5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Sep 2012 Quality Declaration 
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MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change Jun 12 to Sep 12
% change Sep 11 to Sep 12
% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 12 to Sep 12
% change Jun 12 to Sep 12
% change Sep 11 to Sep 12
% points contributions to growth in GDP Jun 12 to Sep 12
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
-2.3
-5.0
-0.1
-5.4
-7.3
-0.1
Mining
1.8
8.7
0.2
4.5
9.7
0.4
Manufacturing
-0.2
-2.6
-
2.1
-1.7
0.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
0.3
0.5
-
-0.3
0.7
-
Construction
0.9
1.8
0.1
0.1
-0.5
-
Wholesale trade
1.9
7.2
0.1
0.3
5.6
-
Retail trade
0.7
3.8
-
-0.3
3.2
-
Accommodation and food services
0.3
-1.2
-
0.5
-2.1
-
Transport, postal and warehousing
0.7
4.4
-
-1.5
4.4
-0.1
Information media and telecommunications
-0.5
-1.8
-
-1.6
-2.5
-
Financial and insurance services
0.7
3.2
0.1
0.1
3.0
-
Rental, hiring and real estate services
0.4
3.4
-
-2.1
2.2
-
Professional, scientific and technical services
0.6
4.8
-
-2.0
2.7
-0.1
Administrative and support services
0.9
5.4
-
0.8
7.0
-
Public administration and safety
-1.1
0.1
-0.1
-1.0
-
-
Education and training
0.5
1.9
-
0.6
1.9
-
Health care and social assistance
1.6
6.4
0.1
1.8
6.4
0.1
Arts and recreation services
-0.8
-2.0
-
-
-1.9
-
Other services
-2.2
-2.8
-
-0.9
-2.3
-
Ownership of dwellings
0.6
2.7
-
0.6
2.7
-
Taxes less subsidies on products
0.8
1.4
0.1
0.6
0.7
-
Statistical discrepancy (P)
na
na
-
na
na
0.1
Gross domestic product
0.6
3.4
0.6
0.5
3.1
0.5
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available



SEPTEMBER QUARTER

Summary Comments

Agriculture, forestry and fishing
  • The trend estimate fell 2.3%. The seasonally adjusted estimate decreased 5.4%, driven by the fall in the Agriculture subdivision (down 5.5%).

Mining
  • The trend estimate rose 1.8%. The seasonally adjusted estimate increased 4.5%, driven by growth in the Oil and gas extraction subdivision (up 21.4%) due to production from new fields coming online.

Manufacturing
  • The trend estimate fell 0.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 2.1% after four quarters of falls, driven by growth in Metal products manufacturing (up 4.3%).

Transport, postal and warehousing
  • The trend estimate rose 0.7%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.5% driven by Transport, postal and storage services subdivision (down 2.3%).

Professional, scientific and technical services
  • The trend estimate rose 0.6%. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.0% after two quarters of strong growth.