5232.0 - Australian National Accounts: Financial Accounts, Dec 2006  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/03/2007   
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ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS SECTORAL SUMMARY


INTERSECTORAL FINANCIAL FLOWS

During December Quarter 2006

Significant flows during the December quarter 2006 were the borrowings by non-financial corporations from financial corporations, net $21.6b, by financial corporations from general government, net $18.8b, and general government from non-financial corporations, net $16.2b. The two flows involving the general government sector primarily reflect the impacts in the equity markets related to the privatisation of a public non-financial corporation. Households had net claims of $6.9b on financial corporations and had a further net claim of $6.0b on general government.

Diagram: Intersectoral financial flows During December Quarter 2006



INTERSECTORAL FINANCIAL CLAIMS

At end of December Quarter 2006

At the end of December 2006, net claims on non-financial corporations stood at $730.4b from financial corporations, $355.3b from rest of world, $195.3b from households and $98.5 from government. Financial Corporations financed claims on the non-financial sector primarily from net claims of $688.4b by households and $262.8b by rest of world.

Diagram: Intersectoral financial claims At end of December Quarter 2006