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1345.0 - Key Economic Indicators, 2011  
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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 - TrendSep 2011
$m
334792
0.8
2.1
Gross domestic product GDP, Chain volume measures - Annual2010-11
$m
1318554
1.9
na

International Accounts (a)
Balance on Goods and Services - TrendDec/11
$m
1 602
. .
. .
Total Goods and Services Credits - TrendDec/11
$m
27 596
0.4
13.4
Total Goods and Services Debits - TrendDec/11
$m
25 994
0.7
15.8
Balance on Current Account - Trend (b)Sep Qtr 2011
$m
–6 061
12.5
Net International Investment Position (IIP) - OriginalSep Qtr 2011
$m
848 283
6.3
Net Debt - OriginalSep Qtr 2011
$m
740 504
7.9

Consumption and investment
Retail turnover at current prices - Trend(c)December 2011
$m
20955.2
0.2%
3.0%
Actual New Capital Expenditure in volume terms - TrendSeptember 2011
$m
36513
8.2
30.4
Inventories held by Private Businesses, in volume terms - TrendSeptember quarter 2011
millions
144 310
0.2
1.1
Total new motor vehicle sales - TrendDecember 2011
no.
86 947
-0.3
2.8

np not published

Production
Income from sales of goods and services by Manufacturers in volume terms - TrendSeptember quarter 2011
millions
89 381
0.5
0.0
Dwelling unit approvals - TrendMthly Dec 2011
no.
11189
-1.8
-19.3
Building approvals -TrendMthly Dec 2011
$m
5390.2
-1.8
-16.3
Total dwelling units commenced - trendSep Qtr 2011
no.
36 688
-3.3
-9.3
Building work done - Chain Volume Measures - TrendSep Qtr 2011
$m
19201.9
-1.5
-10.5
Engineering construction work done - Chain Volume Measures - trendSep Qtr 2011
$m
26399.6
8.9
35.9
np not published
na not available

Prices
Consumer price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2011
Index no.
179.4
0.0
3.1
Producer price index, Final commodities (1998-99 = 100.0) - OriginalDecember quarter 2011
Index no.
141.1
+0.3
+2.9
Import price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2011
Index no.
120.0
+2.5%
+4.7%
Export price index (1989-90 = 100.0) - OriginalDec qtr 2011
Index no.
201.9
–1.5%
+14.3%
Labour Price Index (2008-2009 = 100.0) - OriginalSep qtr 2011
index no.
109.5
1.2
3.6

Labour Force and Demography
Employed persons - TrendMthly December 2011
('000)
11 440.1
0.0%
0.2%
Participation rate - TrendMthly December 2011
%
65.4
-0.1 pts
-0.5 pts
Unemployment rate - TrendMthly December 2011
%
5.3
0.0 pts
0.2 pts
Job Vacancies - Seasonally adjustedNovember 2011
'000
182.2
-0.8
-3.2
Estimated resident population - (Preliminary)Q2/11
'000
22,620.6
0.33
1.44
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals - TrendMthly December 2011
'000
505.0
0.3
1.4
For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points.

Incomes
Company gross operating profits (in current price terms) - TrendSeptember quarter 2011
millions
70 600
3.7
7.0
Average weekly earnings, full-time adults: ordinary time - TrendAugust 2011
$
1 322.60
1.2
4.9
Company Profits before Income Tax (5676.0) has been omitted from this table since the December Quarter 2006 as it is not directly used in compiling National Accounts estimates.
np not published
na not available

Housing Finance
Housing finance for owner occupation, dwellings financed - TrendNov 11
no.
46676
0.6
5.0

na not available
(a) As of September quarter 2009, this data is provided on a BPM6 basis.
(b) Break in series between March 2008 and June 2008.
(c) Trend series suspended as at November 2008.



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