Monthly Business Turnover Indicator

Latest release

Experimental indicator of business turnover derived from monthly Business Activity Statements

Reference period

March 2025

Released

9/05/2025

Key statistics

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

Rises in eight industries, resulting in a 0.4% increase in the 13-industry aggregate
The largest rise was in Wholesale trade (+2.2%)
The largest falls were in Electricity, gas, water and waste services (-4.1%) and Transport, postal and warehousing (-3.9%)

The 13-industry aggregate grew 0.5% in trend terms for the month of March.

Change in business turnover, seasonally adjusted
	February 2025 to March 2025 (%)	March 2024 to March 2025 (%)
Wholesale trade	2.2	5.9
Arts and recreation services	2.0	-1.4
Information media and telecommunications	1.8	9.7
Manufacturing	1.6	11.9
Mining	1.1	-5.9
Administrative and support services	0.7	3.3
Construction	0.2	9.0
Retail trade	0.2	2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services	-0.5	6.9
Other services	-0.5	7.8
Accommodation and food services	-2.3	5.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	-3.9	4.5
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	-4.1	3.0
13-industry aggregate	0.4	4.6

Change in business turnover, seasonally adjusted

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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 0.5% for the March month in trend terms.

13-industy aggregate, turnover indicator, trend
Reference month	Business turnover index (pts)	Monthly percentage change (%)
Mar-20	97.8	-1.4
Apr-20	92.9	-5.1
May-20	92.0	-0.9
Jun-20	92.7	0.8
Jul-20	93.0	0.3
Aug-20	93.4	0.5
Sep-20	94.1	0.7
Oct-20	94.8	0.8
Nov-20	97.0	2.3
Dec-20	98.9	1.9
Jan-21	100.3	1.4
Feb-21	101.3	1.0
Mar-21	103.2	1.8
Apr-21	104.6	1.4
May-21	106.2	1.5
Jun-21	107.0	0.8
Jul-21	107.3	0.3
Aug-21	107.8	0.4
Sep-21	107.8	0.0
Oct-21	108.9	1.0
Nov-21	111.3	2.2
Dec-21	113.0	1.5
Jan-22	115.3	2.1
Feb-22	117.7	2.0
Mar-22	122.2	3.8
Apr-22	124.7	2.1
May-22	127.5	2.3
Jun-22	129.7	1.7
Jul-22	131.0	1.0
Aug-22	132.2	1.0
Sep-22	131.3	-0.7
Oct-22	131.6	0.3
Nov-22	131.7	0.1
Dec-22	131.8	0.0
Jan-23	131.7	0.0
Feb-23	131.6	-0.1
Mar-23	131.4	-0.2
Apr-23	131.1	-0.2
May-23	130.7	-0.3
Jun-23	130.8	0.1
Jul-23	130.2	-0.5
Aug-23	130.9	0.5
Sep-23	131.7	0.6
Oct-23	132.1	0.4
Nov-23	132.3	0.1
Dec-23	132.2	-0.1
Jan-24	132.0	-0.1
Feb-24	132.1	0.0
Mar-24	132.3	0.2
Apr-24	132.8	0.3
May-24	133.1	0.2
Jun-24	133.2	0.1
Jul-24	133.2	0.0
Aug-24	133.1	0.0
Sep-24	133.3	0.1
Oct-24	133.8	0.4
Nov-24	134.6	0.6
Dec-24	135.6	0.7
Jan-25	136.6	0.7
Feb-25	137.4	0.6
Mar-25	138.0	0.5

13-industy aggregate, turnover indicator, trend

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Index base period: July 2019 = 100.0.

