Monthly Business Turnover Indicator

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Experimental indicator of business turnover derived from monthly Business Activity Statements

Reference period
August 2025
Released
10/10/2025
Release date and time
10/10/2025 11:30am AEDT

Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms, the August 2025 monthly business turnover indicator showed: 

  • Falls in nine industries, resulting in a 2.2% fall in the 13-industry aggregate
  • The largest fall was in Electricity, gas, water and waste services (-14.1%)
  • The largest rise was in Construction (+2.0%) 

In trend terms, the 13-industry aggregate for business turnover rose 0.3 per cent in August, the 12th consecutive month of growth.

Monthly Business Turnover Indicator Cessation

The final release of the Monthly Business Turnover Indicator will be on 10 November 2025, referencing September 2025.

Existing releases will remain available on the ABS website.

For further information contact australian.industry.statistics@abs.gov.au

Index base period: July 2019 = 100.0.

  • This experimental indicator is derived from Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Business Activity Statements (BAS) turnover data from monthly BAS remitters. It includes 13 of the 19 industry divisions classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006.
  • Monthly BAS reporting covers businesses with GST annual turnover of $20 million or more and a proportion of smaller businesses that report monthly on a voluntary basis.
  • The estimated monthly changes in business turnover are aligned as closely as is feasible to the Australian System of National Accounts concept of market output. Users should exercise caution in comparing the indicator to other ABS economic outputs due to differences in concepts, scope, coverage, and methods.

13-Industry aggregate

The MBTI 13-industry aggregate grew 0.3% for the August month in trend terms.

Index base period: July 2019 = 100.0.

Industry detail

In August 2025, nine of the 13 industry divisions included in the indicator showed falls in monthly turnover in seasonally adjusted terms. The most notable falls in monthly turnover were seen in:

  • Electricity, gas, water and waste services (-14.1%)
  • Manufacturing (-5.8%)
  • Information media and telecommunications (-3.7%)

The industries that showed the most notable rises in August 2025 were:

  • Construction (+2.0%)
  • Arts and recreation services (+1.5%)
  • Administrative and support services (+1.2%)
     

Year-on-year, 11 of 13 industry divisions recorded rises in business turnover. The largest rises were recorded in:

  • Arts and recreation services and Construction (both +7.3%)
  • Transport postal and warehousing (+7.2%)
  • Manufacturing (+7.1%)

The industries recording falls in business turnover in August 2025, compared with August 2024 were:

  • Electricity, gas, water and waste services (-1.0%)
  • Mining (-0.7%)

Note: Total turnover differs between industries. This should be considered when analysing month-to-month movements in the context of overall economic activity. Please see data limitations and revisions for additional considerations.

Mining

Manufacturing

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Construction

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Accommodation and food services

Transport, postal and warehousing

Information media and telecommunications

Professional, scientific and technical services

Administrative and support services

Arts and recreation services

Other services

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