Key economic indicators
Measures of economic performance including national and international accounts, prices, labour force and lending indicators
All data is seasonally adjusted data unless stated otherwise.
Trend series suspended as at March 2019 due to the impacts of COVID-19.
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | 699461 | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance on goods - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | $m | 495 | na | na |
| Total goods credits - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | $m | 47,433 | 3.7% | 15.4% |
| Total goods debits - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | $m | -46,938 | 5.8% | 16.6% |
| Balance on current account - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | -27,220 | na | na |
| Net International Investment Position (IIP) - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | 638,918 | -16.1% | -6.1% |
| Net foreign debt - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | 1,486,021 | 4.4% | 7.0% |
| Goods and services credits, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | 173,452 | 0.8% | 2.9% |
| Goods and services debits, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | -169,188 | 0.5% | 6.7% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail turnover, at current prices - seasonally adjusted | June 2025 | $m | 37,906.6 | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| Actual new capital expenditure, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $m | 50,952 | -3.6% | 10.7% |
| Inventories held by private businesses, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | June qtr 2026 | $m | 231,806 | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from sales of goods and services by manufacturers, in volume terms - seasonally adjusted | June qtr 2026 | $m | 112,345 | -0.1% | 2.4% |
| Dwelling unit approvals - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | no. | 16,953 | -6.1% | 10.3% |
| Building approvals - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | $m | 16,824.8 | -21.3% | -5.0% |
| Total dwelling units commenced - seasonally adjusted | Mar qtr 2026 | no. | 48,012 | -11.2% | 0.2% |
| Building work done, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Jun qtr 2026 | $m | 45,843.7 | 1.3% | 10.0% |
| Engineering construction work done, Chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted | Jun qtr 2026 | $m | 36,672.2 | -6.0% | -5.1% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index (September 2025 = 100.0) - original | August 2026 | Index no. | 103.50 | 0.4% | 4.0% |
| Producer price indexes, Final demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | Index No. | 140.0 | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | Index No. | 143.2 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | Index No. | 160.3 | 1.1% | 3.9% |
| Wage price index (2008-09 = 100.0) - original | Jun Qtr 2026 | Index no. | 161.2 | 0.6% | 3.2% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | '000 | 14,836.6 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| Participation rate - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | % | 67.1% | 0.2 pts | 0.3 pts |
| Unemployment rate - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | % | 4.6 % | 0.2 pts | 0.4 pts |
| Employment to population ratio - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | % | 63.9 % | 0.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Job vacancies - seasonally adjusted | August 2026 | '000 | 325.0 | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| Estimated resident population - (preliminary) | Mar qtr 2026 | '000 | 27,921.2 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - original (b) | July 2026 | '000 | 711.0 | 25.4% | -4.3% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company gross operating profits, at current prices - seasonally adjusted | June qtr 2026 | $m | 134,696 | 1.8% | 7.4% |
| Average weekly ordinary time earnings, full-time adults | May 2026 | $ | 2,083.70 | 1.6% | 3.7% |
| Indicator | Period | Unit | Value | Change previous period | Change same period last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling loan commitments - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 97.6 | -5.2% | 6.8% |
| New dwelling loan commitments to owner occupiers - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 60.5 | -1.9% | 6.0% |
| New dwelling loan commitments to investors - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 37.1 | -10.2% | 8.1% |
| New personal loan commitments for fixed term loans - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 9.7 | -0.9% | 7.1% |
| New business loan commitments for construction - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 12.5 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| New business loan commitments for the purchase of property - seasonally adjusted | Jun Qtr 2026 | $b | 27.2 | 4.4% | 18.9% |
NA - not available
NP - not published
. . not applicable or not available
(a) Annualised estimate from the latest available quarterly publication.
(b) Trend series estimates suspended as at February 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19. Original series now provided.