Industry detail

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

Wholesale trade (+2,2%)
Arts and recreation services (+2.0)
Information, media and telecommunications (+1.8%)
Manufacturing (+1.6%)
Mining (+1.1%)

The most notable industries that showed falls in March 2025 were:

Electricity, gas, water and waste services (-4.1%)
Transport, postal and warehousing (-3.9%)

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

Manufacturing (+11.9%)
Information, media and telecommunications (+9.7%)
Construction (+9.0%)

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

Mining (-5.9%)
Arts and recreation services (-1.4%)

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

Mining, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)(a)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	161.1	155.7	4.2
Apr-23	144.1	151.2	-10.6
May-23	137.5	146.7	-4.6
Jun-23	138.3	143.3	0.5
Jul-23	133.0		-3.8
Aug-23	135.2	139.9	1.6
Sep-23	139.8	142.5	3.4
Oct-23	141.6	145.3	1.3
Nov-23	143.9	146.8	1.6
Dec-23	141.8	146.5	-1.5
Jan-24	144.7	144.7	2.1
Feb-24	132.9	141.8	-8.2
Mar-24	133.2	138.9	0.2
Apr-24	130.4	136.6	-2.1
May-24	130.6	134.8	0.1
Jun-24	130.3	133.4	-0.3
Jul-24	131.9	132.1	1.2
Aug-24	126.1	131.0	-4.4
Sep-24	123.3	130.2	-2.2
Oct-24	122.4	130.0	-0.7
Nov-24	128.4	130.2	4.9
Dec-24	129.4	130.5	0.8
Jan-25	127.5	130.7	-1.5
Feb-25	124.0	130.6	-2.7
Mar-25	125.3	130.4	1.1

Mining subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Coal mining (pts)	Oil and gas extraction (pts)	Metal ore mining (pts)	Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying (pts)	Exploration and other mining support services (pts)	Mining (pts)
Jan-24	144.1	158.8	138.1	134.6	157.3	144.7
Feb-24	138.4	163.7	116.4	134.7	135.0	132.9
Mar-24	135.5	167.7	115.7	117.8	151.3	133.2
Apr-24	134.4	165.5	110.3	165.9	147.5	130.4
May-24	125.3	163.3	114.9	196.3	142.6	130.6
Jun-24	126.2	161.5	115.3	181.6	139.9	130.3
Jul-24	124.6	173.7	114.9	131.9	147.4	131.9
Aug-24	125.2	156.2	111.3	130.4	144.2	126.1
Sep-24	117.6	142.4	114.2	139.9	154.4	123.3
Oct-24	118.3	145.9	111.3	126.7	150.7	122.4
Nov-24	120.3	157.3	117.7	131.9	140.0	128.4
Dec-24	118.3	156.7	119.8	146.2	147.7	129.4
Jan-25	113.3	155.4	117.0	158.6	164.7	127.5
Feb-25	108.5	165.4	109.1	153.3	145.7	124.0
Mar-25	105.3	155.5	117.5	148.2	149.7	125.3

Manufacturing

Manufacturing, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	124.0	124.3	0.5
Apr-23	126.3	124.5	1.8
May-23	125.2	124.8	-0.8
Jun-23	125.8	125.4	0.4
Jul-23	120.4	126.0	-4.3
Aug-23	128.0	126.3	6.3
Sep-23	128.1	126.2	0.1
Oct-23	127.3	125.5	-0.6
Nov-23	125.1	124.7	-1.7
Dec-23	123.9	123.9	-1.0
Jan-24	123.8	123.7	-0.1
Feb-24	122.9	124.1	-0.7
Mar-24	127.1	125.1	3.5
Apr-24	128.2	126.2	0.8
May-24	128.0	127.1	-0.1
Jun-24	128.3	127.7	0.3
Jul-24	129.6	128.3	1.0
Aug-24	128.7	128.9	-0.7
Sep-24	130.0	129.6	1.0
Oct-24	131.5	130.6	1.2
Nov-24	135.0	132.0	2.6
Dec-24	132.6	133.7	-1.8
Jan-25	134.2	135.6	1.2
Feb-25	140.1	137.5	4.4
Mar-25	142.3	139.2	1.6

