1345.0 - Key Economic Indicators, 2017  
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This table contains a summary of Australia's key economic indicators. Data contained in this table is updated as soon as it becomes available. Please also see Measures of Australia's Progress which is a summary of key social, environmental and economic national progress indicators.

National Accounts
International Accounts
Consumption and Investment
Production
Prices
Labour Force and Demography
Incomes
Housing Finance


Main
Features
Period
Units
Value
Change
Previous
Period
Change
Corresponding
Period Last
Year
National Accounts
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - TrendMar Qtr 2017
$m
423 737
0.4%
1.7%
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual2015-16
$m
1 660 145
2.7%
na

International Accounts
Balance on Goods and Services - TrendMay 2017
$m
1 956
-15.7%
..
Total Goods and Services Credits - TrendMay 2017
$m
32 384
-0.5%
24.4%
Total Goods and Services Debits - TrendMay 2017
$m
30 428
0.7%
7.8%
Balance on Current Account - Trend Mar Qtr 2016
$m
-1 259
78.4%
93.0%
Net International Investment Position (IIP) - OriginalMar Qtr 2016
$m
1 025 520
-0.3%
1.4%
Net Foreign Debt - OriginalMar Qtr 2016
$m
1 014 963
-1.3%
-1.2%

Consumption and investment
Retail turnover at current prices - TrendMay 2017
$m
25957.2
0.3%
3.2%
Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - TrendMar Qtr 2017
$m
27752
-0.6%
-9.8%
Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - TrendMar 2017
$m
156 559
0.6%
2.1%
Total new motor vehicle sales - TrendMay 2017
no.
98 534
0.6%
0.8%

Production
Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - TrendMar 2017
$m
80 653
-1.0%
-3.7%
Dwelling unit approvals - TrendMay 2017
no.
16 878
-1.9%
-18.1%
Building approvals -TrendMay 2017
$m
9 503.3
0.8%
-3.3%
Total dwelling units commenced - trendDec 2016
no.
56 357
-1.5%
-3.1%
Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - TrendMar 2017
$m
26 343.4
-1.1%
-1.9%
Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trendMar 2017
$m
19 894.8
0.1%
-12.4%

Prices
Consumer price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalMar Qtr 2017
Index no.
110.5
0.5
2.1
Producer Price Indexes, Final Demand (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalMar Qtr 2017
Index no.
107.3
+0.5%
+1.3%
Import price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalMar Qtr 2017
Index no.
103.9
1.2%
–0.6%
Export price index (2011-12 = 100.0) - OriginalMar Qtr 2017
Index no.
94.1
9.4%
29.1%
Wage Price Index (2008-2009 = 100.0) - OriginalMar Qtr 2017
Index no.
125.6
0.4%
1.9%

Labour Force and Demography
Employed persons - TrendMay 2017
'000
12 122.1
0.2%
1.6%
Participation rate - TrendMay 2017
%
64.8
0.0 pts
0.0 pts
Unemployment rate - TrendMay 2017
%
5.7
0.0 pts
0.0 pts
Employment to Population ratio - Trend May 2017
%
61.2
0.1 pts
0.0 pts
Job Vacancies - TrendMay 2017
'000
189.2
1.7%
9.2%
Estimated resident population - (Preliminary)Dec Qtr 2016
'000
24,385.6
0.3%
1.6%
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - Trend (a)Apr 2017
'000
727.6
0.8%
7.7%
For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points.

Incomes
Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - TrendMar 2017
$m
82 504
9.4%
36.1%
Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - TrendNov 2016
$
1533.10
np
2.2%

Housing Finance
Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - TrendApr 2017
no.
53865
-0.5%
-3.9%

na not available
np not published
. . not applicable or not available
(a) Data revised from July 2004 to December 2013. For information see Explanatory Note 12 & 13.