Monthly Business Turnover Indicator Cessation
This is the final Monthly Business Turnover Indicator (MBTI) publication. The MBTI was an experimental publication developed in 2021 to provide insights into economic activity following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The decision to cease MBTI was first announced in October 2025.
Experimental estimates of turnover for the Retail Industry can be found in the updated Monthly Household Spending Indicator.
The ABS also produces a number of alternative measures of business activity by industry, which are included in:
- Business Indicators, Australia
- Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product
- Australian Industry
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.
- 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.