Manufacturing subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Food product manufacturing (pts)	Wood product manufacturing (pts)	Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (pts)	Primary metal and metal product manufacturing (pts)	Fabricated metal product manufacturing (pts)	Transport equipment manufacturing (pts)	Machinery and equipment manufacturing (pts)	Manufacturing (pts)
Jan-24	126.9	136.4	116.4	165.4	128.5	152.2	122.3	123.8
Feb-24	126.6	134.0	128.0	154.1	128.0	151.9	123.9	122.9
Mar-24	128.6	130.8	124.3	173.4	129.1	155.9	126.4	127.1
Apr-24	130.6	134.3	121.0	173.8	125.9	150.3	136.3	128.2
May-24	131.4	129.5	121.7	177.7	127.6	142.7	131.6	128.0
Jun-24	133.9	129.7	123.2	173.9	127.1	143.7	127.7	128.3
Jul-24	133.4	133.5	125.6	178.2	125.6	145.0	137.3	129.6
Aug-24	132.5	128.9	125.8	179.8	127.4	143.4	126.2	128.7
Sep-24	133.2	127.4	126.3	190.0	128.1	146.5	127.0	130.0
Oct-24	134.4	135.9	125.3	200.2	131.7	144.3	128.9	131.5
Nov-24	135.9	126.9	123.8	222.1	130.3	142.2	125.3	135.0
Dec-24	132.6	127.2	120.7	209.8	128.1	142.5	138.4	132.6
Jan-25	137.0	129.5	121.8	205.6	133.6	140.8	139.4	134.2
Feb-25	138.8	133.1	122.3	246.0	130.6	138.0	133.4	140.1
Mar-25	137.3	135.5	118.6	253.4	129.1	139.7	137.2	142.3

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Electricity, gas, water and waste services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)(a)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	117.5	115.7	5.1
Apr-23	113.3	117.6	-3.6
May-23	124.6	119.8	10.0
Jun-23	133.0	121.8	6.7
Jul-23	111.4		-16.2
Aug-23	112.2	111.4	0.7
Sep-23	114.8	112.2	2.3
Oct-23	114.8	113.7	0.1
Nov-23	117.1	116.1	2.0
Dec-23	117.9	118.9	0.7
Jan-24	125.0	121.9	6.1
Feb-24	127.8	124.6	2.2
Mar-24	130.4	126.7	2.0
Apr-24	128.9	128.2	-1.1
May-24	129.3	129.2	0.3
Jun-24	132.4	129.4	2.4
Jul-24	129.9	129.2	-1.8
Aug-24	132.4	129.0	1.9
Sep-24	135.9	129.2	2.6
Oct-24	124.2	130.1	-8.7
Nov-24	127.3	131.5	2.5
Dec-24	143.8	133.1	13.0
Jan-25	136.6	134.7	-5.0
Feb-25	139.9	135.7	2.4
Mar-25	134.2	136.4	-4.1

Electricity, gas, water and waste services subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Electricity supply (pts)	Electricity, gas, water and waste services (pts)
Jan-24	128.6	125.0
Feb-24	132.7	127.8
Mar-24	138.0	130.4
Apr-24	135.1	128.9
May-24	135.5	129.3
Jun-24	131.6	132.4
Jul-24	133.2	129.9
Aug-24	137.0	132.4
Sep-24	140.3	135.9
Oct-24	130.2	124.2
Nov-24	135.8	127.3
Dec-24	152.4	143.8
Jan-25	143.0	136.6
Feb-25	146.0	139.9
Mar-25	144.6	134.2

Construction

Construction, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	128.1	123.6	0.3
Apr-23	128.7	125.9	0.5
May-23	131.4	128.1	2.1
Jun-23	133.9	130.1	1.8
Jul-23	137.0	131.8	2.3
Aug-23	136.6	133.0	-0.3
Sep-23	138.6	133.8	1.5
Oct-23	138.2	134.1	-0.3
Nov-23	137.5	134.2	-0.5
Dec-23	139.1	134.2	1.2
Jan-24	136.6	134.3	-1.8
Feb-24	139.6	134.5	2.2
Mar-24	138.3	134.8	-0.9
Apr-24	140.6	135.2	1.6
May-24	139.4	135.9	-0.9
Jun-24	140.1	137.1	0.5
Jul-24	142.1	138.7	1.5
Aug-24	144.1	140.4	1.4
Sep-24	148.0	141.9	2.7
Oct-24	149.1	143.1	0.8
Nov-24	148.3	143.8	-0.5
Dec-24	146.0	144.3	-1.5
Jan-25	149.2	144.8	2.2
Feb-25	150.6	145.3	0.9
Mar-25	150.8	145.7	0.2

