1359.5 - StatSearch: A Reference Guide to Western Australian Statistics, 1998  
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      NAME OF COLLECTION
        Government Finance Estimates (a) and
        Government Finance Statistics (b)
      Description
        Refers to statistics that measure the financial transactions of governments and reflect the impact of these transactions on other sectors of the economy. Government treasuries (or Department of Finance) produce financial information which reflects the expectations of the government in regard to expenditure and revenue for the budget year.
      Data detail
        a. Government Finance Estimates are derived each quarter to provide general government and public trading enterprise sector data for input into the national accounts. Quarterly data are also used to produce the first annual figures of 'actual' data for a given financial year. (Government Finance Statistics)
        b. Government Finance Statistics focuses on financial transactions such as governments' spending, lending, taxing and borrowing activities. The information is used extensively by Commonwealth and State treasuries and other analysts of public sector activity.
      Geographic coverage
        State
      Frequency
        Annual, quarterly
      Historical data
        Quarterly from 1974/75 and Annual from 1989/90
      Products and services available
      - Publications
        Government Financial Estimates, Australia (5501.0)
        Government Finance Statistics, Australia (5512.0)
      - Other
        The ABS can make available certain data which are not contained in publications. Some unpublished government financial data are available on request. For more information, please contact our Information Services team.


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