STATE ACCOUNTS


STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's September quarter 2009 State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $20,453m; an increase of 1.2% from the June quarter 2009. Australia's Domestic Final Demand grew 0.4% to $308,258m over this period.

The only states and territories recording decreases for the quarter were the Northern Territory (down 2.9%), Queensland (down 0.5%) and Tasmania (down 0.4%).

HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's September quarter 2009 HFCE was $11,824m (7.0% of the national total of $168,082m). The value of HFCE for both South Australia and Australia increased by 0.6% between the June and September quarters 2009.

The main contributors to growth in HFCE in South Australia for the September quarter 2009 were Alcoholic beverages (up 2.5% from the June quarter 2009), Purchase of vehicles (up 1.9%), and Transport services (up 1.7%). Expenditure decreased on Clothing and footwear (down 1.1%), Cigarettes and tobacco (down 0.4%) and Communications (down 0.3%).

At the national level, expenditure increases were reported for almost all categories. The largest increases were for Food (up 1.1% from the June quarter 2009), Alcoholic beverages, Health and Purchase of vehicles (all up 1.0%). Similar to movements in South Australia for the September quarter 2009, the only categories recording a decrease in expenditure were Clothing and footwear (down 0.4%), Cigarettes and tobacco (down 0.3%) and Communications (down 0.2%).