5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Jun 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/09/2008   
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MAIN FEATURES STATE FINAL DEMAND CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change Mar 08 to Jun 08
% change Jun 07 to Jun 08
% points contribution to growth in DFD Mar 08 to Jun 08
% change Mar 08 to Jun 08
% change Jun 07 to Jun 08
% points contribution to growth in DFD Mar 08 to Jun 08
New South Wales
0.4
3.3
0.1
-0.1
2.7
-
Victoria
1.1
4.5
0.3
1.8
4.9
0.4
Queensland
1.5
6.0
0.3
1.2
5.0
0.2
South Australia
1.1
3.6
0.1
1.0
3.3
0.1
Western Australia
2.3
7.6
0.3
2.4
7.2
0.3
Tasmania
1.4
6.4
-
3.2
7.2
0.1
Northern Territory
0.8
5.1
-
2.0
7.9
-
Australian Capital Territory
0.6
0.4
-
1.6
-0.3
0.1
Australia (DFD)(a)
1.1
4.6
1.1
0.9
4.3
0.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Domestic final demand.



JUNE QUARTER

Summary Comments

State Final Demand
  • In trend terms, growth in the June quarter was strongest in Western Australia (up 2.3%) followed by Queensland (up 1.5%) and Tasmania (up 1.4%) with the weakest result in New South Wales (up 0.4%).

Household final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, the majority of states experienced positive growth ranging from 1.4% in South Australia down to 0.1% in the Australian Capital Territory. The Northern Territory experienced negative growth of -0.1% and New South Wales showed a flat result at 0.0%.

Government final consumption expenditure
  • Trend growth was strongest in Queensland (up 1.5%) and the weakest growth was in South Australia (up 0.2%). The strongest growth in seasonally adjusted terms was also in Queensland (up 2.0%) and the weakest result was in South Australia (up 0.1%).

Private gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, the strongest growth was recorded in Tasmania (up 5.2%) and Western Australia (up 4.2%). The weakest growth was in the Australian Capital Territory (down 1.4%). In seasonally adjusted terms the strongest growth was in Tasmania (up 16.7%) and New South Wales (down 0.3%) showed the weakest growth.
  • In seasonally adjusted terms, the strongest machinery and equipment investment growth was in Tasmania (up 54.1%), while the Australian Capital Territory recorded the largest fall (down 5.0%). The strongest growth in non-dwelling construction occurred in the Australian Capital Territory (up 22.1%), with the weakest growth in New South Wales (down 12.9%).