MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
 | Trend | Seasonally adjusted |  |
 | % change Sep 08 to Dec 08 | % change Dec 07 to Dec 08 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Sep 08 to Dec 08 | % change Sep 08 to Dec 08 | % change Dec 07 to Dec 08 | % points contribution to growth in GDP Sep 08 to Dec 08 |  |
|  |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 6.9 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 0.2 |  |
Mining | - | 2.4 | - | 0.4 | 1.7 | - |  |
Manufacturing | -2.1 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -4.7 | -3.4 | -0.5 |  |
Electricity, gas and water supply | 1.0 | 3.6 | - | -1.5 | 3.1 | - |  |
Construction | 0.5 | 3.8 | - | -0.3 | 3.5 | - |  |
Wholesale trade | -0.8 | 0.6 | - | -3.3 | -1.5 | -0.2 |  |
Retail trade | 0.1 | 0.5 | - | 0.4 | 0.5 | - |  |
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | -0.2 | -2.4 | - | - | -1.9 | - |  |
Transport and storage | -0.3 | 2.5 | - | 0.4 | 2.7 | - |  |
Communication services | 0.8 | 2.3 | - | 1.6 | 2.8 | - |  |
Finance and insurance | -1.1 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -3.4 | - |  |
Property and business services | -0.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -2.4 | 1.5 | -0.3 |  |
Government administration and defence | 0.1 | -0.4 | - | -0.9 | -2.3 | - |  |
Education | 0.3 | 1.4 | - | 0.4 | 1.5 | - |  |
Health and community services | 0.3 | 2.5 | - | 0.4 | 3.4 | - |  |
Cultural and recreational services | 0.6 | 3.1 | - | -1.3 | 0.9 | - |  |
Personal and other services | -0.3 | 1.7 | - | -0.3 | 1.9 | - |  |
Ownership of dwellings | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 |  |
Taxes less subsidies on products | -0.5 | -2.0 | - | -0.1 | -2.1 | - |  |
Statistical discrepancy (P) | . . | . . | - | . . | . . | 0.1 |  |
Gross domestic product | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 |  |
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. . not applicable |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
DECEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
- The trend estimate of Gross value added rose by 6.9% (seasonally adjusted up 10.4%). This was driven by a rise of 7.3% in Agriculture with Forestry and fishing flat (0.0%).
Construction
- The trend estimate increased by 0.5%. The seasonally adjusted estimate was down 0.3%.
Manufacturing
- The trend estimate fell 2.1%, while the seasonally adjusted estimate decreased 4.7%. The main decreases were in Wood and paper products (-5.1%), Printing, publishing and recorded media (-4.0%), Metal products (-5.5%), Machinery and equipment (-6.5%), and Other manufacturing (-8.6%). The only rise was in Non-metallic mineral products (1.7%).
Wholesale Trade
- The trend estimate decreased by 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 3.3%. Wholesale trade is heavily influenced by the level of imports for the quarter.
Property and business services
- The trend estimate decreased by 0.8%, while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 2.4%.