STATE ACCOUNTS


STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's June quarter 2009 State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $19,436m; an increase of 0.8% from the March quarter 2009 and the strongest quarterly growth of all the states and territories. Australia's Domestic Final Demand fell 0.2% to $284,685m over this period.

Victoria was the only other state to report growth in State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms during the June quarter 2009 (up 0.6%). Of the other states and territories, the largest decreases for the quarter were reported in the Northern Territory (down 3.4%) and Queensland (down 1.2%).

HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's June quarter 2009 HFCE was $11,518m (7.4% of the national total of $155,390m). The value of HFCE for South Australia increased by 1.0% between the March and June quarters 2009. At the national level, HFCE increased by 0.6% over the same period. Growth in the value of HFCE has been consistently stronger in South Australia since the December quarter 2007.

The main contributors to growth in HFCE in South Australia for the June quarter 2009 were Recreation and culture (up 3.0% from the March quarter 2009), Clothing and footwear (up 2.0%), and Furnishings and household equipment (up 1.7%). Expenditure on Hotels, cafes and restaurants was the only category to record a decrease over the same period (down 0.7%).

At the national level, expenditure increases were reported for almost all categories with the largest movements recorded in Clothing and footwear (up 1.4% from the March quarter 2009), Insurance and other financial services (up 0.9%), Food (up 0.8%), and Recreation and culture (up 0.8%). Expenditure on cigarettes and tobacco showed no change over this period.