STAGE OF PRODUCTION COMMENTARY
STAGE OF PRODUCTION (SOP) OVERVIEW
In the December quarter 2013, the Final demand index rose 0.2%, the Intermediate demand index rose 0.3% and the Preliminary demand index rose 0.3%. Through the year to the December quarter 2013, the Final demand index rose 1.9%, the Intermediate demand index rose 2.1% and the Preliminary demand index rose 2.2%.
The rise of 0.2% in the Final demand index in the December quarter 2013 reflected an increase of 0.3% in the prices of domestically produced products and a decrease of 0.7% in the prices of imported products. The domestic component recorded rises in the prices received for other agriculture (+11.9%) and building construction (+0.4%). Partly offsetting these rises were falls in the prices received for petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing (-5.7%). The imports component recorded falls in the prices for computer and electronic equipment manufacturing (-3.0%), specialised machinery and equipment manufacturing (-1.2%) and petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing (-4.6%). Partly offsetting these falls were rises in the prices for other transport equipment manufacturing (+4.4%).
The rise of 0.3% in the Intermediate demand index in the December quarter 2013 reflected an increase of 0.4% in the prices of domestically produced products and a decrease of 0.1% in the prices of imported products. The domestic component recorded rises in the prices received for meat and meat product manufacturing (+3.5%), other agriculture (+3.0%) and computer system design and related services (+1.6%). Partly offsetting these rises were falls in the prices received for sheep, beef cattle and grain farming; and dairy cattle farming (-3.2%), oil and gas extraction (-2.4%) and coal mining (-3.4%). The imports component recorded falls in the prices for petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing (-3.9%), computer and electronic equipment manufacturing (-3.1%) and electrical equipment manufacturing (-2.6%). Partly offsetting these falls were rises in the prices for oil and gas extraction (+8.9%), log sawmilling and timber dressing (+5.1%) and natural rubber product manufacturing (+4.5%).
The rise of 0.3% in the Preliminary demand index in the December quarter 2013 reflected an increase of 0.3% in the prices of domestically produced products and an increase of 0.4% in the prices of imported products. The domestic component recorded rises in the prices received for meat and meat product manufacturing (+5.7%), computer system design and related services (+1.6%) and legal and accounting services (+1.1%). Partly offsetting these rises were falls in the prices received for metal ore mining (-2.3%), coal mining (-3.4%) and oil and gas extraction (-2.4%). The imports component recorded rises in the prices for oil and gas extraction (+9.0%), other transport equipment manufacturing (+6.5%) and log sawmilling and timber dressing (+5.1%). Partly offsetting these rises were falls in the prices for metal ore mining (-5.4%) and petroleum refining and petroleum fuel manufacturing (-3.1%).
Comparison of SOP indexes
WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY
Additional commentary for Producer Price Indexes is available in the entry for
Producer Price Indexes, Australia (cat. no. 6427.0) on the ABS website
<https://www.abs.gov.au>.
The additional commentary includes:
- Mining industries producer price indexes
- Input to the Coal mining industry
- Manufacturing industries producer price indexes
- Input to the Manufacturing industries
- Output of the Manufacturing industries
- Construction industries producer price indexes
- Input to the House construction industry
- Output of the Construction industries
- Services industries producer price indexes
- Output of the Services industries
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