5232.0 - Australian National Accounts: Finance and Wealth, Sep 2017 Quality Declaration 
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

FINANCING RESOURCES AND INVESTMENT, ORIGINAL, CURRENT PRICES

Non-financial corporations
Financial corporations
General government
Household
Total National
Rest of world
$b
$b
$b
$b
$b
$b

Financing resources
Net saving (a)
-12.5
17.0
-7.1
24.1
21.5
11.6
plus Consumption of fixed capital
38.2
2.8
9.4
28.8
79.2
-
Gross saving
25.7
19.8
2.4
52.9
100.8
11.6
plus Net capital transfers
1.3
-
-1.5
0.1
-0.1
0.1
less Statistical discrepancy (b)
-
-
-
-
2.7
-
Total financing resources
27.0
19.8
0.9
53.0
97.9
11.7
Uses of financing (Investment)
Capital formation
Gross fixed capital formation
49.0
2.9
13.6
41.6
107.0
-
plus Change in inventories
3.6
-
0.1
-1.1
2.6
-
plus Net acquisition of non-produced non-financial assets
0.3
-
-0.3
-
-
-
Total capital formation
52.9
2.9
13.4
40.5
109.6
-
plus Financial investment
Acquisition of financial assets
29.6
-19.0
-12.6
55.8
-15.1
-0.9
less Incurrence of liabilities
34.3
17.9
3.1
12.6
-0.9
-15.1
Net financial investment (Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-))
-4.7
-37.0
-15.7
43.2
-14.2
14.2
less Net errors and omissions
21.2
-53.9
-3.2
30.8
-2.5
2.5
Total investment
27.0
19.8
0.9
53.0
97.9
11.7

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Net saving for the Rest of world is the balance on the external income account.
(b) The statistical discrepancy is not able to be distributed amongst the sectors.


In the September quarter 2017, non-financial corporations and households invested $52.9b and $40.5b respectively. Households funded these investments mainly through gross saving ($52.9b) while non-financial corporations funded investment through a mix of gross saving ($25.7b) and net borrowing ($4.7b). The general government sector invested $13.4b and funded it through net borrowing ($15.7b) and gross saving ($2.4b).

Graph 1. Total capital formation, current prices

Graph 1 shows  Total capital formation, current prices



In original terms national investment decreased $1.3b in the September quarter 2017 to $109.6b from June quarter 2017.

Private non-financial corporations investment was $47.6b in September quarter 2017 having fallen from its peak in June quarter 2013 ($63.5b). Household investment was $40.5b in September quarter 2017, compared to $25.4b recorded in March quarter 2013.

Graph 2. Net financial investment (Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-))

Graph 2 shows Net financial investment (Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-))



During September quarter 2017, national net borrowing was $14.2b with financial corporations borrowing of $37.0b, general government borrowing $15.7b and non-financial corporations borrowing $4.7b. In contrast, households lent $43.2b to other sectors.

Net borrowing of $37.0b by financial corporations was a result of disposal of financial assets $19.0b and incurring $17.9b in liabilities. The disposal of financial assets by financial corporations was driven by settlement in derivatives assets ($25.2b), disposal of bonds ($15.1b) and one name paper ($11.8b), which was partly offset by the acquisition of equities $33.2b. Financial corporations net incurrence of liabilities was driven by an increase of net equity in reserves $27.5b and the issuance of debt securities $21.7b, which was partly offset by settlement in derivatives liabilities ($31.1b).

Net borrowing of $4.7b by non-financial corporations was a result of incurring $34.3b in liabilities and acquisition of financial assets $29.6b. Financial assets acquired were loans and placements ($6.5b), deposits ($5.8b) and equities ($4.9b). Non-financial corporations incurred liabilities through the issuance of equity ($30.7b).

Net borrowing of $15.7b by general government was a result of disposal of financial assets ($12.6b) and incurring $3.1b in liabilities. National general government withdrew $21.2b deposit assets, partly offset by acquisition of equities ($3.0b) and one name paper ($1.3b). National general government and state and local general government incurred unfunded superannuation liabilities of $1.8b and $0.8b respectively.

Households were net lenders ($43.2b) in September quarter 2017. Households acquired $29.9b in net equity in reserves of pension, of which unfunded super contributed $2.6b. Households also acquired $24.1b in deposits. Households incurred liabilities through loan borrowings ($16.6b).


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES


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  • Table 12 -Analytical Measures of National Income, Saving and Wealth
  • Table 19 - Non-Financial Corporations Financial Account
  • Table 20 - Non-Financial Corporations Balance sheet
  • Table 27 - Financial Corporations Financial Account
  • Table 28 - Financial Corporations Balance sheet
  • Table 29 - Life Insurance and Superannuation Funds
  • Table 33 - General Government Financial Account
  • Table 34 - General Government Balance sheet
  • Table 38 - Analytical Measures of Household Income, Consumption, Savings and Wealth
  • Table 40 - Household Financial Account
  • Table 41 - Household Balance sheet
  • Table 44 - External Financial Account
  • Table 41 - External Balance sheet
  • Table 59 - Consolidated Balance sheet and Accumulation Accounts


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