1345.4 - SA Stats, Mar 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/03/2009   
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STATE ACCOUNTS


STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's December quarter 2008 State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $18,949m, a 0.7% increase from the September quarter 2008. Australia's Domestic Final Demand increased 0.3% in the December quarter 2008, to $284,426m.

Of the other states and territories, the strongest growth for the quarter was reported in the Northern Territory (up 1.8%) followed by Western Australia (up 1.0%).

STATE FINAL DEMAND, Chain volume measures, Quarterly change, South Australia
Graph: STATE FINAL DEMAND, Chain volume measures, Quarterly change, South Australia



HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's December quarter 2008 HFCE was $11,134m (7.3% of the national total of $152,496m). The value of HFCE for South Australia increased by 1.2% from the June quarter 2008 to the September quarter 2008. For Australia, HFCE was virtually unchanged from the September quarter 2008.

HFCE, Chain volume measures, Trend, Quarterly change
Graph: HFCE, Chain volume measures, Trend, Quarterly change


The largest increases in expenditure in South Australia for the December quarter 2008 were for Other goods and services (up 4.6% from the September quarter 2008), Recreation and culture (up 2.7%) and Food (up 2.2%). Expenditure on Cigarettes and tobacco decreased by 4.8% over this period.

For Australia, the largest increase was for Health (up 1.3% from the September quarter 2008) followed by Insurance and other financial services (up 0.7%), Rent and other dwelling services (up 0.6%) and Electricity, gas and other fuel (0.6%). Expenditure on Purchase of vehicles decreased 3.7% from the September quarter 2008.

HFCE, Chain volume measures, Trend, Quarterly change, South Australia - December Quarter 2008
Graph: HFCE, Chain volume measures, Trend, Quarterly change, South Australia—December Quarter 2008