Business indicators

• Almost a third of employing businesses (31%) are having difficulty finding suitable staff.
• Nearly half (46%) of all businesses experienced increases in their operating expenses.
• More than two in five businesses (41%) faced supply chain disruptions. This has remained steady since it peaked in January 2022 (47%).

Current price estimates for the March quarter 2022:

• Company gross operating profits rose 10.2% seasonally adjusted 
• Wages and salaries rose 1.8% seasonally adjusted 

Chain volume estimates for the March quarter 2022:

• Inventories rose 3.2% seasonally adjusted

• Total new capital expenditure fell by 0.3%
• Buildings and structures fell by 1.7%
• Equipment, plant and machinery rose by 1.2%
• Estimate 2 for 2022-23 is $130.5b. This is 11.8% higher than Estimate 1 for 2022-23

In seasonally adjusted terms, the June 2022 monthly business turnover indicator showed:

• Rises in 8 of the 13 published industries 
• The largest increase was in Electricity, gas, water and waste services (16.7%)
• The largest fall was in Arts and recreation services (-3.6%)
• Through the year, rises were seen in all 13 published industries

At June 30 2021 there were 2,402,254 actively trading businesses in the Australian economy.

In 2020-21 there was a: 

• 3.8%, or 87,806, increase in the number of businesses.
• 15.8% entry rate, with 365,480 entries.
• 12.0% exit rate, with 277,674 exits.

Information on quarterly experimental counts of Australian businesses for the 8 quarters ending March 2022 can be found below and in the associated data cube. 

Describes economic measurement within Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, Government Finance Statistics and National Accounts

This release contains summary management and organisational capabilities data for Australian businesses

Business characteristics statistics summary for five growth sectors as collected by the 2013-14 Business Characteristics Survey (BCS)