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1344.0 - International Monetary Fund - Special Data Dissemination Standard, 2006  
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REAL SECTOR
FISCAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR
EXTERNAL SECTOR
POPULATION


REAL SECTOR



SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for previous
reference period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information
National Accounts
Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Current Prices,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q3/11
364873
359286
1.6
Final Consumption Expenditure $m
Q3/11
257863
256241
0.6
- General Government$m
Q3/11
62101
63290
-1.9
- Households$m
Q3/11
195762
192951
1.5
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q3/11
98410
93076
5.7
- Private$m
Q3/11
79493
72593
9.5
- Public$m
Q3/11
18916
20483
-7.7
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q3/11
81584
78149
4.4
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q3/11
74782
71931
4.0
Changes in Inventories $m
Q3/11
-295
2621
na
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q3/11
2093
1130
na


Expenditure on Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Chain Volume Measures,
Seasonally adjusted
Gross domestic product$m
Q2/11
329181
325363
1.2
Final Consumption Expenditure$m
Q2/11Q3/11
238617335767
236350332604
11.0
- General Government$m
Q2/11Q3/11
59232248327
58725246857
0.90.6
- Households$m
Q2/11Q3/11
17938560033
17762660746
1-1.2
Gross Fixed Capital Formation$m
Q2/11Q3/11
96548188293
96366186111
0.21.2
- Private$m
Q2/11Q3/11
7588198725
7488793159
1.36.0
- Public$m
Q2/11Q3/11
2066779846
2147972935
-3.89.5
Exports of Goods and Services$m
Q2/11Q3/11
7436618880
7249520224
2.6-6.6
Imports of Goods and Services$m
Q2/11Q3/11
8459064486
8107663239
4.32.0
Changes in Inventories$m
Q2/11Q3/11
422777756
155574579
na4.3
Statistical Discrepancy$m
Q2/11Q3/11
1459
-3272881
nana

Production Index
Q3/11
1926
1046
na
Industrial Production Index,
Total Industries (1)		(2009-2010 = 100.0), Seasonally adjusted
Q3 / 11
102.0
99.8
2.2
Labour Market
Employed Persons ('000), Trend
Mthly Dec 2011
11 440.1
11 442.3
0.0%
Unemployed Persons

('000), Trend
Mthly Dec 2011
634.2
634.0
0.0%
Average weekly ordinary time
earnings, full-time adults (2)		$, Trend
Q2/11
1 322.60
1.2
4.9
Labour Price Index,
total hourly rates of pay,
excluding bonuses		(2008-2009 = 100.0), Original
Q3/11
109.5
108.2
1.2

Price Indexes (1)
Consumer price index(1989–90 = 100.0)
Q4/11
179.4
179.4
0.0
Producer Price Indexes: Final
commodities 		(1998–99 = 100.0)
Q4/11
141.1
140.7
+0.3



FISCAL SECTOR

SDDS Data Category
and Component
Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information
General Government Operations (3)
Revenue (4)
$m
Q3/11
105 089
122 587
- 14.3
Expenses (5)
$m
Q3/11
125 955
127 510
- 1.2
Net operating balance
$m
Q3/11
- 20 866
- 4 922
na
Net acquisition of non-financial assets (6)
$m
Q3/11
3 515
9 473
na
Net lending/borrowing (GFS basis)
$m
Q3/11
- 24 381
- 14 395
na
Financial assets
$m
Q3/11
2220
8064
na
Domestic
$m
Q3/11
4640
4371
na
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q3/11
984
2276
na
Financial corps nec
$m
Q3/11
-3493
1272
na
Non-financial corps
$m
Q3/11
10089
5055
na
Households and NPISH
$m
Q3/11
5426
-766
na
Foreign
$m
Q3/11
-2420
3693
na
Liabilities
$m
Q3/11
22064
22343
na
Domestic
$m
Q3/11
3689
15259
na
Central bank and other
depository corporations
$m
Q3/11
2198
4527
na
Financial corps nec
$m
Q3/11
8177
5189
na
Non-financial corps
$m
Q3/11
-9112
-58
na
Households and NPISH
$m
Q3/11
717
6569
na
Foreign
$m
Q3/11
18375
7084
na
Net errors and omissions (7)
$m
Q3/11
4557
10139
na