Construction subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Building construction (pts)	Construction (pts)
Jan-24	122.6	136.6
Feb-24	126.9	139.6
Mar-24	126.5	138.3
Apr-24	126.4	140.6
May-24	125.8	139.4
Jun-24	125.5	140.1
Jul-24	124.2	142.1
Aug-24	126.2	144.1
Sep-24	128.9	148.0
Oct-24	126.4	149.1
Nov-24	132.7	148.3
Dec-24	130.5	146.0
Jan-25	136.9	149.2
Feb-25	134.1	150.6
Mar-25	135.0	150.8

Wholesale trade

Wholesale trade, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	129.7	129.0	1.4
Apr-23	129.3	129.3	-0.3
May-23	130.6	129.6	1.0
Jun-23	129.1	130.1	-1.1
Jul-23	129.6	130.7	0.4
Aug-23	131.3	131.1	1.3
Sep-23	132.5	131.2	0.9
Oct-23	133.5	130.8	0.8
Nov-23	129.7	130.0	-2.9
Dec-23	128.5	129.1	-1.0
Jan-24	127.5	128.5	-0.8
Feb-24	128.6	128.4	0.8
Mar-24	128.0	128.9	-0.5
Apr-24	132.8	129.7	3.8
May-24	129.9	130.3	-2.2
Jun-24	130.3	130.7	0.3
Jul-24	132.3	130.6	1.5
Aug-24	131.1	130.5	-0.9
Sep-24	129.7	130.5	-1.0
Oct-24	130.5	130.8	0.6
Nov-24	132.0	131.4	1.1
Dec-24	131.8	132.2	-0.1
Jan-25	135.4	133.0	2.7
Feb-25	132.7	133.8	-2.0
Mar-25	135.6	134.5	2.2

Wholesale trade subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Basic material wholesaling (pts)	Machinery and equipment wholesaling (pts)	Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts wholesaling (pts)	Grocery, liquor and tobacco product wholesaling (pts)	Other goods wholesaling (pts)	Commission-based wholesaling (pts)	Wholesale trade (pts)
Jan-24	120.9	143.9	137.8	109.6	133.1	61.7	127.5
Feb-24	126.6	144.4	131.2	109.7	135.0	71.9	128.6
Mar-24	123.2	139.3	140.8	108.8	134.5	73.0	128.0
Apr-24	132.4	145.8	142.2	110.7	137.0	71.1	132.8
May-24	124.9	144.3	139.6	111.7	135.4	71.8	129.9
Jun-24	125.4	145.9	138.3	111.8	136.1	70.7	130.3
Jul-24	127.8	149.1	141.2	112.9	135.2	71.4	132.3
Aug-24	123.9	147.1	138.2	115.1	139.5	71.3	131.1
Sep-24	122.8	146.7	136.4	111.5	137.9	73.9	129.7
Oct-24	120.6	150.5	139.3	112.1	136.4	75.8	130.5
Nov-24	124.1	152.9	137.3	112.7	136.3	82.0	132.0
Dec-24	125.0	148.2	140.0	113.1	137.9	81.4	131.8
Jan-25	134.5	149.2	141.0	115.3	141.4	75.5	135.4
Feb-25	123.3	149.8	141.3	115.0	142.1	78.0	132.7
Mar-25	130.8	151.2	146.1	117.9	135.6	80.1	135.6

Retail trade

Retail trade, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)(a)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	140.4	140.5	0.1
Apr-23	141.4	140.5	0.7
May-23	140.2		-0.8
Jun-23	138.8	139.6	-1.0
Jul-23	137.6	140.8	-0.9
Aug-23	144.0	142.2	4.7
Sep-23	147.0	143.4	2.0
Oct-23	144.7	143.9	-1.5
Nov-23	145.9	143.9	0.8
Dec-23	141.4	143.7	-3.1
Jan-24	143.7	143.8	1.6
Feb-24	144.5	144.5	0.6
Mar-24	145.1	145.7	0.4
Apr-24	149.0	146.7	2.7
May-24	149.5	147.0	0.3
Jun-24	147.7	146.5	-1.2
Jul-24	145.0	145.6	-1.8
Aug-24	144.6	144.7	-0.3
Sep-24	143.6	144.3	-0.7
Oct-24	145.3	144.6	1.2
Nov-24	146.7	145.5	1.0
Dec-24	145.9	146.5	-0.5
Jan-25	149.8	147.4	2.6
Feb-25	148.7	148.2	-0.7
Mar-25	149.0	148.8	0.2

