Financing resources and investment table
Financial market summary table
Flow of funds diagrams
National investment
National investment decreased by $19.1b to $148.9b in the March quarter.
- General government investment decreased by $2.8b to $23.9b, driven by decreases in gross fixed capital formation for both state and local general government and national general government, partly offset by increased acquisitions less disposals of non-produced non-financial assets.
- Non-financial corporations' investment decreased by $8.6b to $73.3b, driven by a decrease in gross fixed capital formation for private non-financial corporations and decreases in change in inventories and gross fixed capital formation for public non-financial corporations.
- Households' investment decreased by $7.5b to $48.6b, driven by decreases in gross fixed capital formation and change in inventories.
Financial investment
Australia was a net borrower of $8.3b from rest of world (ROW). The main contributors were a:
- $30.2b acquisition by ROW of equity issued by Australia
- $29.1b acquisition by ROW of debt securities issued by Australia
- Partly offset by $14.9b acquisition by Australia of equity issued by ROW
ROW acquired bonds issued by banks as they continued to raise additional funds in preparation for the final maturity of allowances provided under the Term Funding Facility (TFF). ROW also acquired bonds issued by the National general government (NGG) over the quarter. Acquisition of equity by ROW reflected their reinvestment of elevated profits earned by foreign-owned resource companies, as well as merger and acquisition activity.
Households
Households' $14.1b net lending position was due to a $48.7b acquisition of financial assets, and partly offset by $34.5b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $30.4b in deposits
- $25.2b in net equity in superannuation
While liabilities were driven by:
- $31.4b in loan borrowings
Deposit asset growth slowed compared to the previous two quarters in line with a falling household saving ratio. Annual increases in the superannuation guarantee and growing employment was reflected in households’ contributions to superannuation. Strength in loan borrowings reflected strong demand for housing over the quarter.
General government
General government’s $0.8b net lending position was due to $21.4b acquisition of financial assets, offset by $20.6b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $10.9b in deposits
Liabilities were driven by:
- $10.6b in loan borrowings
- $9.0b net issuance of bonds
The Commonwealth government's net lending position was driven by growth in deposits supported by elevated income and corporate tax receipts and reduced issuance of debt securities over the quarter. State and territory governments continued to borrow funds from their respective central borrowing authorities to finance expenditure on social benefits and ongoing investment into transport infrastructure.