Central government operations (Commonwealth Government Operations) (8) (9)
Revenue
$m
Oct/11
39 144
16 083
Expense
$m
Oct/11
28 599
31 335
Net Operating Balance
$m
Oct/11
10 545
-15 252
Net Acquisition of non-financial assets
$m
Oct/11
166
-681
Net Lending /(Borrowing)
$m
Oct/11
10 379
-14 571
Other Economic Flows
$m
Oct/11
2 799
-5 982
Change in Net Worth
$m
Oct/11
13 344
-21 235
Financing of the Change in Net Worth
$m
Oct/11
429
887
Cash and Deposits
$m
Oct/11
670
10
Advances paid
$m
Oct/11
12 198
-5 055
Investments, loans and placements
$m
Oct/11
2 744
-2 012
Other receivables
$m
Oct/11
1
369
Investments in other public sector entities
$m
Oct/11
-41
52
Equity accounted investments
$m
Oct/11
856
-1 086
Investments - shares
$m
Oct/11
16 858
-6 835
Net Change in financial assets
$m
Oct/11
131
-255
Net Change in Non-financial Assets
$m
Oct/11
-59
64
Deposits held
$m
Oct/11
4 357
9 184
Government securities
$m
Oct/11
-248
556
Loans
$m
Oct/11
1
42
Other borrowing
$m
Oct/11
476
397
Superannuation liability
$m
Oct/11
37
-167
Other employee liabilities
$m
Oct/11
-614
-449
Suppliers payable
$m
Oct/11
468
-852
Personal benefits payable
$m
Oct/11
-13
118
Subsidies payable
$m
Oct/11
-1 930
6 692
Grants payable
$m
Oct/11
1 170
-1 438
Other provisions and payables
$m
Oct/11
3 645
14 145
Net Incurrence of Liabilities
$m
Oct/11
13 344
-21 235
Change in Net Worth
$m
Total Liabilities, of which
$m
Q3/11
440560
408657
na
- Rest of World
$m
Q3/11
174705
148652
na

Central government debt (Commonwealth Government Debt)
Commonwealth Government Debt
(Total outstanding gross debt)
$m
Dec/11
249 851
243 806
2
By instrument (market value)
Bonds
$m
Dec/11
237 409
232 861
2
Treasury notes
$m
Dec/11
12 420
10 923
14
Other
$m
Dec/11
22
22
-1
By currency (market value)
Domestic currency
$m
Dec/11
249 843
243 798
2
Foreign currencies
$m
Dec/11
8
8
-1
By maturity (face value) (10)
Short-term (less than 1 year)
$m
Q4/11
35 455
28 255
25
Medium & long-term (greater than 1 year)
$m
Q4/11
192 748
183 762
5
Debt Guaranteed by Government (greater than 1 year)
$m
Q4/11
228 203
212 017
8


FINANCIAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Analytical accounts of the banking sector
Monetary aggregates
- Currency$b, Seasonally adjusted
Dec/11
50.0
49.9
0.0
- Broad money$b, Seasonally adjusted
Dec/11
1 432.7
1 418.6
1.0
Domestic credit to the public sector $b
Dec/11
91.9
91.4
0.6
Domestic credit to the private sector$b, Seasonally adjusted
Dec/11
2 054.1
2 048.2
0.3
External position (net)$b
Dec/11
308.6
309.4
-0.2
Analytical accounts of the central bank (11)
Reserve money (12)$m
Feb/01/12
54 431
54 630
-0.4
Domestic claims on the public sector$m
Feb/01/12
31 030
31 277
-0.8
External position
- Gross foreign assets$m
Feb/01/12
46 762
48 190
-3.0
- Gross foreign liabilities$m
Feb/01/12
644
843
-23.6

Interest rates
- Interbank Overnight Cash Rate%
Daily
- 13 week Treasury Note%
Daily
- 10 year Treasury Bond%
Daily
Financial soundness indicators (13)
Quarterly

Stock market
- S&P/ASX 200(Dec 1979 = 500)
Daily


EXTERNAL SECTOR


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Balance of Payments (14)
Goods and services credits$m, Trend
Q3/11
80 915
77 922
3.8
Goods and services debits$m, Trend
Q3/11
–74 496
–71 813
-3.7
Net primary income $m, Trend
Q3/11
–12 410
–12 948
4.2
Net secondary income$m, Trend
Q3/11
–70
–89
21.3
Balance on current account$m, Trend
Q3/11
–6 061
–6 929
12.5
Balance on capital account$m
Q3/11
–116
–165
29.7
Balance on financial account$m
Q3/11
8 029
4 714
70.3

International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity


Official Reserve Assets (15) $m (US)
Dec/11
46 804
44 928
4.2
Reserves Template

Dec/11
Merchandise trade
Exports (f.o.b.)$m
Dec/11
24 832
22 161
12.1
Imports (Customs Value)$m
Dec/11
20 111
21 476
–6.4

