International Monetary Fund - Special Data Dissemination Standard, IMF

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Contains the main economic and financial statistics produced by the ABS and other agencies, such as the Reserve Bank of Australia

Reference period
2006
Released
18/03/2024
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National Accounts
Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Current Prices, Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$mQ4/23665,426 656,059 1.4
Final Consumption Expenditure$mQ4/23477,687 472,000 1.2
 General Government$mQ4/23146,533 143,790 1.9
 Households$mQ4/23331,154 328,210 0.9
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$mQ4/23161,568 160,472 0.7
 Private$mQ4/23123,954 123,149 0.7
 Public$mQ4/2337,614 37,324 0.8
Exports of Goods and Services$mQ4/23169,366 164,809 2.8
Imports of Goods and Services$mQ4/23137,004 140,638 -2.6
Changes in Inventories$mQ4/23-4,003 407 na
Statistical Discrepancy$mQ4/23-2,188 -991 na
Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Chain Volume Measures, Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$mQ4/23609,750 608,293 0.2
Final Consumption Expenditure$mQ4/23432,312 431,299 0.2
 General Government$mQ4/23134,015 133,274 0.6
 Households$mQ4/23298,297 298,026 0.1
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$mQ4/23144,342 144,675 -0.2
 Private$mQ4/23110,550 110,807 -0.2
 Public$mQ4/2333,793 33,868 -0.2
Exports of Goods and Services$mQ4/23163,946 164,402 -0.3
Imports of Goods and Services$mQ4/23126,137 130,524 -3.4
Changes in Inventories$mQ4/23-2,709 -640 na
Statistical Discrepancy$mQ4/23-2,005 -919 na
Production Index
Industrial Production Index,
Total Industries (1)
(2021-2022 = 100.0) Seasonally adjustedQ4/23100.5100.10.4
Labour Market
Employed Persons'000, TrendJan/2414,221.9 14,214.5 0.1
Unemployed Persons'000, TrendJan/24581.6  576.4 0.9
Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults (2)$, Seasonally adjustedQ4/231,888.81,838.1na
Wage Price Index, total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses(2008-09 = 100.0), OriginalQ4/23149.3147.90.9
Price Indexes (1)
Consumer price index(2011–12 = 100.0)Q4/23136.1135.30.6
Producer Price Indexes: Final demand(2011–12 = 100.0)Q4/23128.2127.00.9

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General Government Operations (3)
Revenue (4)$mQ4/23239,031219,8688.7
Expenses (5)$mQ4/23236,784229,6653.1
Net operating balance$mQ4/232,247-9,796na
Net acquisition of non-financial assets (6)$mQ4/2314,54511,238na
Net lending/borrowing (GFS basis)$mQ4/23-12,298-21,035na
Financial assets$mQ3/23-7,75118,609na
 Domestic$mQ3/23-7,60822,327na
  Central bank and other depository corporations$mQ3/23-16,46419,205na
  Financial corps nec$mQ3/23-2,8666,049na
  Non-financial corps$mQ3/2321,405-509na
  Households and NPISH$mQ3/232,221-5,185na
 Foreign$mQ3/23-143-3,718na
Liabilities$mQ3/2317,63612,497na
 Domestic$mQ3/2315,79526,402na
  Central bank and other depository corporations$mQ3/23-9,270-6,999na
  Financial corps nec$mQ3/2323,63311,943na
  Non-financial corps$mQ3/234,1384,679na
  Households and NPISH$mQ3/23-1,31418,938na
 Foreign$mQ3/231,841-13,905na
Net errors and omissions (7)$mQ3/23-3,88616,645na
Central government operations (Commonwealth Government Operations) (8) (9a) (9b)
Revenue$mJan/2448,60655,538 
Expense$mJan/2458,72060,285 
Net Operating Balance$mJan/24-10,114-4,747 
Net Acquisition of non-financial assets$mJan/24-9529 
Net Lending /(Borrowing)$mJan/24-10,105-5,276 
Other Economic Flows$mJan/244,186-19,150 
Change in Net Worth$mJan/24-5,929-23,897 
Financing of the Change in Net Worth
Cash and Deposits$mJan/24-10,980-2,898 
Advances paid$mJan/24472927 
Investments, loans and placements$mJan/243,438-3,556 
Other receivables$mJan/24-1,2523,168 
Investments in other public sector entities$mJan/24252414 
Equity accounted investments$mJan/24-23-48 
Investments - shares$mJan/242,6904,309 
Net Change in financial assets$mJan/24-5,4032,316 
Net Change in Non-financial Assets$mJan/241,345555 
Deposits held$mJan/246856 
Government securities$mJan/242,94723,967 
Loans$mJan/2478-20 
Lease liabilities (9c)$mJan/24-48-173 
Superannuation liability$mJan/24653791 
Other employee liabilities$mJan/24-659-62 
Suppliers payables$mJan/242,129-2,010 
Personal benefits payables$mJan/24-437653 
Subsidies payables$mJan/24-10335 
Grants payables$mJan/24751-115 
Other payables$mJan/24-3,6992,992 
Provisions$mJan/24189654 
Net Incurrence of Liabilities$mJan/241,87126,768 
Change in Net Worth$mJan/24-5,929-23,897 
Total Liabilities, of which$mQ3/231,240,4141,238,810na
 Rest of World$mQ3/23403,164401,902na
Central government debt (Commonwealth Government Debt)
Commonwealth Government Debt (Total outstanding gross debt)$mJan/24868,001865,0540
By instrument (market value)  
Bonds$mJan/24841,159838,7360
Treasury notes$mJan/2426,83726,3132
Other$mJan/24550
By currency (market value)
Domestic currency$mJan/24868,001865,0540
Foreign currencies$mJan/24002
By maturity (face value) (10)
Short-term (less than 1 year)$mQ4/2362,400 63,400-2
Medium & long-term (greater than 1 year)$mQ4/23864,743847,6792
Debt Guaranteed by Government$mQ4/23927,143911,0792