Retail trade subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts retailing (pts)	Food retailing (pts)	Other store-based retailing (pts)	Non-store retailing and retail commission-based buying and/or selling (pts)	Retail trade (pts)
Jan-24	151.7	137.4	129.2	204.6	143.7
Feb-24	154.7	136.1	130.0	205.3	144.5
Mar-24	153.4	141.1	127.5	205.8	145.1
Apr-24	153.1	142.3	131.6	209.6	149.0
May-24	153.8	150.0	129.9	209.0	149.5
Jun-24	146.6	151.3	130.3	212.9	147.7
Jul-24	153.9	140.3	128.3	216.5	145.0
Aug-24	153.4	142.1	128.9	223.4	144.6
Sep-24	154.1	141.6	128.2	223.5	143.6
Oct-24	153.6	140.8	130.5	233.6	145.3
Nov-24	152.3	142.1	132.4	240.3	146.7
Dec-24	152.7	141.9	130.8	237.4	145.9
Jan-25	151.8	144.0	131.5	247.2	149.8
Feb-25	153.0	145.1	132.2	250.9	148.7
Mar-25	153.2	146.7	132.2	251.9	149.0

Accommodation and food services

Accommodation and food services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	129.6	132.4	0.3
Apr-23	129.5	133.0	-0.1
May-23	131.9	133.4	1.9
Jun-23	130.7	133.7	-1.0
Jul-23	130.7	134.2	0.0
Aug-23	130.8	134.7	0.1
Sep-23	133.8	135.5	2.3
Oct-23	133.0	136.3	-0.6
Nov-23	134.1	137.1	0.8
Dec-23	135.2	137.7	0.8
Jan-24	135.1	138.0	-0.1
Feb-24	135.7	138.3	0.4
Mar-24	135.8	138.6	0.1
Apr-24	135.5	139.2	-0.2
May-24	135.6	139.9	0.0
Jun-24	139.3	140.7	2.7
Jul-24	139.0	141.6	-0.2
Aug-24	139.8	142.7	0.6
Sep-24	139.6	143.9	-0.2
Oct-24	142.2	145.1	1.9
Nov-24	142.6	146.3	0.3
Dec-24	145.1	147.3	1.8
Jan-25	146.2	148.0	0.7
Feb-25	146.2	148.5	0.0
Mar-25	142.9	148.6	-2.3

Accommodation and food services subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Accommodation (pts)	Food and beverage services (pts)	Accommodation and food services (pts)
Jan-24	130.2	136.4	135.1
Feb-24	132.6	136.5	135.7
Mar-24	128.4	137.9	135.8
Apr-24	126.4	138.1	135.5
May-24	128.5	137.6	135.6
Jun-24	130.0	141.9	139.3
Jul-24	131.0	141.2	139.0
Aug-24	130.6	142.4	139.8
Sep-24	134.3	141.0	139.6
Oct-24	134.8	144.2	142.2
Nov-24	138.1	143.8	142.6
Dec-24	140.4	146.4	145.1
Jan-25	140.3	147.8	146.2
Feb-25	139.2	148.2	146.2
Mar-25	139.1	144.0	142.9

