Financing resources and investment tables
Financial market summary table
Flow of funds diagrams
National investment
National investment decreased by $12.7b to $164.2b in the September quarter.
- General government investment decreased by $8.4b to $25.4b, driven by falls in gross fixed capital formation for both national general government and state and local general government.
- Non-financial corporations' investment decreased by $4.8b to $80.3b, driven by falls in gross fixed capital formation for both private and public non-financial corporations.
- Households' investment increased by $0.7b to $54.5b, driven by an increase in gross fixed capital formation.
Financial investment
Australia was a net borrower of $20.2b from rest of world (ROW). The main contributors were a:
- $47.0b acqusition by ROW of debt securities issued by Australia
- $22.4b repayment of loans borrowed by ROW
- $15.5b acqusition by ROW of equity issued by Australia
- Partly offset by $7.4b placement of deposits by Australia with ROW
ROW acquired bonds and one name paper issued by banks, as banks have shifted their fund raising back to the issuance of debt securities following the end of the Term Funding Facility (TFF) last quarter. The acquisition of equity by ROW reflected a number of mergers and acquisitions occurring during the quarter.
Households
Households $71.9b net lending position was due to a $91.5b acquisition of assets partly offset by a $19.6b incurrence of liabilities. The acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $60.7b in deposits
- $28.9b in net equity in superannuation
While liabilities were driven by:
- $19.3b in loan borrowing
Deposit assets grew strongly this quarter as households received proceeds from tax returns. Growth in deposit assets also reflected higher household gross disposable income following the introduction of stage 3 tax cuts. Contributions into pension funds rose year on year, reflecting legislative changes to compulsory superannuation and strength in employment.
General government
General government’s $37.8b net borrowing position was due to $50.3b incurrence of liabilities partly offset by $12.5b acquisition of assets. Liabilities were driven by:
- $30.0b in bond issuance
- $17.4b in loan borrowings
Acquisition of assets was driven by:
- $11.8b in deposits
The National general government returned to a net borrowing position following two consecutive quarters of being in a net lending position. Bond issuance was elevated this quarter reflecting financing requirements arising from increased government expenditure on social assistance benefits and decreased income tax paid following the introduction of stage 3 tax cuts. State and territory governments continued to borrow funds from their respective central borrowing authorities to finance social benefits to households and investment into health infrastructure.