STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's September 2007 quarter State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $17,434m and Australia's Domestic Final Demand was $263,460m.

The 0.3% increase in South Australia's State Final Demand from the previous quarter was less than the increase observed in the national Domestic Final Demand (1.2%). Of the other states and territories the strongest growth for the quarter was reported in Western Australia (up 2.0%), followed by Queensland (up 1.6%).

In the September 2007 quarter South Australia's State Final Demand comprised 6.6% of Australian Domestic Final Demand, compared to 7.2% for the September 1997 quarter. The proportional contribution to the Australian Domestic Final Demand of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania also decreased over this time period while that of the other states and territories (Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory) increased. The most notable decrease occurred in New South Wales, with a fall from a 34.0% share to 31.1% while Queensland increased its share of Australian Domestic Final Demand from 17.7% to 20.2%.



HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's September 2007 quarter HFCE was $10,259m (7.1% of the national total of $145,085m). This represented a 0.9% increase from the June 2007 quarter for both South Australia and Australia.

The largest increases in expenditure in South Australia for the September quarter were for Recreation and culture (up 2.6% from June qtr 2007), followed by Furnishings and household equipment (up 2.1%). For Australia, the largest increase was also for Recreation and culture (up 2.0% from June qtr 2007) followed by Clothing and footwear (up 1.9%). The only expenditure component to show a decrease in the September quarter 2007 was Food (down 0.3%).

Comparing the September 2007 quarter and the September 2006 quarter, HFCE increased by 3.0% for South Australia and 4.1% for Australia. The expenditure components which showed the largest increases for South Australia during this period were Furnishings and household equipment (up 11.2%) and Purchase of vehicles (up 9.4%). The expenditure components which showed the largest increase for Australia were Purchase of vehicles (up 9.9%) and Furnishings and household equipment (up 6.9%).