Key economic indicators
Measures of economic performance including national and international accounts, prices, labour force and lending indicators
All data is seasonally adjusted data unless stated otherwise.
Trend series suspended as at March 2019 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | 693,772 | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on goods - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | $m | 2,631 | na | na |
| Total goods credits - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | $m | 44,059 | -0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total goods debits - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | $m | -41,428 | 0.8% | 5.9% |
| Balance on current account - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | -21,093 | na | na |
| Net International Investment Position (IIP) - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | 638,508 | -3.8% | 1.4% |
| Net foreign debt - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | 1,481,241 | 3.3% | 5.3% |
| Goods and services credits, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | 173,636 | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Goods and services debits, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | -164,993 | 1.8% | 6.7% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail turnover, at current prices - seasonally adjusted | June 2025 | $m | 37,906.6 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| Actual new capital expenditure, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $m | 49,289 | 0.4% | 7.8% |
| Inventories held by private businesses, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | December qtr 2025 | $m | 230,717 | -0.1% | 0.0% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from sales of goods and services by manufacturers, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | December qtr 2025 | $m | 111,786 | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| Dwelling unit approvals - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | no. | 14,564 | -7.2% | -15.7% |
| Building approvals - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | $m | 17,714.5 | 7.3% | 15.5% |
| Total dwelling units commenced - seasonally adjusted | Sep qtr 2025 | no. | 48,778 | 6.6% | 11.6% |
| Building work done, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Dec qtr 2025 | $m | 44,103.4 | 0.9% | 8.1% |
| Engineering construction work done, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Dec qtr 2025 | $m | 35,908.4 | -1.3% | -2.7% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index (September 2025 = 100.0) - original | January 2026 | Index no. | 101.33 | 0.4% | 3.8% |
| Producer price indexes, Final demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | Index No. | 137.7 | 0.8% | 3.5% |
| Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | Index No. | 135.4 | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | Index No. | 157.8 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| Wage price index (2008-09 = 100.0) - original | Dec Qtr 2025 | Index no. | 159.4 | 0.7% | 3.4% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | '000 | 14,703.8 | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Participation rate - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | % | 66.7 | 0.0 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Unemployment rate - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | % | 4.1 | 0.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Employment to population ratio - seasonally adjusted | January 2026 | % | 63.9 | 0.0 pts | -0.5 pts |
| Job vacancies - seasonally adjusted | November 2025 | '000 | 326.7 | -0.2% | -5.2% |
| Estimated resident population - (preliminary) | Jun qtr 2025 | '000 | 27,614.4 | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - original (b) | December 2025 | '000 | 1,036.7 | 24.7% | 9.7% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company gross operating profits, at current prices - seasonally adjusted | December qtr 2025 | $m | 133,922 | 5.8% | 3.8% |
| Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults | Nov 2025 | $ | 2,051.10 | 2.0% | 3.8% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling loan commitments - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 108.3 | 9.5% | 23.5% |
| New dwelling loan commitments to owner occupiers - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 65.3 | 10.6% | 18.6% |
| New dwelling loan commitments to investors - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 43.0 | 7.9% | 31.8% |
| New personal loan commitments for fixed term loans - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 9.4 | 1.4% | 11.6% |
| New business loan commitments for construction - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 11.6 | -1.5% | 7.0% |
| New business loan commitments for the purchase of property - seasonally adjusted | Dec Qtr 2025 | $b | 27.1 | 9.4% | 32.9% |
NA - not available
NP - not published
. . not applicable or not available
(a) Annualised estimate from the latest available quarterly publication.
(b) Trend series estimates suspended as at February 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19. Original series now provided.