1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2002  
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The following symbols, where shown in columns of figures of elsewhere in tables, mean:


n.a.
        not available
n.y.a.
        not yet available
–
        nil or rounded to zero
. .
        not applicable
n.p.
        not available for separate publication (but included in totals where applicable)
n.e.i.
        not elsewhere included
n.e.c.
        not elsewhere classified
n.e.s.
        not elsewhere specified
*
        subject to high standard errors and should be used with caution
**
        subject to sampling variability too high for practical purposes (i.e. relative standard error greater than 50%)
~
      approximately
$m
        $ million
$b
        $ billion (thousand million)


The following abbreviations are used for the titles of the Australian States and Territories and Australia:

NSW
        New South Wales
Vic.
        Victoria
Qld
        Queensland
WA
        Western Australia
SA
        South Australia
Tas.
        Tasmania
NT
        Northern Territory
ACT
        Australian Capital Territory
Aust.
        Australia


Yearly periods shown, for example, as 2000, refer to the year ended 31 December 2000; those shown, for example, as 1999-2000, refer to the year ended 30 June 2000. Other yearly periods are specifically indicated. The range of years shown in the table headings, for example, 1901 to 1998-99, indicates the period covered, but does not necessarily imply that each intervening year is included or that the yearly period has remained the same throughout the series.

Values are shown in Australian dollars ($) or cents (c) unless another currency is specified.

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.



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