ABS National Statistical Headlines http://www.abs.gov.au National Statistics Headlines contain a summary of Australia's key economic and social indicators en-au Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:20:04 +1000 webmaster@abs.gov.au (ABS Webmaster) http://www.abs.gov.au/AusStats/wmdata.nsf/activeimages/abs_logo_green/$FILE/abs_logo_green.gif Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012) Consumer Price Index, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6401.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6401.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 5.6 million hours to 1,622.0 million hours in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Labour Force: Unemployment decreased 3,800 persons to 629,900 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Labour Force: Employment decreased 29,300 persons to 11,421,300 in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Labour Force: Unemployment rate at 5.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Labour Force: Participation rate decreased 0.3 pts to 65.2% in December 2011 (seasonally adjusted) (released 19 January 2012) Labour Force, Australia http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/mf/6202.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Population: Australia's estimated resident population reached 22,620,600 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument?utm_id=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument?utm_id=HL Population: Western Australia continues to have highest population growth rate at 2.4% (released 19 December 2011) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Population: Australia increased by 320,800 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011) Australian Demographic Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Economy grows by 1.0% (seasonally adjusted) in the September quarter 2011 Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5206.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5206.0?opendocument#from-banner=HL Upcoming ABS Releases This link is provided for easy access to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Release Advice. The ABS Release Advice is updated daily and contains details of upcoming ABS releases for the following week. http://www.abs.gov.au/weekahead http://www.abs.gov.au/weekahead