MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
| Trend | Seasonally adjusted |
| % change Sep 09 to Dec 09 | % change Dec 08 to Dec 09 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 09 to Dec 09 | % change Sep 09 to Dec 09 | % change Dec 08 to Dec 09 | % points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 09 to Dec 09 |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4.4 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 0.1 |
Mining | 0.2 | -0.2 | - | 0.5 | -0.3 | - |
Manufacturing | 1.7 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Electricity, gas, water and waste services | -0.6 | 2.2 | - | 2.8 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
Construction | 1.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
Wholesale trade | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
Retail trade | 0.2 | 2.1 | - | 0.7 | 2.2 | - |
Accommodation and food services | -1.1 | -3.0 | - | 0.5 | -1.9 | - |
Transport, postal and warehousing | 0.8 | 1.3 | - | -0.5 | -0.8 | - |
Information media and telecommunications | -0.4 | -0.9 | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | - |
Financial and insurance services | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
Rental, hiring and real estate services | -0.7 | -1.4 | - | -9.9 | -5.9 | -0.3 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 0.3 | 2.1 | - | -0.9 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
Administrative and support services | 0.1 | -1.6 | - | -2.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Public administration and safety | -0.7 | -0.1 | - | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Education and training | 0.5 | 2.0 | - | 0.5 | 2.0 | - |
Health care and social assistance | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 | - |
Arts and recreation services | -0.5 | 0.4 | - | -1.9 | - | - |
Other services | -0.6 | -2.8 | - | 2.5 | -2.4 | - |
Ownership of dwellings | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Taxes less subsidies on products | 0.3 | 1.1 | - | 0.3 | 1.6 | - |
Statistical discrepancy (P) | na | na | -0.1 | na | na | - |
Gross domestic product | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
na not available |
DECEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Retail Trade
- The trend estimate increased 0.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 0.7%.
Wholesale Trade
- The trend estimate increased 2.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 3.6%.
Construction
- The trend estimate increased 1.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 2.8%.
Transport
- The trend estimate increased 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell -0.5%.
Manufacturing
- The trend estimate rose 1.7%, while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 5.1%. In seasonally adjusted terms, the main driver of the rise was Machinery and equipment (up 14.9%). Other drivers were Wood and paper products (up 10.8%) and Metal Products (up 2.7%). The only decrease was seen in Food, beverage and tobacco products (down 1.4%).
Financial and Insurance services
- The trend estimate increased 0.7%, while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 0.5%.