5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Mar 2011 Quality Declaration 
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MAIN FEATURES STATE FINAL DEMAND CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change Dec 10 to Mar 11
% change Mar 10 to Mar 11
% points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 10 to Mar 11
% change Dec 10 to Mar 11
% change Mar 10 to Mar 11
% points contributions to growth in GDP Dec 10 to Mar 11

New South Wales
0.5
2.6
0.1
0.4
2.8
0.1
Victoria
0.6
2.8
0.1
1.6
3.5
0.4
Queensland
-0.1
0.9
-
-0.6
1.2
-0.1
South Australia
0.4
2.0
-
-0.8
1.9
-0.1
Western Australia
1.6
5.6
0.2
3.2
6.8
0.4
Tasmania
1.3
4.5
-
1.7
4.9
-
Northern Territory
-0.2
-0.3
-
-0.7
-1.0
-
Australian Capital Territory
1.7
7.2
0.1
3.3
9.9
0.1
Australia (DFD)(a)
0.8
3.0
0.8
1.3
3.3
1.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Domestic final demand.



MARCH QUARTER

Summary Comments

State Final Demand
  • In trend terms, growth during the quarter was strongest for the Australian Capital Territory (up 1.7%), and Western Australia (up 1.6%). The Northern Territory and Queensland were the weakest, with growth of -0.2% and -0.1% respectively.

Household final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, there was growth across all States, ranging from 0.4% in the Australian Capital Territory to 1.0% in Western Australia.

Government final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, there was growth across all States, ranging from 0.6% in Victoria to 1.2% in Queensland.

Private gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, the weakest growth was recorded in the Northern Territory (down 4.0%) and Queensland (down 1.4%). The strongest positive growth was recorded in the Australian Capital Territory (up 6.1%), and Tasmania (up 3.7%).

Public gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, growth across States ranged from -2.9% in Queensland to 3.2% in the Australian Capital Territory.