Financing resources and investment table
Financial market summary table
Flow of funds diagrams
National investment
National investment increased by $11.3b to $168.2b in the December quarter.
- General government investment increased by $3.4b to $26.9b, driven by increases in gross fixed capital formation for both state and local general government and national general government.
- Non-financial corporations' investment increased by $2.0b to $82.0b, driven by an increase in gross fixed capital formation for private non-financial corporations and an increase in change in inventories for public non-financial corporations.
- Households' investment increased by $5.8b to $56.0b, driven by increases in change in inventories and gross fixed capital formation.
Financial investment
Australia was a net lender of $9.6b to rest of world (ROW). The main contributors were a:
- $24.4b acquisition by Australia of equity issued by ROW
- $6.2b placement of deposits with ROW
- Partly offset by $60.1b acquisition of debt securities by ROW
Acquisition of equity by Australia reflected merger and acquisition activity occurring over the quarter. Banks issued ONP and bonds offshore as they continued to raise addition funds following the maturity of the initial allowance of the Term Funding Facility (TFF). ROW also continued to acquire bonds issued by the National General Government (NGG).
Households
Households $26.8b net lending position was due to a $62.5b acquisition of financial assets, offset by $35.8b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $32.7b in deposits
- $27.2b in net equity in superannuation
While liabilities were driven by:
- $33.2b in loan borrowings
Deposit assets continued to grow this quarter with households taking advantage of higher interest rates offered on savings account products. Contributions into pension funds rose year on year reflecting legislative changes to compulsory superannuation on July 1 and strength in employment.
General government
General government’s $27.8b net borrowing position was due to $32.4b incurrence of liabilities, offset by $4.6b acquisition of financial assets.
Liabilities were driven by:
- $18.1b net issuance of bonds
- $16.0b in loan borrowings
Net issuance of bonds by general government was the strongest since June quarter 2022, reflecting a combination of the establishment of a new bond line by the national general government and no bond maturities. State and territory governments continued to borrow funds from their respective central borrowing authorities to meet expenditure for transport infrastructure and ordinary operating expenses.