The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABR | Australian Business Register |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACS | Australian Customs Service |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ANZSPC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Product Classification |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ASNA | Australian System of National Accounts |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| BOP | Balance of Payments |
| EAS | Economic Activity Survey |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GFCE | government final consumption expenditure |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| HES | Household Expenditure Survey |
| HFCE | household final consumption expenditure |
| HUIT | Household Use of Information Technology |
| IAS | Internet Activity Survey |
| ICT | information and communication technology |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| SMS | short message service |
| SNA93 | System of National Accounts 1993 |