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1344.0 - International Monetary Fund - Special Data Dissemination Standard, 2006  
Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/01/2009   
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REAL SECTOR
FISCAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR
EXTERNAL SECTOR
POPULATION


REAL SECTOR



SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for previous
reference period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information
National Accounts
Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Current Prices,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q4/09
320366
314256
1.9
Final Consumption Expenditure $m
Q4/09
239249
235437
1.6
- General Government$m
Q4/09
57803
56320
2.6
- Households$m
Q4/09
181446
179117
1.3
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q4/09
93048
88903
4.7
- Private$m
Q4/09
74924
72370
3.5
- Public$m
Q4/09
18124
16534
9.6
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/09
58379
58644
-0.5
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/09
64440
62869
2.5
Changes in Inventories $m
Q4/09
194
59
na
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q4/09
-6064
-5919
na


Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Chain Volume Measures,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q4/09
304990
302265
0.9
Final Consumption Expenditure$m
Q4/09
224890
222851
0.9
- General Government$m
Q4/09
53949
53018
1.8
- Households$m
Q4/09
170941
169833
0.7
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q4/09
93206
88931
4.8
- Private$m
Q4/09
74370
71844
3.5
- Public$m
Q4/09
18836
17087
10.2
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/09
59015
58025
1.7
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q4/09
66765
61984
7.7
Changes in Inventories$m
Q4/09
418
136
na
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q4/09
-5773
-5693
na

Production Index
Industrial Production Index,
Total Industries (1)		(2006-2007 = 100.0), Seasonally adjusted
Q3 / 09
97.4
97.3
0.1
Labour Market
Employed Persons - ('000), Trend
Feb/10
10 971.6
10 944.8
0.2%
Unemployed Persons

('000), Trend
Feb/10
614.7
623.0
-1.3%
Average weekly ordinary time
earnings, full-time adults (2)		$, Trend
Q4/09
1 223.30
1 206.00
1.4
Labour Price Index,
total hourly rates of pay,
excluding bonuses		(2008-2009 = 100.0), Original
Q4/09
102.7
102.0
0.7

Price Indexes (1)
Consumer price index(1989-90 = 100.0)
Q4/09
169.5
168.6
0.5
Producer Price Indexes: Final
commodities 		(1998-99 = 100.0)
Q4/09
133.5
134.0
–0.4



FISCAL SECTOR

SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information
General Government Operations (3)
Revenue (4)
$m
Q4/09
106 113
97 686
8.6
Expenses (5)
$m
Q4/09
112 647
112 124
0.5
Net operating balance
$m
Q4/09
-6 534
-14 439
na
Net acquisition of non-financial assets (6)
$m
Q4/09
7 031
3 005
na
Net lending/borrowing (GFS basis)
$m
Q4/09
-13 564
-17 444
na
Financial assets
$m
Q3/09
-1 052
23 513
na
Domestic
$m
Q3/09
-8 558
18 203
na
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q3/09
-19 691
11 753
na
Financial corps nec
$m
Q3/09
-2 180
1 492
na
Non-financial corps
$m
Q3/09
21 101
8 975
na
Households and NPISH
$m
Q3/09
2 233
-2 541
na
Foreign
$m
Q3/09
7 506
5 310
na
Liabilities
$m
Q3/09
11 802
38 675
na
Domestic
$m
Q3/09
-6 378
30 393
na
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q3/09
-6 721
16 502
na
Financial corps nec
$m
Q3/09
5 881
6 033
na
Non-financial corps
$m
Q3/09
-2 013
6 853
na
Households and NPISH
$m
Q3/09
-3 673
2 567
na
Foreign
$m
Q3/09
18 180
8 282
na
Net errors and omissions (7)
$m
Q3/09
5 700
4 091
na

