8301.0.55.001 - Manufacturing Production, Australia, Dec 2004  
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CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

This publication presents quarterly estimates of selected indicators of manufacturing production in Australia.


More detailed breakdowns and other commodity items collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are available on request for a charge. Monthly series are also available for a limited number of data items. Items for which additional production data are available are listed in paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.



ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Graeme Thomas on Adelaide (08) 8237 7536.



QUARTERLY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION COMMODITIES

Table 1

Table 1 Quarterly Commodity Production

Beer
Portland Cement
Clay Bricks
Pre-mixed concrete
Gas
Electricity
Period
megalitres
'000 tonnes
million
'000 cubic metres
petajoules
million kWh

1999
Jun
383
1,944
401
4,611
182
45,227
Sep
424
2,006
430
5,187
198
46,785
Dec
521
2,027
417
5,217
165
44,591
2000
Mar
421
1,835
416
4,880
164
46,040
Jun
402
2,070
447
5,349
199
47,374
Sep
414
1,898
421
4,679
213
49,387
Dec
500
1,652
379
4,188
173
45,977
2001
Mar
451
1,554
304
3,932
177
46,865
Jun
380
1,717
337
4,452
205
46,317
Sep
416
1,679
385
4,880
218
47,412
Dec
492
1,836
381
4,523
185
45,977
2002
Mar
428
1,729
345
4,896
166
45,814
Jun
408
1,992
405
5,148
204
46,650
Sep
406
2,030
417
5,570
228
48,462
Dec
506
1,978
420
5,433
186
46,459
2003
Mar
435
1,617
387
4,771
172
46,159
Jun
380
1,892
415
5,213
204
46,128
Sep
421
2,227
440
5,903
232
48,641
Dec
490
2,090
413
5,542
188
46,261
2004
Mar
435
1,963
409
5,325
173
48,362
Jun
390
2,180
423
5,698
214
48,443
Sep
412
2,307
428
5,983
226
49,712
Dec
454
2,157
397
5,625
190
46,623



FORTHCOMING DATA RELEASE DATES

The ABS releases selected data items from the Manufacturing Commodity collections on a quarterly basis in this publication and also releases more detailed breakdowns and other commodity items on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis on request for a charge. Details on the release dates of the preliminary Pre-mixed concrete production data for capital cities and final monthly Pre-mixed concrete, Water heating equipment and Plasterboard data are specified below. More detail about these releases or subscription to the data series can be obtained by contacting Graeme Thomas on (08) 8237 7536.


Monthly preliminary data release 2005

Pre-mixed concrete for capital cities only

Month
Release Date

January
14 February 2005
February
14 March 2005
March
14 April 2005
April
17 May 2005
May
15 June 2005
June
14 July 2005


Monthly final data release 2005

Pre-mixed concrete, Water heating equipment and Plasterboard

Month
Release Date

January
7 March 2005
February
7 April 2005
March
6 May 2005
April
7 June 2005
May
7 July 2005
June
5 August 2005


Annual data release 2004-05

Flour, semi-trailers, floor coverings, textiles, clothing and footwear.

20 October 2005