Transport, postal and warehousing

Transport, postal and warehousing, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	119.6	120.6	0.3
Apr-23	115.3	121.4	-3.6
May-23	121.8	122.3	5.6
Jun-23	126.5	123.2	3.9
Jul-23	121.9	123.8	-3.7
Aug-23	118.2	124.0	-3.1
Sep-23	125.0	124.0	5.7
Oct-23	122.5	123.9	-2.0
Nov-23	122.4	124.0	-0.1
Dec-23	122.1	124.5	-0.3
Jan-24	123.9	125.3	1.5
Feb-24	124.0	126.6	0.1
Mar-24	128.0	128.3	3.2
Apr-24	126.3	130.2	-1.3
May-24	130.1	131.7	3.0
Jun-24	135.2	132.5	3.9
Jul-24	130.8	132.5	-3.3
Aug-24	128.6	132.2	-1.7
Sep-24	130.8	131.8	1.7
Oct-24	128.5	132.0	-1.8
Nov-24	131.7	133.1	2.5
Dec-24	132.7	135.0	0.8
Jan-25	135.3	137.0	2.0
Feb-25	138.0	139.0	2.0
Mar-25	140.4	140.6	1.8

Transport, postal and warehousing subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Road transport (pts)	Rail transport (pts)	Other transport (pts)	Postal and courier pick-up and delivery services (pts)	Transport support services (pts)	Warehousing and storage services (pts)	Transport, postal and warehousing (pts)
Jan-24	138.2	138.0	94.9	168.3	131.9	92.6	127.7
Feb-24	137.1	139.8	95.5	166.5	134.1	88.7	128.2
Mar-24	136.4	136.0	100.8	166.2	134.6	108.8	128.9
Apr-24	139.5	136.7	97.7	169.4	140.8	84.8	130.8
May-24	140.7	143.4	100.3	169.0	132.1	84.9	128.6
Jun-24	136.6	138.5	103.6	173.3	133.9	83.7	127.8
Jul-24	143.5	132.6	109.0	176.7	140.6	88.0	130.6
Aug-24	142.2	130.8	112.0	167.8	134.8	94.1	130.9
Sep-24	146.4	136.6	104.0	174.3	137.3	94.9	133.1
Oct-24	146.5	139.8	108.3	170.7	139.6	90.0	129.3
Nov-24	145.5	144.2	105.3	170.3	140.9	89.5	133.2
Dec-24	148.7	140.1	118.2	180.6	143.2	84.1	135.3
Jan-25	153.4	136.9	105.2	176.1	143.1	83.9	136.5
Feb-25	158.4	135.7	106.9	176.6	146.0	100.6	140.1
Mar-25	147.5	140.1	106.4	181.3	136.9	85.5	134.7

Information media and telecommunications

Information media and telecommunications, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	119.6	120.6	0.3
Apr-23	115.3	121.4	-3.6
May-23	121.8	122.3	5.6
Jun-23	126.5	123.2	3.9
Jul-23	121.9	123.8	-3.7
Aug-23	118.2	124.0	-3.1
Sep-23	125.0	124.0	5.7
Oct-23	122.5	123.9	-2.0
Nov-23	122.4	124.0	-0.1
Dec-23	122.1	124.5	-0.3
Jan-24	123.9	125.3	1.5
Feb-24	124.0	126.6	0.1
Mar-24	128.0	128.3	3.2
Apr-24	126.3	130.2	-1.3
May-24	130.1	131.7	3.0
Jun-24	135.2	132.5	3.9
Jul-24	130.8	132.5	-3.3
Aug-24	128.6	132.2	-1.7
Sep-24	130.8	131.8	1.7
Oct-24	128.5	132.0	-1.8
Nov-24	131.7	133.1	2.5
Dec-24	132.7	135.0	0.8
Jan-25	135.3	137.0	2.0
Feb-25	138.0	139.0	2.0
Mar-25	140.4	140.6	1.8

