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Key National Indicators

  
 

This table contains a summary of Australia's key economic and social indicators. Data contained in this table is updated as soon as it becomes available.


Main
Features
Period
Units
Value
% Change
Previous
Period
% Change
Corresponding
Period Last
Year
National Accounts
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - TrendDec qtr 2006
$m
235 522
0.6
2.4
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual2005 – 06
$m
922 637
2.9
na

International Accounts
Balance on goods and services - Trend*Jan/07
$m
-1 192
..
..
Total Goods and Services Credits - TrendJan/07
$m
17 967
-
..
Total Goods and Services Debits - TrendJan/07
$m
19 160
1
..
Balance on Current Account - Trend**Dec Qtr 2006
$m
-14 250
-6
..
Net International Investment Position (IIP) - OriginalDec Qtr 2006
$m
606 932
6
..
Net Debt - OriginalDec Qtr 2006
$m
521 161
1
..
* Note : A trend break correction of $600m has been applied in April 2005 to total goods and services credits.
**Note: A trend break of $1.8b has been applied to Goods credits - see Changes in this issue for details.

Consumption and investment
Retail turnover at current prices - TrendFebruary 2007
$m
18 720.9
0.5
6.4
Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - TrendDecember 2006
$m
17 963
-1.8
0.8
Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - TrendDec qtr 2006
millions
104 461
-0.7
-2.1
Total new motor vehicle sales - TrendFebruary 2007
no.
85 677
1.3
6.7

Production
Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - TrendDec qtr 2006
millions
78 105
0.9
1.0
Dwelling unit approvals - TrendMthly February 2007
no.
12 553
0.6
2.0
Building approvals -TrendMthly February 2007
$m
5 561.1
1.1
12.3
Total dwelling units commenced - trendDec qtr 2006
no.
37 357
-1.2
-0.5
Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - TrendDec qtr 2006
$m
15 391.6
1.5
5.0
Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trendDec qtr 2006
$m
11 036.2
1.2
8.1

Prices
Consumer price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2006
Index no.
155.5
-0.1
3.3
Producer price index, Final commodities (1998-99 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2006
Index no.
123.9
0.2
3.5
Import price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2006
Index no.
115.7
-3.2
0.0
Export price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2006
Index no.
146.7
0.2
11.1
Labour Price Index (2003-04 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2006
index no.
111.8
1.0
4.0

Labour Force and Demography
Employed persons - TrendMthly Feb 2007
'000
10 350.4
0.1%
2.9%
Participation rate - TrendMthly Feb 2007
%
64.8
0.0 pts
0.4 pts
Unemployment rate - TrendMthly Feb 2007
%
4.6
0.0 pts
-0.6 pts
Job vacancies - TrendNovember 2006
'000
162.1
3.1
17.2
Estimated resident population - Original (preliminary)Q3/06
'000
20,674.4
0.3
1.3
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - TrendMonthly Jan 2007
'000
475.9
0.8
3.5
(a) For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points.

Incomes
Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - TrendDec qtr 2006
millions
43 630
2.1
9.0
Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - TrendNovember 2006
$
1 058.90
0.7
3.0
Company Profits before Income Tax (5676.0) has been omitted from this table since the December Quarter 2006 as it is not directly used in compiling National Accounts estimates.

Housing Finance
Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - TrendJanuary 2007
no.

61 608
-0.1
4.5

Download data in WK1 format: KNI.WK1 Last updated 02/04/2007