1338.1 - New South Wales in Focus, 2007  
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Note 17/10/2007: This reissue corrects a typographical error in Table 10.30 in the publication and Sheet 24 in the Economic Activity data cube. A data item in the table was incorrectly labelled "exports" instead of "imports". No data were affected.

Note 08/06/2007: Units indicator for Economic Activity Table Item 7 changed from '000 to no.



Image: Economic Activity
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Includes: NSW economy using measures from the National Accounts series, and selected economic indicators on a range of industries, including building and construction, manufacturing, and international merchandise trade. Detailed statistics are available in 1338.1 NSW in Focus - Economic Activity - 2007 (38 Kb, xls).

Economic activity(a), NSW Summary table

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

Key economic indicators

1. Gross state product(b) $m
278 094
286 354
291 678
298 879
303 493
305 859
310 091
2. Real gross state income(b) $m
264 731
271 951
279 135
287 676
298 368
305 589
312 525
3. State final demand(b) $m
260 610
258 957
265 182
278 308
290 362
300 032
306 648
4. Retail turnover-all industries(b) $m
56 837
57 617
60 198
62 989
66 317
67 926
68 711
5. Building work done(b) $m
20 253
13 533
15 405
18 181
18 642
17 631
16 704
6. Total private new capital expenditure(b) $m
13 028
12 875
11 781
13 102
14 053
16 805
18 748
7. Dwelling unit approvals no.
52 291
34 550
r50 552
r50 143
r48 159
r38 765
33 064
8. New motor vehicle sales no.
268 238
284 835
280 252
290 212
308 266
308 763
296 976
9. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier no.
185 933
188 169
210 423
203 166
205 192
184 958
204 493
10. Labour force participation rate %
61.9
62.1
62.3
62.6
62.5
62.5
62.9
11. Employed persons '000
2 979
3 037
3 066
3 128
3 169
3 211
3 262

Change from previous financial year

12. Gross state product(b) %
4.7
3.0
1.9
2.5
1.5
0.8
1.4
13. Real gross state income(b) %
5.0
2.7
2.6
3.1
3.7
2.5
2.2
14. State final demand(b) %
5.7
-0.6
2.4
4.9
4.3
3.3
2.2
15. Retail turnover(b) %
5.1
1.4
4.5
4.6
5.3
2.4
1.2
16. Building work done(b) %
5.1
-33.2
13.8
r18.0
r2.5
r-5.4
-5.3
17. Private new capital expenditure(b) %
12.2
-1.2
-8.5
11.2
7.3
r19.6
11.6
18. Dwelling unit approvals %
-0.6
-33.9
r46.3
r-0.8
r-4.0
r-19.5
-14.7
19. New motor vehicle sales %
-6.6
6.2
-1.6
3.6
6.2
0.2
-3.8
20. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier %
16.1
1.2
11.8
-3.4
1.0
-9.9
10.6
21. Consumer price index (All groups)-Sydney %
2.4
6.2
3.0
2.8
r2.2
2.5
3.0
22. Established House Price Index-Sydney(c) %
. .
. .
. .
. .
12.0
-3.9
-2.9
23. Wage Price Index(d) %
3.1
3.7
3.2
3.5
3.8
3.6
4.1
24. Employed persons %
2.8
1.9
0.9
2.0
1.3
1.3
1.6

Per capita

25. Gross state product(b) $
43 129
43 870
44 139
44 895
45 295
45 368
45 584
26. Real gross state income(b) $
41 056
41 663
42 241
43 212
44 530
45 368
45 942
27. State final demand(b) $
40 417
39 672
40 130
41 805
43 336
44 504
45 078
28. Dwelling unit approvals per 1,000
8.1
5.3
7.6
7.5
7.2
r5.8
4.9
29. New motor vehicle sales per 1,000
41.6
43.6
42.4
43.6
46.0
r45.8
43.7
30. Housing finance commitments for the owner occupier per 1,000
28.8
28.8
31.8
30.5
30.6
27.4
30.1

. . not applicable
r revised
(a) Data for 12 months to 30 June.
(b) Chain volume measures. Reference year is 2004-05.
(c) Base of index: 2003-04 = 100.0.
(d) Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses.

Gross State Product and Gross Domestic Product, Chain volume measures, per capita
Graph: Gross State Product and Gross Domestic Product, Chain volume measures, per capita


Consumer Price Index, Year on year % change - Sydney
Graph: Consumer Price Index, Year on year % change—Sydney


Expenditure components of state final demand, Chain volume measures, Annual % change
Graph: Expenditure components of state final demand, Chain volume measures, Annual % change


Retail turnover, Chain volume measures, trend, % change from previous quarter
Graph: Retail turnover, Chain volume measures, trend, % change from previous quarter


New motor vehicle sales, Trend
Graph: New motor vehicle sales, Trend


Dwelling unit approvals, Trend
Graph: Dwelling unit approvals, Trend


SOURCES:

Data in this table are compiled from multiple sources. Information on these sources is available below.
Summary table indicators
Graphs

ABS data available on request, Agricultural Commodities Produced (ABS cat. no. 7503.0)
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. .
Australian Industry (ABS cat. no. 8155.0)
. .
. .
Australian National Accounts, State Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5220.0)
1-3; 12-14; 25-27
10.2; 10.4
ABS data available on request, ABS Housing and Lending Finance
9; 20; 30
. .
ABS data available on request, ABS International Trade
. .
. .
ABS data available on request, ABS Quarterly Business Indicators Survey
. .
. .
Building Activity, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8752.0)
5; 16
. .
Building Approvals, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8731.0)
7; 18; 28
10.7
Consumer Price Index, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6401.0)
21
10.3
Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8762.0)
. .
. .
House Price Indexes, Eight Capital Cities (ABS cat. no. 6416.0)
22
. .
IP Australia <www.ipaustralia.gov.au>
. .
. .
Labour Force, Australia, Detailed (ABS cat. no. 6291.0.55.001)
10-11; 24
. .
Labour Price Index (ABS cat. no. 6345.0)
23
. .
Lending Finance, Australia (ABS cat. no. 5671.0)
. .
. .
Manufacturing Industry, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8221.0)
. .
. .
Mining Operations, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8415.0)
. .
. .
Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia (ABS cat. no. 5625.0)
6; 17
. .
Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8112.0)
. .
. .
Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8104.0)
. .
. .
Retail Trade, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8501.0)
4; 15
10.5
Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia, Electronic Delivery (ABS cat. no. 9314.0.55.001)
8; 19; 29
10.6
Tourist Accommodation, Australia (ABS cat. no. 8635.0)
. .
. .

. . not applicable

For links to the ABS publications cited above, see Related Information.