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MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

	Trend			Seasonally adjusted
	% change Sep 17 to Dec 17	% change Dec 16 to Dec 17	% points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 17 to Dec 17	% change Sep 17 to Dec 17	% change Dec 16 to Dec 17	% points contributions to growth in GDP Sep 17 to Dec 17
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	-3.9	-8.4	-0.1	-2.7	-8.8	-0.1
Mining	0.1	1.1	-	1.3	1.0	0.1
Manufacturing	0.7	3.4	-	-1.0	2.5	-0.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.1	1.4	-	-0.8	1.3	-
Construction	0.8	4.4	0.1	0.3	4.9	-
Wholesale trade	-0.3	-0.4	-	-0.2	-0.4	-
Retail trade	0.4	2.7	-	0.3	2.5	-
Accommodation and food services	1.2	5.6	-	1.0	6.7	-
Transport, postal and warehousing	-0.4	0.1	-	-0.8	0.3	-
Information media and telecommunications	1.1	3.7	-	2.9	4.2	0.1
Financial and insurance services	0.7	4.5	0.1	0.1	4.1	-
Rental, hiring and real estate services	-	1.4	-	2.5	2.5	0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	0.7	4.3	-	0.3	3.7	-
Administrative and support services	0.3	3.0	-	-0.6	3.8	-
Public administration and safety	0.5	1.4	-	1.2	1.3	0.1
Education and training	0.5	2.1	-	0.5	2.1	-
Health care and social assistance	1.7	6.0	0.1	1.9	6.4	0.1
Arts and recreation services	1.2	2.3	-	2.2	2.8	-
Other services	1.8	1.3	-	1.9	-0.6	-
Ownership of dwellings	0.6	2.3	-	0.6	2.3	0.1
Taxes less subsidies on products	1.3	5.3	0.1	-0.4	4.6	-
Statistical discrepancy (P)	na	na	-	na	na	-
Gross domestic product	0.6	2.6	0.6	0.4	2.4	0.4
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available

• All estimates are in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms unless otherwise stated.

• Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing fell 2.7% driven by falls in livestock, grains and other crops outpacing the falls in intermediate inputs. This was the third consecutive quarterly fall for the industry.

• Mining rose 1.3% driven by Iron Ore Mining (5.5%) and Coal Mining (0.7%). Partially offsetting the rise was Oil and Gas Extraction (-1.8%), which experienced its second consecutive fall.

• Manufacturing fell 1.0% with mixed results across the five sub-categories. Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (-7.3%), Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products (-0.9%) and Other Manufacturing (-1.3%) all experienced falls. The negative result was partially offset by a rise in Petroleum, Coal, Chemical and Rubber Products (4.2%). The heavy decline in Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing aligned with the decline in transport equipment exports (-22.2%).

• The fall of 0.8% was driven by all three subdivisons, Water Supply and Waste Services (-1.5%), Electricity Supply (-0.2%) and Gas Supply (-1.1%). The negative result aligns with the 3.1% decrease in household final consumption expenditure for electricity, gas and other fuel.

• The Construction industry grew 0.3% driven by rises in Building Construction (0.9%), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (0.2%) and Construction Services (0.1%). Through the year Construction rose 4.9%, consistent with the strength in non-residential construction and public investment.

• The Information, Media and Telecommunications industry experienced a 2.9% rise this quarter. This result was driven by Telecommunications Services (3.5%) and Other Information and Media Services (2.2%).

• The Financial and Insurance Services industry experienced its weakest quarter since June quarter 2014, rising 0.1%. The result was driven by a flat result in Finance and a 0.2% increase in Other Financial and Insurance Services. Weak deposit growth and flat margins contributed to the modest result for Finance.

• The Health Care and Social Assistance industry rose 1.9% driven by rises in both private and public health. Through the year Health Care and Social Assistance has grown 6.4%.