Central government operations (Commonwealth Government Operations)
Revenue - Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
$m
Dec/09
21 043
22 572
-6.8
Expenditure - GFS
$m
Dec/09
27 422
28 364
-3.3
Operating result - GFS
$m
Dec/09
-6 380
-5 792
-10.2
Cash balance, underlying
deficit/surplus - GFS
$m
Dec/09
-8 761
-7 249
-20.9
Fiscal balance
$m
Dec/09
- 6 645
-6 861
-3.1

Total Liabilities, of which
$m
Q3/09
294 475
279 305
na

- Rest of World
$m
Q3/09
72 854
54 556
na

Central government debt (Commonwealth Government Debt)
Commonwealth Government Debt
(Total outstanding gross debt)
$m
Jan/10
119 433
117 333
2
By instrument
Bonds
$m
Jan/10
109 110
106 410
3
Treasury notes
$m
Jan/10
10 300
10 900
-6
Other
$m
Jan/10
22
22
0
By currency
Domestic currency
$m
Jan/10
119 426
117 326
2
Foreign currencies
$m
Jan/10
7
7
1
By maturity
Short-term
$m
Q4/09
19 240
20 955
-8
Medium & long-term
$m
Q4/09
98 093
83 280
18
Debt Guaranteed by Government
$m
Q4/09
117 333
104 235
13


FINANCIAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Monetary aggregates
- Currency$b, Seasonally adjusted
Jan/10
45.3
44.9
0.9
- Broad money$b, Seasonally adjusted
Jan/10
1 226.3
1 222.4
0.3
Domestic credit to the public sector $b
Jan/10
72.6
70.0
3.7
Domestic credit to the private sector$b, Seasonally adjusted
Jan/10
1 923.4
1 917.4
0.4
External position (net)$b
Jan/10
341.1
321.7
6.0
Analytical accounts of the central bank (8)
Reserve money (9)$m
Mar/10/10
50 541
50 499
0.1
Domestic claims on the public sector$m
Mar/10/10
35 891
36 233
-0.9
External position
- Gross foreign assets$m
Mar/10/10
49 013
47 559
3.1
- Gross foreign liabilities$m
Mar/10/10
817
816
0.1

Interest rates
- Interbank Overnight Cash Rate%
Daily
- 13 week Treasury Note%
Daily
- 10 year Treasury Bond%
Daily

Stock market
- S&P/ASX 200(Dec 1979 = 500)
Daily


EXTERNAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Balance of Payments (15)
Goods and services credits$m, Trend
Q4/09
56 706
59 208
-4.2
Goods and services debits$m, Trend
Q4/09
–63 055
–62 553
-0.8
Net primary income $m, Trend
Q4/09
–10 973
–11 027
0.5
Net secondary income$m, Trend
Q4/09
–188
–215
12.6
Balance on current account$m, Trend
Q4/09
–17 509
–14 587
-20.0
Balance on capital account$m
Q4/09
–35
–30
-16.7
Balance on financial account$m
Q4/09
17 978
16 510
8.9

International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity


Official Reserve Assets (10) $m (US)
Feb/10
39 454
41 503
-4.9
Reserves Template

Jan/10
Merchandise trade
Exports (f.o.b.)$m
Jan/10
14 450
16 345
-11.6
Imports (Customs Value)$m
Jan/10
15 387
17 631
-12.7

International Investment Position (11) (15)
Foreign assets$m
Q4/09
–1 159 088
–1 134 521
-2.2
Direct investment assets$m
Q4/09
–388 759
–381 927
-1.8
Portfolio investment assets$m
Q4/09
–427 103
–390 480
-9.4
- Equity$m
Q4/09
–262 607
–238 324
-10.2
- Debt$m
Q4/09
–164 496
–152 157
-8.1
Financial derivatives assets$m
Q4/09
–77 466
–95 174
18.6
Other investment assets$m
Q4/09
–219 243
–218 070
-0.5
Reserve assets$m
Q4/09
–46 517
–48 869
4.8
Foreign liabilities$m
Q4/09
1 927 716
1 890 754
2.0
Direct investment liabilities$m
Q4/09
475 613
458 943
3.6
Portfolio investment liabilities$m
Q4/09
1 092 195
1 060 980
2.9
- Equity$m
Q4/09
371 902
361 744
2.8
- Debt$m
Q4/09
720 292
699 237
3.0
Financial derivatives liabilities$m
Q4/09
76 165
99 658
-23.6
Other investment liabilities$m
Q4/09
283 743
271 173
4.6
External Debt (12)$m
Q4/09
1 143 301
1 109 394
3.1