International Investment Position (16) (14)
Foreign assets$m
Q3/11
–1 243 980
–1 243 783
0.0
Direct investment assets$m
Q3/11
–371 062
–387 930
4.3
Portfolio investment assets$m
Q3/11
–460 834
–482 597
4.5
- Equity$m
Q3/11
–276 331
–295 796
6.6
- Debt$m
Q3/11
–184 502
–186 800
1.2
Financial derivatives assets$m
Q3/11
–106 880
–90 084
-18.6
Other investment assets$m
Q3/11
–260 343
–242 042
-7.6
Reserve assets$m
Q3/11
–44 861
–41 130
-9.1
Foreign liabilities$m
Q3/11
2 092 262
2 041 435
2.5
Direct investment liabilities$m
Q3/11
526 369
515 642
2.1
Portfolio investment liabilities$m
Q3/11
1 178 995
1 163 112
1.4
- Equity$m
Q3/11
318 509
366 962
-13.2
- Debt$m
Q3/11
860 486
796 150
8.1
Financial derivatives liabilities$m
Q3/11
90 023
88 555
1.7
Other investment liabilities$m
Q3/11
296 875
274 125
8.3
External Debt (17)$m
Q3/11
1 312 745
1 214 238
8.1

Exchange Rates
- Spot (18)
Daily
- Forward (19)
Daily
- Trade-weighted index
Daily


POPULATION


SDDS Data Category
and Component		Unit
Description
Reference
Period for
latest data
Latest
data
Data for
previous
reference
period
% change
from
previous
reference
period
Further
information

Population
Estimated resident population -
(Preliminary)		('000)
Q2/11
22,620.6
22,546.3
0.33

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Footnotes

1. Australia has taken a flexibility option on periodicity on these categories. Data are disseminated quarterly.

2. The reference period is a specific week in the middle month of the quarter.

3. Data for General Government Operations (GGO) are from two different sources with different release dates. Revenue, expenses, net operating balance, net acquisition of non-financial assets and net lending/borrowing are drawn from data compiled on a Government Finance Statistics (GFS) basis covering all levels of government in Australia while the data on financing are drawn from data compiled on a System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA93) basis. The quarterly GFS data are released approximately 2 months after the reference period while the quarterly financing data are released approximately 3 months after the reference period. When the reference period differs between the GFS and the national accounts data, the net errors and omissions in the GGO cannot be derived and will be shown as 'na', meaning it is not applicable.

4. The recognition of taxation revenue in GFS is based on the taxation liability method (TLM) where taxes are recognised the earlier of when an assessment of a tax liability is made, or a cash payment is received. This method is adopted in GFS as it currently provides more certainty in the recording of revenue and less possibility of material mis-statement. This recognition differs from the economic transactions method (ETM) used for the Australian national accounts that records taxation revenue when the associated economic activity has occurred.

5. Includes GFS depreciation for central government which is an accounting measure which does not align well with the Australian national accounts measure of consumption of fixed capital.

6. The Australian national accounts estimate may differ from the GFS estimate due to two issues. Firstly, the Australian national accounts estimate includes a measure of consumption of fixed capital that is an economic measure based on the expected economic life of an asset and current replacement costs, whereas the GFS estimate includes a measure of depreciation that is an accounting measure based on taxation guidelines for allowable depreciation and the original cost of the asset. Secondly, the Australian national accounts estimates include capitalised expenditure for intangible fixed assets which is recorded in the GFS as consumption expenditure.

7. Net lending derived from revenues and expenditures will differ from net lending derived from financing data because of different concepts, sources and methods employed. The net errors and omissions represent the difference between the net lending derived from GFS data and net lending derived from the national accounts data.

8. Financing of the change in net worth includes transactions and other economic flows

9. Net Lending/Borrowing plus Other Economic Flows does not equal the Change in Net Worth because transactions in Non Financial Assets are funded from transactions in Financial Assets and Liabilities

10. With the exception of Treasury Indexed Bonds which are valued at face value plus the capital accretion component.

11. The RBA does not lend to the non-bank private sector and is not permitted to lend to banks, except in exceptional circumstances as lender of last-resort.

12. Reserve money is obtained by summing “Australian notes on issue” and “Exchange Settlement Balances”, from the Reserve Bank’s Statement of Liabilities and Assets.

13. Quarterly data are provided to the IMF by the RBA.

14. As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.

15 Official reserve assets data have been adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements. Weekly data on the RBA's gross holdings of gold and foreign exchange assets are also published. However, these data are not adjusted for securities sold under repurchase agreements, and do not include the reserve position in the IMF.

16. More detailed International Investment Position data, including gross assets and liabilities, are published in ABS cat. no. 5302.0.

17. Gross external debt as defined in External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users. More detail on these data are provided via the External Debt link.

18. Spot rates of the AUD against 13 currencies, the SDR and on a trade-weighted basis are updated daily and can be found in the link provided in the 'Further Information' section.

19. Historical data on 1,3 and 6 month forward margins against the USD are available from the Reserve Bank on request. Enquiries can be directed to International Department on (02) 9551 8457. The margins are the representative buying and selling quotations as determined by the RBA. The margins take the form of basis points which may be added to the spot exchange rate to derive the indicative forward rate.





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