DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Sep Qtr 09 to Dec Qtr 09 | Dec Qtr 08 to Dec Qtr 09 |
| STAGE OF PRODUCTION | % change | % change |
|
| Final (Stage 3) commodities (excl. exports) | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Domestic | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Imports | -5.2 | -12.0 |
| Intermediate (Stage 2) commodities | -0.9 | -6.5 |
| Domestic | -0.4 | -4.3 |
| Imports | -3.9 | -19.6 |
| Preliminary (Stage 1) commodities | -0.8 | -8.4 |
| Domestic | -0.3 | -5.8 |
| Imports | -3.2 | -23.0 |
|
Final Stage, Base 1998-99 = 100.0
| Final Stage, Quarterly % change
|
DECEMBER KEY POINTS
FINAL (STAGE 3) COMMODITIES
- decreased by 0.4% in the December quarter 2009.
- mainly due to price decreases in petroleum refining (-6.9%), electronic equipment manufacturing (-9.1%) and industrial machinery and equipment manufacturing (-2.5%).
- partially offset by price increases in other agriculture (+11.2%) and building construction (+0.3%).
- decreased by 1.5% through the year to December quarter 2009.
INTERMEDIATE (STAGE 2) COMMODITIES
- decreased by 0.9% in the December quarter 2009.
- mainly due to price decreases in grain, sheep, beef and dairy cattle farming (-7.2%), iron and steel manufacturing (--6.6%) and petroleum refining (-3.6%).
- partially offset by price increases in oil and gas extraction (+3.0%), metal ore mining (+4.0%) and electricity, gas and water supply (+1.8%).
- decreased by 6.5% through the year to December quarter 2009.
PRELIMINARY (STAGE 1) COMMODITIES
- decreased by 0.8% in the December quarter 2009.
- mainly due to price decreases in iron and steel manufacturing (-6.7%), grain, sheep, beef and dairy cattle farming (-6.2%), basic chemical manufacturing (-5.1%) and petroleum refining (-3.4%).
- partially offset by price increases in oil and gas extraction (+3.0%), electricity, gas and water supply (+1.9%) and services to transport (+4.5%).
- decreased by 8.4% through the year to December quarter 2009.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2010 | 27 April 2010 |
| June 2010 | 26 July 2010 |
| September 2010 | 25 October 2010 |
| December 2010 | 24 January 2011 |
ROUNDING
Any discrepancies between totals and sums of components are due to rounding.
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https://www.abs.gov.au>.
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