These datacubes present additional data to that previously released in Selected Characteristics of Australian Business, 2005-06, (cat. no. 8167.0) on 1 February 2008. The data cubes present statistics on business structure and arrangements, markets and competition, finance, innovation, business performance and barriers to business activities or performance. Statistics are classified by Australian and New Zealand Standard Industry Classification at the division level; business size based on employment; some outputs cross-classified by industry and business size; and a limited number of outputs by state/territory. These data cubes represent the final release of data related to business characteristics and innovation from the 2005-06 Business Characteristics Survey and the full extent of releasable data.