlines contain a summary of Australia's key economic and social indicators en-au Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:57:48 EST webmaster@abs.gov.au http://www.abs.gov.au/AusStats/wmdata.nsf/activeimages/abs_logo_green/$FILE/abs_logo_green.gif Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au Labour Force: Participation rate remains steady at 65.1% for September 2008 (seasonally adjusted) (released 9 October 2008). Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0 Labour Force: Unemployment rate increases 0.2 pts to 4.3% for September 2008 (seasonally adjusted) (released 9 October 2008) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0 Labour Force: Employment grows by 2,200 persons to 10,737,400 for September 2008 (seasonally adjusted) (released 9 October 2008) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0 Population: Western Australia is Australia's fastest growing state at 2.6% (released 24 September 2008) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0 Population: Australia reaches 21,283,000 (released 24 September 2008) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0 Population: Australia grows by 1.6% (released 24 September 2008) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0 CPI rises 1.5% in the June quarter 2008; 4.5% through the year (released 23 July 2008) Consumer Price Index, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6401.0 Economy grows by 0.3% in the June quarter 2008 (seasonally adjusted) and by 2.7% through the year (released 3 September 2008) Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/5206.0 Upcoming ABS Releases This link is provided for easy access to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Release Advice. The ABS Release Advice is updated daily and contains details of upcoming ABS releases for the following week. http://www.abs.gov.au/weekahead