Main features income at current prices
 |  |  | Trend |  | Seasonally adjusted |
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 |  |  | % Change | % Change | % points contribution to |  | % Change | % Change | % points contribution to |
 |  |  | Jun 19 to | Sep 18 to | growth in GDP |  | Jun 19 to | Sep 18 to | growth in GDP |
 |  |  | Sep 19 | Sep 19 | Jun 19 to Sep 19 |  | Sep 19 | Sep 19 | Jun 19 to Sep 19 |
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| Compensation of employees | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 | | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Gross operating surplus | | | | | | | |
 | Private non-financial corporations | 2.2 | 12.7 | 0.4 | | 2.0 | 13.2 | 0.4 |
 | Other(a) | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | | 0.3 | 2.7 | - |
| Gross mixed income | -0.3 | -2.4 | - | | -0.4 | -1.9 | - |
| Taxes less subsidies on production and imports | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Statistical discrepancy (I) | na | na | - | | na | na | 0.1 |
| Gross domestic product | 1.3 | 5.6 | 1.3 | | 1.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available |
| (a) Includes Public non-financial corporations Financial corporations General government and Dwellings owned by persons. |
September quarter
Summary Comments
Gross operating surplus (GOS)
- Total GOS grew 1.2%, increasing for all sectors except public non-financial corporations. Private non-financial corporations was the main contributor to growth, increasing 2.0%, which is consistent with the rise in the terms of trade (0.4%). Construction was the main contributor to growth, driven by high levels of non-residential construction and public infrastructure activity.
- Through the year GOS increased 8.3%. Mining was the main contributor to this growth, driven by higher commodity prices and increased production volumes.
Compensation of employees (COE)
- COE increased 1.1% and average compensation per employee rose 0.7%.
- Private COE grew 1.2%, while public COE increased 0.8%.
- All states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory recorded growth in COE this quarter. The strongest growth came from Western Australia (1.6%) followed by Queensland (1.1%).
State compensation of employees, Current prices
: Seasonally adjusted
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