5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Mar 2004  
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Trend
Seasonally adjusted
Quarterly % change Dec 03 to Mar 04
Annual % change Mar 03 to Mar 04
% points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 03 to Mar 04
Quarterly % change Dec 03 to Mar 04
Annual % change Mar 03 to Mar 04
% points contribution to growth in GDP Dec 03 to Mar 04
Compensation of employees
1.4
5.4
0.7
1.9
5.7
0.9
Gross operating surplus
Private
0.9
8.6
0.1
-2.1
6.5
-0.3
Other
1.7
6.5
0.3
1.4
5.8
0.2
Gross mixed income
3.6
13.5
0.3
2.8
13.9
0.2
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports
1.9
9.5
0.2
0.4
8.2
0.1
Statistical discrepancy (I)
. .
. .
0.3
. .
. .
0.2
Gross domestic product
2.0
7.8
2.0
1.3
7.2
1.3
. . not applicable



MARCH QUARTER

Summary Comments

Compensation of employees

  • The trend increase of 1.4% in the March quarter reflects a rise of 0.9% in average earnings and 0.5% rise in the number of wage and salary earners. Seasonally adjusted, compensation of employees grew by 2.0%. Average earnings increased by 0.8%, while the number of wage and salary earners increased by 1.2%. Further discussion of compensation of employees is found on page 13.
Wages Share of Total Factor Income: Trend
Graph: Wages share of total factor income, Trend



Gross operating surplus
  • The trend GOS of financial and non-financial corporations increased by 1.1% in the March quarter, following a rise of 1.8% in the December quarter. In seasonally adjusted terms GOS of financial and non-financial corporations decreased by 1.4% in the March quarter, following a rise of 2.5% in the December quarter.
Profit (a) Share of Total Factor Income: Trend
Graph: Profit share of total factor income, Trend