Exchange Rates
- Spot (13)
Daily
- Forward (14)
Daily
- Trade-weighted index
Daily


POPULATION


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Population
Estimated resident population -
(Preliminary)		('000)
Q2/09
21,874.9
21,779.1
0.44

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Footnotes

1. Australia has taken a flexibility option on periodicity on these categories. Data are disseminated quarterly.

2. The reference period is a specific week in the middle month of the quarter.

3. Data for General Government Operations (GGO) are from two different sources with different release dates. Revenue, expenses, net operating balance, net acquisition of non-financial assets and net lending/borrowing are drawn from data compiled on a Government Finance Statistics (GFS) basis covering all levels of government in Australia while the data on financing are drawn from data compiled on a System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA93) basis. The quarterly GFS data are released approximately 2 months after the reference period while the quarterly financing data are released approximately 3 months after the reference period. When the reference period differs between the GFS and the national accounts data, the net errors and omissions in the GGO cannot be derived and will be shown as 'na', meaning it is not applicable.

4. The recognition of taxation revenue in GFS is based on the taxation liability method (TLM) where taxes are recognised the earlier of when an assessment of a tax liability is made, or a cash payment is received. This method is adopted in GFS as it currently provides more certainty in the recording of revenue and less possibility of material mis-statement. This recognition differs from the economic transactions method (ETM) used for the Australian national accounts that records taxation revenue when the associated economic activity has occurred.

5. Includes GFS depreciation for central government which is an accounting measure which does not align well with the Australian national accounts measure of consumption of fixed capital.

6. The Australian national accounts estimate may differ from the GFS estimate due to two issues. Firstly, the Australian national accounts estimate includes a measure of consumption of fixed capital that is an economic measure based on the expected economic life of an asset and current replacement costs, whereas the GFS estimate includes a measure of depreciation that is an accounting measure based on taxation guidelines for allowable depreciation and the original cost of the asset. Secondly, the Australian national accounts estimates include capitalised expenditure for intangible fixed assets which is recorded in the GFS as consumption expenditure.

7. Net lending derived from revenues and expenditures will differ from net lending derived from financing data because of different concepts, sources and methods employed. The net errors and omissions represent the difference between the net lending derived from GFS data and net lending derived from the national accounts data.

8. The RBA does not lend to the non-bank private sector and is not permitted to lend to banks, except in exceptional circumstances as lender of last-resort.

9. Reserve money is obtained by summing “Australian notes on issue” and “Exchange Settlement Balances”, from the Reserve Bank’s Statement of Liabilities and Assets.

10. Official reserve assets data have been adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements. Weekly data on the RBA's gross holdings of gold and foreign exchange assets are also published. However, these data are not adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements, and do not include the reserve position in the IMF.

11. More detailed International Investment Position data, including gross assets and liabilities, are published in ABS cat. no. 5302.0.

12. Gross external debt as defined in External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users. More detail on these data are provided via the External Debt link.

13. Spot rates of the AUD against 13 currencies, the SDR and on a trade-weighted basis are updated daily and can be found in the link provided in the 'Further Information' section.

14. Historical data on 1,3 and 6 month forward margins against the USD are available from the Reserve Bank on request. Enquiries can be directed to International Department on (02) 9551 8457. The margins are the representative buying and selling quotations as determined by the RBA. The margins take the form of basis points which may be added to the spot exchange rate to derive the indicative forward rate.

15. As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.

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