Financial sector

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Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Monetary aggregates
 Currency$b Seasonally adjustedJan/2498.6 98.8 -0.2
 Broad money$b Seasonally adjustedJan/242,988.9 2,978.9 0.3
Domestic credit to the public sector$bJan/24382.6 379.3 0.9
Domestic credit to the private sector$b Seasonally adjustedJan/243,532.7 3,517.0 0.4
External position (net)$bJan/24453.4 464.1 -2.3
Analytical accounts of the central bank (11a)
Reserve money (11b)$mMar/13/2024439,708 435,171 1.0
Domestic claims on the public sector (11c)$mMar/13/2024425,987 427,407 -0.3
External position
 Gross foreign assets$mMar/13/202498,458 98,148 0.3
 Gross foreign liabilities (11d)$mMar/13/202415,870 14,716 7.8
Interest rates
Interbank Overnight Cash Rate%Daily   
13 week Treasury Note%Daily   
10 year Treasury Bond%Daily   
Financial soundness indicators (12) Quarterly   
Stock market
S&P/ASX 200(Dec 1979 = 500)Daily   

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Balance of Payments (13)
Goods and services credits$m, TrendQ4/23nanana
Goods and services debits$m, TrendQ4/23nanana
Net primary income$m, TrendQ4/23-20,251-21,664-6.5
Net secondary income$m, TrendQ4/23-558-5550.5
Balance on current account$m, TrendQ4/23nanana
Balance on capital account$mQ4/23-150-171-12.3
Balance on financial account$mQ4/23-9,5803,655-362.1
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
Official Reserve Assets (14)$m (US)Feb/2459,01458,7450.5
Reserves Template Jan/24   
Merchandise trade
Exports (f.o.b.)$mJan/2444,278 47,859 -7.48
Imports (Customs Value)$mJan/2434,401 32,539 5.72
International Investment Position (15) (13)
Foreign assets$mQ4/23-3,893,459-3,929,920-0.9
Direct investment assets$mQ4/23-1,109,538-1,074,2553.3
Portfolio investment assets$mQ4/23-1,665,875-1,613,7393.2
 Equity$mQ4/23-1,203,089-1,164,3813.3
 Debt$mQ4/23-462,785-449,3583.0
Financial derivatives assets$mQ4/23-510,162-616,217-17.2
Other investment assets$mQ4/23-513,041-528,701-3.0
Reserve assets$mQ4/23-94,844-97,008-2.2
Foreign liabilities$mQ4/234,730,0944,741,091-0.2
Direct investment liabilities$mQ4/231,251,0411,234,2781.4
Portfolio investment liabilities$mQ4/232,286,8422,175,3445.1
 Equity$mQ4/23858,211816,9875.1
 Debt$mQ4/231,428,6311,358,3575.2
Financial derivatives liabilities$mQ4/23522,883646,630-19.1
Other investment liabilities$mQ4/23669,328684,838-2.3
External Debt (16)$mQ4/232,344,9892,296,0682.1
Exchange Rates
Spot (17) Daily   
Forward (18) Daily   
Trade-weighted index Daily   

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Population
Estimated resident population - (Preliminary)('000)Jun Qtr 202326,638.526,491.80.55

Footnotes

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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. Financing of the change in net worth includes transactions and other economic flows.

9a. Net lending/borrowing plus other economic flows does not equal the change in net worth because net purchases of non-financial assets don’t impact net worth (change in net worth = net operating balance+OEF).

9b. The new Australian Accounting Standard, AASB 16 Leases (AASB 16), applied to all Australian Government entities from 1 July 2019. New non-financial assets and liabilities are recognised on the balance sheet that were previously accounted for as operating expenses. The implementation of AASB 16 has been reflected in the Australian Government General Government Sector Monthly Financial Statements from the December 2019 reporting period.

9c. Includes impacts resulting from the implementation of AASB 16. Disclosed as 'Other borrowing' prior to the December 2019 reporting period.

10. With the exception of Treasury Indexed Bonds which are valued at face value plus the capital accretion component.

11a. 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.

11b. Reserve money is obtained by summing “Australian notes on issue” and “Exchange Settlement Balances”, from the Reserve Bank’s Statement of Liabilities and Assets.

11c. The weekly series uses the RBA's total Australian dollar investments as a proxy, which overstates the true amount as it also includes claims on Australian Depository Institutions. More accurate data are disseminated in the Central Bank Survey with a lag of one month.

11d. From 6 April 2016 the series includes both domestic and foreign currency liabilities, but excludes any domestic currency liabilities arising from swap line activation. Liabilities arising from swap line activation are included in the Central Bank Survey, which is disseminated with a lag of one month.

12. Quarterly data are provided to the IMF by the RBA.

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

14. 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, loans to the IMF’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) and the portion of Australia’s SDRs that are not held on RBA’s balance sheet.

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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

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