MAIN FEATURES STATE FINAL DEMAND CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
| Trend | Seasonally adjusted | |
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| % change
Dec 07
to Mar 08 | % change
Mar 07
to Mar 08 | % points contribution
to growth in DFD
Dec 07 to Mar 08 | % change
Dec 07
to Mar 08 | % change
Mar 07
to Mar 08 | % points contribution
to growth in DFD
Dec 07 to Mar 08 | |
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New South Wales | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | |
Victoria | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 | |
Queensland | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 0.2 | |
South Australia | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | |
Western Australia | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 0.2 | |
Tasmania | 1.6 | 8.1 | - | 0.6 | 8.1 | - | |
Northern Territory | 1.3 | 7.4 | - | - | 5.4 | - | |
Australian Capital Territory | -0.3 | 0.1 | - | -1.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
Australia (DFD)(a) | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.9 | |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Domestic final demand. |
MARCH QUARTER
Summary Comments
State Final Demand
- In trend terms, growth in the March quarter was strongest in Tasmania (up 1.6%) followed by the Northern Territory and Queensland (up 1.3%) with the weakest result in the Australian Capital Territory (down 0.3%).
Household final consumption expenditure
- In trend terms, all states experienced positive growth ranging from 2.2% in Tasmania down to 0.5% in New South Wales.
Government final consumption expenditure
- Trend growth was strongest in both Queensland and South Australia (up 1.1%). The strongest growth in seasonally adjusted terms was in South Australia (up 1.1%).
Private gross fixed capital formation
- In trend terms, the strongest growth was recorded in Tasmania (up 2.2%) and the weakest growth was in the Australian Capital Territory (down 3.3%). In seasonally adjusted terms the strongest growth was in Western Australia (up 2.9%) with Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (both down 4.3%) showing the weakest growth.
- In seasonally adjusted terms, strongest Machinery and equipment investment growth was in South Australia (up 2.1%), while Tasmania recorded the largest fall (down 13.5%). The strongest growth in non-dwelling construction occurred in Western Australia (up 9.3%), with the weakest outcome in the Australian Capital Territory (down 14.1%).