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MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

	Trend			Seasonally adjusted
	% change Jun 17 to Sep 17	% change Sep 16 to Sep 17	% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 17 to Sep 17	% change Jun 17 to Sep 17	% change Sep 16 to Sep 17	% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 17 to Sep 17
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-2.8	1.3	-0.1	-4.1	-0.7	-0.1
Mining	0.8	3.8	0.1	1.1	5.2	0.1
Manufacturing	1.4	2.1	0.1	1.5	2.4	0.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.5	1.9	-	1.9	2.8	-
Construction	1.1	2.4	0.1	0.6	3.0	-
Wholesale trade	-0.4	1.9	-	0.8	2.5	-
Retail trade	0.7	2.9	-	0.1	3.0	-
Accommodation and food services	1.8	4.2	-	1.0	3.1	-
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.1	2.1	-	0.9	2.4	-
Information media and telecommunications	0.4	2.3	-	-1.3	1.7	-
Financial and insurance services	1.1	4.8	0.1	-	4.5	-
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-0.2	2.6	-	-1.6	3.5	-
Professional, scientific and technical services	1.0	5.4	0.1	0.7	6.0	0.1
Administrative and support services	1.3	2.5	-	0.7	1.8	-
Public administration and safety	-0.1	0.9	-	0.5	2.1	-
Education and training	0.5	1.9	-	0.5	2.0	-
Health care and social assistance	1.0	4.7	0.1	1.3	4.6	0.1
Arts and recreation services	-	-0.4	-	0.6	0.1	-
Other services	-0.5	-2.7	-	2.2	1.9	-
Ownership of dwellings	0.6	2.3	-	0.6	2.3	0.1
Taxes less subsidies on products	1.2	1.7	0.1	1.0	2.4	0.1
Statistical discrepancy (P)	na	na	-	na	na	0.1
Gross domestic product	0.6	2.4	0.6	0.6	2.8	0.6
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available

• All estimates are in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms unless otherwise stated.

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing fell 4.1% driven by falls in grains and other crops outpacing the falls in intermediate inputs. Livestock partially offset the fall. This was the second consecutive quarterly fall for the industry.

• Mining rose 1.1% driven by Iron Ore Mining (2.9%), Other Mining (2.8%) and Coal Mining (1.5%). Exploration and Mining Support Services also contributed to the rise (7.0%) after 13 quarters of contraction. Oil and Gas Extraction partially offset the increase this quarter but is significantly stronger through the year.

• Manufacturing rose 1.5% with mixed results across the five sub-categories. Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products (6.7%) experienced a strong sugar harvest and increased meat product manufacturing while Other Manufacturing also rose (5.0%). The gains were offset by smaller falls in the other three sub-categories.

• The rise of 1.9% this quarter was driven by Electricity Supply (2.3%) and Water Supply and Waste Services (1.9%). Gas Supply (-3.5%) partially offset the positive result. This aligns with the 1.4% increase in household final consumption expenditure for electricity, gas and other fuel.

• The Construction industry grew 0.6% driven by a rise in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (3.9%). An increase in public infrastructure drove a strong through the year increase (9.4%) in this subdivision. The result was offset by falls in Building Construction (-0.8%) and Construction Services (-0.2%).

• The moderate increase of 0.1% for the Retail Trade industry was driven by strength in Food Retailing. The growth was moderated by a fall in Other Store Based Retailing, the result driven by department stores and household goods.

• The Information, Media and Telecommunications industry experienced its largest fall (-1.3%) since March quarter 2010. This result was driven by Other Information and Media Services (-1.7%), with flat to falling results across all subdivisions. The larger Telecommunication Services subdivision fell slightly this quarter but remains positive through the year.

• The Financial and Insurance Services industry was flat this quarter but remained strong through the year (4.5%). The quarterly result was driven by a rise in Finance (0.5%) which was offset by a fall in Other Financial and Insurance Services (-1.0%) which experienced a strong June quarter.

• The fall of 1.6% for Rental, Hiring and Real Estate was driven by a fall in Property Operators and Real Estate Services due to lower sales activity. A rise in Rental and Hiring Services (7.9%) partially offset this result.

• The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry rose 0.7% with strength in Computer System Design and Related Services (3.7%) driving the growth. Both subdivisions remain positive through the year.