5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Sep 2009  
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MAIN FEATURES STATE FINAL DEMAND CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change Jun 09 to Sep 09
% change Sep 08 to Sep 09
% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 09 to Sep 09
% change Jun 09 to Sep 09
% change Sep 08 to Sep 09
% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 09 to Sep 09

New South Wales
0.5
0.5
0.2
1.0
0.7
0.3
Victoria
0.6
1.2
0.1
0.1
2.0
-
Queensland
-0.5
-3.1
-0.1
-
-3.1
-
South Australia
1.2
2.5
0.1
2.1
2.2
0.1
Western Australia
0.5
0.9
0.1
-1.2
0.1
-0.1
Tasmania
-0.5
-2.3
-
-0.4
-1.7
-
Northern Territory
-2.9
-6.9
-
-3.3
-8.2
-
Australian Capital Territory
1.5
1.8
-
1.2
1.6
-
Australia (DFD)(a)
0.4
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.6

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Domestic final demand.



SEPTEMBER QUARTER

Summary Comments

State Final Demand
  • In trend terms, growth in the September quarter was strongest for South Australia (up 1.2%) and Australian Capital Territory (up 1.5%). Queensland (down 0.5%), Tasmania (down 0.5%) and Northern Territory (down 2.9%) were the weakest.

Household final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, there was growth across all states ranging from 0.4% in the Northern Territory, Tasmania and New South Wales to 1.0% in Victoria.

Government final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, there was growth across all states ranging from 0.5% in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory to 1.0% in Victoria.

Private gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, the weakest growth was in Queensland (down 4.2%), Tasmania (down 4.2%) and the Northern Territory (down 13.0%). The strongest growth was in South Australia (up 3.4%) and the Australian Capital Territory (up 2.9%).

Public gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, growth was positive for most States and Territories. Queensland (up 3.5%), Northern Territory (up 8.3%) and the Australian Capital Territory (up 9.5%) were the strongest. The weakest growth was in Tasmania (down 2.1%) and Western Australia (down 0.4%)