Australia's National Accounts
National accounts are designed to provide a systematic summary of national economic activity and have been developed to assist in the practical application of economic theory.
The Australian system of national accounts includes national income, expenditure and product accounts, financial accounts, the national balance sheet and input-output tables. At their summary level, the national income, expenditure and product accounts reflect key economic flows - production, the distribution of incomes, consumption, saving and investment.
At their more detailed level, they are designed to present a statistical picture of the structure of the economy and the detailed processes that make up domestic production and its distribution. The financial accounts show the financial assets and liabilities of the nation and of each institutional sector, the market for financial instruments and inter-sectoral financial transactions. The balance sheet is a comprehensive statement of produced and non-produced assets, liabilities to the rest of the world and net worth. Input-output tables show which goods and services are produced by each industry and how they are used.
The national accounts include many detailed classifications (e.g. by industry, by purpose, by commodity, by state and territory, and by asset type) relating to major economic aggregates.
|
|  |
Noticeboard
Information on what's new and latest updates.
National Accounts Releases
Information including links to the main features of National Accounts statistical publications and other relevant ABS articles.
Using National Accounts Statistics
Information useful for interpreting statistics. | Other Related Sources of Information
Non ABS links and sources of information.
Contacts
Contact details for National Account statistics enquiries.
|
|
This page first published 24 March 2006, last updated 18 February 2010 | 
