MAIN FEATURES INCOME AT CURRENT PRICES
 |  |  | Trend |  | Seasonally adjusted |
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 |  |  | % Change | % Change | % points contribution to |  | % Change | % Change | % points contribution to |
 |  |  | Jun 18 to | Sep 17 to | growth in GDP |  | Jun 18 to | Sep 17 to | growth in GDP |
 |  |  | Sep 18 | Sep 18 | Jun 18 to Sep 18 |  | Sep 18 | Sep 18 | Jun 18 to Sep 18 |
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| Compensation of employees | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.4 |  | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
Gross operating surplus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Private non-financial corporations | 1.5 | 7.3 | 0.3 |  | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
 | Other(a) | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 |  | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Gross mixed income | 0.7 | 4.5 | 0.1 |  | -1.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.1 |  | 0.3 | 4.2 | - |
| Statistical discrepancy (I) | na | na | 0.1 |  | na | na | 0.1 |
| Gross domestic product | 1.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 |  | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available |
| (a) Includes Public non-financial corporations Financial corporations General government and Dwellings owned by persons. |
SEPTEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Total GOS increased in the September quarter 2018, recording growth of 1.4%. GOS increased for all sectors except for public non-financial corporations. Private non-financial corporations was the main contributor to growth, increasing 2.0%.
- Through the year GOS for all industries increased 6.0%. Similar to the previous year, Mining was the main contributor to this growth, driven by both higher production and continued strength in commodity prices.
Compensation of employees (COE)
- Seasonally adjusted COE increased 1.0% in the September quarter 2018 with average compensation per employee increasing 0.2%.
- Private sector COE grew 1.2%, while public sector COE increased 0.3%.
- All states recorded growth in COE except for the Northern Territory. Queensland (1.8%), New South Wales (0.9%) and Victoria (0.9%) were the main contributors to growth. All states recorded growth in COE through the year.
STATE COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, Current Prices
: Seasonally Adjusted