Financing resources and investment tables
Financial market summary table
Flow of funds diagrams
National investment
National investment increased by $25.6b to $194.8b in the June quarter.
- General government investment increased by $10.5b to $37.6b, driven by an increase in gross fixed capital formation for both state and local general government and national general government.
- Non-financial corporations' investment increased by $9.2b to $90.8b, driven by an increase in gross fixed capital formation for both private non-financial corporations and public non-financial corporations.
- Households' investment increased by $5.5b to $61.8b, driven by an increase in gross fixed capital formation.
Financial investment
Australia was a net borrower of $7.6b from rest of world (ROW). The main contributors were a:
- $34.9b acquisition by ROW of bonds issued by Australia
- $27.9b placement of deposits by ROW
- Partly offset by $62.5b acquisition by Australia of equity issued by ROW
Australia's net borrowing position reflected strong ROW investment in Australian long-term debt securities issued by central borrowing authorities and securitisers.
Households
Households' $3.2b net lending position was due to a $75.9b acquisition of financial assets, partly offset by a $72.7b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $57.9b net equity in superannuation
- $10.1b in other accounts receivable
While liabilities were driven by:
- $72.7b in loan borrowings
The rise in loan borrowings was driven by continued strength in new loans for housing during the quarter.
General government
General government’s $28.1b net borrowing position was due to a $35.7b disposal of financial assets, partly offset by a $7.6b reduction in liabilities. The disposal of assets was driven by:
- $26.3b draw down of deposits
Liabilities were driven by:
- $14.0b net maturity of bonds
The national general government remained in a net borrowing position for a twelfth consecutive quarter.