ANALYSIS BY INDUSTRY


FEATURED SERIES

The following graphs and commentary refer to seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of sales of goods and services ('Sales') and inventories ('Inv.') in volume terms, and wages and salaries ('Wages') and company gross operating profits ('CGOP') in current price terms.


TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES

In current price terms, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 5.0% in the March quarter 2009. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 7.2%. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries rose 0.1% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.4%.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for total inventories fell 0.9% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.2% this quarter.

MINING

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 3.4% in the March quarter 2009. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 11.2% this quarter. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries rose 2.7% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate was unchanged.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods fell 2.2% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.4% this quarter. In volume terms, the trend estimate for inventories rose 0.6% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 5.3% this quarter following falls in the previous five quarters.

MANUFACTURING

In current price terms, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 20.2% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 24.5% this quarter. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries was unchanged this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.5% this quarter.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services fell 2.4% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.8%. In volume terms, the trend estimate for inventories fell 2.7% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.7% this quarter.

CONSTRUCTION

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 3.2% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 6.5% this quarter following a fall of 15.6% in the previous quarter. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries rose 0.4% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 2.9% this quarter following a 2.5% fall in the previous quarter.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services fell 3.6% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.8% this quarter.

WHOLESALE TRADE

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 2.0% in the March quarter 2009. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.4% this quarter following a fall of 11.2% in the previous quarter. In current prices, the trend estimate for wages and salaries rose 1.4% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.0% this quarter.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services fell 1.6% in the March quarter 2009. The seasonally adjusted estimate was relatively unchanged this quarter. In volume terms, the trend estimate for inventories rose 1.1% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.7% this quarter following increases in the previous six quarters.

RETAIL TRADE

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits rose 4.0% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 15.5% this quarter. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries rose 0.1% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.1%.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services was relatively unchanged this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.9%. In volume terms, the trend estimate for inventories fell 1.9% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.7% this quarter.

TRANSPORT AND STORAGE

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 2.9% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 7.8% this quarter following two quarters of falls. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries fell 1.2% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.4% this quarter.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services fell 2.4% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.1% this quarter.

PROPERTY AND BUSINESS SERVICES

In current prices, the trend estimate for company gross operating profits fell 8.6% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 14.7% this quarter. In current price terms, the trend estimate for wages and salaries fell 1.1% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 3.8% this quarter.

In volume terms, the trend estimate for sales of goods and services fell 3.1% this quarter. The seasonally adjusted estimate fell 4.1% this quarter.