5519.0.55.001 - Government Finance Statistics, Australia, December Quarter 2010 Quality Declaration 
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DECEMBER QUARTER 2010 KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

In the December quarter 2010 -

  • Taxation revenue increased 21.3% to $93,550m.
  • The GFS net operating balance for the general government sector was -$6,629m.
  • The GFS net lending(+)/borrowing(-) position for the general government sector was -$13,489m.
GFS KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, ORIGINAL

Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010 to
Dec Qtr 2010
$m
$m
% change

Current Prices
Taxation revenue
General government
77 104
93 550
21.3
Total revenue
General government
97 753
114 263
16.9
Public Non-Financial corporations
18 511
18 000
-2.8
Total expenses
General government
118 295
120 892
2.2
Public Non-Financial corporations
17 059
16 851
-1.2
GFS Net operating balance
General government
-20 542
-6 629
..
Public Non-Financial corporations
1 452
1 149
..
GFS Net lending(+)/borrowing(-)
General government
-24 719
-13 489
..
Public Non-Financial corporations
-1 089
-2 605
..


QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES

The table below includes the key public sector aggregates for the December quarter 2010 which will be included in the Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0). The key figures shown include Government Final Consumption Expenditure and Gross Fixed Capital Formation for general government and public corporations, seasonally adjusted in current prices and chain volume terms.

In the December quarter 2010:
  • In seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, total general government final consumption expenditure increased by $618m, a rise of 1.1% compared with September quarter 2010.
  • General government gross fixed capital formation, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, increased by 0.3%.
QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Mar Qtr 2010
Jun Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010
Dec Qtr 2010
Sep Qtr 2010 to
Dec Qtr 2010
$m
$m
$m
$m
% change

Current Prices
General government final consumption expenditure (a)
National - defence
5 008
5 415
5 695
5 802
1.9
National - non-defence
18 102
18 236
17 922
18 116
1.1
Total national
23 111
23 651
23 617
23 918
1.3
State and local
36 102
36 896
37 836
37 711
-0.3
Total general government final consumption expenditure
59 213
60 547
61 453
61 629
0.3
Public gross fixed capital formation
General government
National - defence
2 205
1 943
1 989
1 985
-0.2
National - non-defence
2 193
2 569
2 087
2 091
0.2
Total national
4 398
4 513
4 076
4 076
State and local
10 713
10 146
10 247
10 311
0.6
Total general government
15 111
14 659
14 323
14 387
0.4
Public corporations
Commonwealth
386
309
393
407
3.6
State and local
6 080
5 829
5 852
5 842
-0.2
Total public corporations
6 466
6 139
6 245
6 249
0.1
Total public gross fixed capital formation
21 577
20 798
20 568
20 636
0.3
Memorandum item
Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector
-178
-134
-240
-121
..

Chain Volume (b)
General government final consumption expenditure (a)
National - defence
5 048
5 414
5 698
5 716
0.3
National - non-defence
16 609
16 712
16 996
17 371
2.2
Total national
21 656
22 126
22 693
23 087
1.7
State and local
34 728
35 172
34 931
35 155
0.6
Total general government final consumption expenditure
56 384
57 299
57 624
58 242
1.1
Public gross fixed capital formation
General government
National - defence
2 528
2 271
2 317
2 302
-0.6
National - non-defence
2 243
2 649
2 131
2 135
0.2
Total national
4 770
4 920
4 447
4 437
-0.2
State and local
10 932
10 372
10 414
10 464
0.5
Total general government
15 702
15 292
14 861
14 901
0.3
Public corporations
Commonwealth
406
323
408
425
4.2
State and local
6 216
5 956
5 942
5 927
-0.3
Total public corporations
6 621
6 279
6 350
6 352
Total public gross fixed capital formation
22 323
21 571
21 211
21 253
0.2
Memorandum item
Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector
-183
-136
-246
-124
..

(a) See paragraph 35 of the Explanatory Notes for the relationship between general government final consumption expenditure and GFS aggregates.
(b) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2008-09.



DECEMBER QUARTER 2010 GFS RELEASE

This release presents quarterly government finance statistics on an accrual accounting basis. All tables are presented in GFS operating statement format and are for the general government sector, with the exception of Table 2 which presents data for the public non-financial corporations sector.

Quarterly GFS are released for the current financial year only, other than in the September quarter, when the quarters of the previous financial year are presented. Users requiring data for earlier periods should consult Government Finance Statistics, Australia (cat. no. 5512.0). The latest issue (2008-09) was released on 27 April 2010. Final annual GFS results for 2009-10 are scheduled for release by the ABS on 12 April 2011.

RELEASE OF QUARTERLY GFS THIS ISSUE

Table
Sep 10
Dec 10
Table 1 All Levels of Government - General Government
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Table 2 All Levels of Government - Public Non-Financial Corporations
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*
Table 3 Commonwealth Government
*
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Table 4 Total State & Local
*
*
Table 5 New South Wales
*
Table 6 Victoria
*
Table 7 Queensland
*
Table 8 South Australia
*
Table 9 Western Australia
*
Table 10 Tasmania
*
Table 11 Northern Territory
*
Table 12 Australian Capital Territory
*
IMPACT OF THE FLOODS

Flooding in Queensland began in late December 2010. Data collection and processing for the data in this publication were not disrupted. It is expected that the economic impact of floods/cyclone in Queensland and other states, if any, will be reflected in the forthcoming issues of this publication.

PRIVATISATIONS

Privatisations occurred during December 2010 quarter. The privatised entities were included in the scope of the public sector and Government Finance Statistics as Public Non-Financial Corporations prior to privatisation. From the privatisation date they have moved to the private sector and will be captured in ABS business survey collections.

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

The release of GFS quarterly data is usually coordinated to be the day before the respective issue of Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0). The scheduled release dates for the next two issues are:

Issue5519.0.55.0015206.0
March 201131 May 20111 June 2011
June 20116 September 20117 September 2011

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email <client.services@abs.gov.au> or Larissa Fischer on Canberra (02) 6252 5392, email <public.finance@abs.gov.au>