Information media and telecommunications subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Publishing (except internet and music publishing) (pts)	Motion picture and sound recording activities (pts)	Broadcasting (except internet) (pts)	Telecommunications services (pts)	Internet service providers, web search portals and data processing services (pts)	Information media and telecommunications (pts)
Jan-24	297.1	119.9	86.3	94.8	114.2	123.9
Feb-24	307.4	115.7	82.4	96.0	100.8	124.0
Mar-24	319.0	114.8	86.6	96.2	120.2	128.0
Apr-24	328.0	113.3	82.2	91.5	126.0	126.3
May-24	340.8	114.4	84.5	95.2	122.5	130.1
Jun-24	346.2	116.2	91.4	100.6	125.1	135.2
Jul-24	340.9	113.9	86.9	95.7	123.4	130.8
Aug-24	316.3	122.3	88.2	94.5	131.3	128.6
Sep-24	327.2	124.6	87.5	95.6	133.7	130.8
Oct-24	326.4	121.8	84.4	93.5	131.0	128.5
Nov-24	344.0	125.8	84.0	93.4	140.5	131.7
Dec-24	356.5	130.1	84.9	92.1	138.5	132.7
Jan-25	376.1	123.5	85.9	91.1	148.4	135.3
Feb-25	392.0	130.3	83.5	92.1	146.8	138.0
Mar-25	413.0	125.4	86.3	92.5	143.0	140.4

Professional, scientific and technical services

Professional, scientific and technical services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	120.6	120.5	0.4
Apr-23	121.1	121.1	0.4
May-23	122.3	121.7	1.0
Jun-23	120.4	122.2	-1.5
Jul-23	122.6	122.7	1.8
Aug-23	122.8	123.2	0.1
Sep-23	123.5	123.8	0.6
Oct-23	123.8	124.3	0.2
Nov-23	125.2	124.5	1.1
Dec-23	124.0	124.5	-1.0
Jan-24	124.9	124.5	0.7
Feb-24	123.1	124.7	-1.4
Mar-24	123.5	125.3	0.3
Apr-24	127.3	126.3	3.1
May-24	126.1	127.4	-0.9
Jun-24	129.1	128.3	2.4
Jul-24	129.2	128.8	0.0
Aug-24	128.7	128.9	-0.4
Sep-24	128.3	129.0	-0.3
Oct-24	128.1	129.4	-0.2
Nov-24	128.8	130.1	0.5
Dec-24	129.9	131.1	0.9
Jan-25	134.6	132.0	3.6
Feb-25	132.6	132.9	-1.5
Mar-25	132.0	133.5	-0.5

Professional, scientific and technical services subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Professional, scientific and technical services (except computer system design and related services) (pts)	Computer system design and related services (pts)	Professional, scientific and technical services (pts)
Jan-24	123.0	131.0	124.9
Feb-24	122.2	126.2	123.1
Mar-24	120.4	133.5	123.5
Apr-24	125.2	134.3	127.3
May-24	125.7	127.7	126.1
Jun-24	125.9	139.5	129.1
Jul-24	126.7	136.9	129.2
Aug-24	125.4	139.1	128.7
Sep-24	126.4	134.3	128.3
Oct-24	125.4	136.5	128.1
Nov-24	125.9	138.0	128.8
Dec-24	126.4	141.1	129.9
Jan-25	132.5	141.2	134.6
Feb-25	130.3	140.0	132.6
Mar-25	131.1	134.8	132.0

Administrative and support services

Administrative and support services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	112.6	110.5	1.1
Apr-23	108.4	110.7	-3.7
May-23	111.4	110.9	2.7
Jun-23	110.1	111.3	-1.1
Jul-23	113.3	111.8	2.8
Aug-23	112.7	112.2	-0.5
Sep-23	113.7	112.4	0.9
Oct-23	111.1	112.4	-2.3
Nov-23	113.1	112.3	1.8
Dec-23	112.5	112.6	-0.5
Jan-24	112.3	113.1	-0.2
Feb-24	114.1	113.8	1.6
Mar-24	115.2	114.4	1.0
Apr-24	116.4	114.8	1.1
May-24	114.3	114.9	-1.9
Jun-24	115.3	114.9	0.9
Jul-24	114.8	114.8	-0.4
Aug-24	114.6	115.0	-0.2
Sep-24	115.9	115.4	1.1
Oct-24	115.8	116.1	-0.1
Nov-24	117.5	116.8	1.4
Dec-24	117.9	117.4	0.3
Jan-25	118.3	117.9	0.4
Feb-25	118.2	118.4	-0.1
Mar-25	119.1	118.7	0.7

