5206.0 - Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, Dec 2008 Quality Declaration 
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MAIN FEATURES STATE FINAL DEMAND CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

Trend
Seasonally adjusted
% change Sep 08 to Dec 08
% change Dec 07 to Dec 08
% points contribution to growth in DFD Sep 08 to Dec 08
% change Sep 08 to Dec 08
% change Dec 07 to Dec 08
% points contribution to growth in DFD Sep 08 to Dec 08
New South Wales
0.1
1.6
-
-0.3
1.2
-0.1
Victoria
0.1
1.6
-
1.2
1.6
0.3
Queensland
0.3
3.7
0.1
0.5
3.5
0.1
South Australia
0.7
4.8
-
-1.4
3.6
-0.1
Western Australia
1.0
5.9
0.1
0.6
5.8
0.1
Tasmania
0.8
6.5
-
-0.1
5.4
-
Northern Territory
1.8
10.5
-
-0.7
8.7
-
Australian Capital Territory
-0.3
0.6
-
-1.1
-0.4
-
Australia (DFD)(a)
0.3
2.9
0.3
0.1
2.6
0.1
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Domestic final demand.



DECEMBER QUARTER

Summary Comments

State Final Demand
  • In trend terms, growth in the December quarter was strongest in Northern Territory (up 1.8%) followed by Western Australia (up 1.0%) and Tasmania (up 0.8%).

Household final consumption expenditure
  • In trend terms, there was mixed growth across the states ranging from down 0.4% in Victoria to up 1.2% in South Australia.

Government final consumption expenditure
  • Trend growth was strongest in Queensland and Victoria (up 0.4%) and the weakest growth was in the Northern Territory (down 0.2%).

Private gross fixed capital formation
  • In trend terms, the strongest growth was recorded in the Northern Territory (up 7.9%). The weakest growth was in the South Australia (down 0.6%). In seasonally adjusted terms the strongest growth was in Victoria (up 3.8) while South Australia (down 10.0%) showed the weakest growth.