Arts and recreation services

Arts and recreation services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	132.3	134.8	3.7
Apr-23	131.9	136.0	-0.3
May-23	130.3	137.1	-1.2
Jun-23	133.1	137.5	2.2
Jul-23	132.0	137.3	-0.9
Aug-23	132.5	136.8	0.4
Sep-23	133.1	136.5	0.5
Oct-23	128.9	136.8	-3.2
Nov-23	129.7	137.8	0.6
Dec-23	135.4	139.3	4.4
Jan-24	135.4	140.8	-0.1
Feb-24	139.9	141.9	3.3
Mar-24	138.5	142.2	-1.0
Apr-24	133.0	141.8	-4.0
May-24	136.7	141.2	2.8
Jun-24	134.5	141.2	-1.6
Jul-24	137.0	142.0	1.8
Aug-24	136.8	143.4	-0.1
Sep-24	139.1	144.8	1.7
Oct-24	142.5	145.5	2.4
Nov-24	140.2	145.3	-1.6
Dec-24	139.9	144.5	-0.3
Jan-25	137.7	143.3	-1.5
Feb-25	133.9	142.2	-2.8
Mar-25	136.6	141.1	2.0

Arts and recreation services subdivisions, turnover indicator, seasonally adjusted
Reference month	Sports and recreation activities (pts)	Gambling activities (pts)	Arts and recreation services (pts)
Jan-24	125.0	150.1	135.4
Feb-24	133.6	151.2	139.9
Mar-24	131.6	145.1	138.5
Apr-24	134.1	135.8	133.0
May-24	127.0	149.0	136.7
Jun-24	134.1	138.6	134.5
Jul-24	138.1	139.4	137.0
Aug-24	132.5	145.6	136.8
Sep-24	138.9	141.7	139.1
Oct-24	139.7	148.6	142.5
Nov-24	140.4	141.6	140.2
Dec-24	146.6	135.8	139.9
Jan-25	145.6	132.8	137.7
Feb-25	135.1	136.9	133.9
Mar-25	147.3	128.1	136.6

Other services

Other services, turnover indicator
Reference month	Business turnover index, seasonally adjusted (pts)	Business turnover index, trend (pts)	Monthly percentage change, seasonally adjusted (%)
Mar-23	126.6	127.7	1.6
Apr-23	127.7	129.2	0.8
May-23	131.8	130.3	3.2
Jun-23	132.2	130.9	0.3
Jul-23	131.1	131.0	-0.9
Aug-23	127.3	130.9	-2.9
Sep-23	131.0	130.7	3.0
Oct-23	129.7	130.7	-1.0
Nov-23	131.9	130.8	1.7
Dec-23	130.7	131.1	-0.9
Jan-24	130.2	131.5	-0.4
Feb-24	131.5	131.8	1.0
Mar-24	130.2	132.1	-1.0
Apr-24	134.4	132.6	3.2
May-24	133.1	133.2	-0.9
Jun-24	132.5	134.1	-0.4
Jul-24	133.1	135.0	0.4
Aug-24	135.5	135.8	1.8
Sep-24	138.6	136.5	2.3
Oct-24	138.0	137.2	-0.4
Nov-24	134.7	137.9	-2.4
Dec-24	136.9	138.6	1.7
Jan-25	140.2	139.4	2.4
Feb-25	141.1	140.2	0.7
Mar-25	140.4	140.9	-0.5

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Table 01: Business turnover indicator, 13-industry summary - Monthly percentage change and index
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13-Industry aggregate

Industry detail

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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Table 01: Business turnover indicator, 13-industry summary - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 02: Business turnover indicator, Mining - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 03: Business turnover indicator, Manufacturing - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 04: Business turnover indicator, Electricity, gas, water and waste services - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 05: Business turnover indicator, Construction - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 06: Business turnover indicator, Wholesale trade - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 07: Business turnover indicator, Retail trade - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 08: Business turnover indicator, Accommodation and food services - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 09: Business turnover indicator, Transport, postal and warehousing - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 10: Business turnover indicator, Information media and telecommunications - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 11: Business turnover indicator, Professional, scientific and technical services - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 12: Business turnover indicator, Administrative and support services - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 13: Business turnover indicator, Arts and recreation services - Monthly percentage change and index

Table 14: Business turnover indicator, Other services - Monthly percentage change and index

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