MAIN FEATURES PRODUCTION CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
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 | Trend |  | Seasonally adjusted |  |
 |
|  |
|  |
 | % change
Jun 07
to Sep 07 | % change
Sep 06
to Sep 07 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Jun 07 to Sep 07 |  | % change
Jun 07
to Sep 07 | % change
Sep 06
to Sep 07 | % points contribution
to growth in GDP
Jun 07 to Sep 07 |  |
|  |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 0.8 | -17.0 | - |  | 20.9 | -6.3 | 0.4 |  |
Mining | -1.0 | 1.7 | -0.1 |  | -3.0 | -0.4 | -0.2 |  |
Manufacturing | -0.1 | 2.7 | - |  | -0.1 | 3.4 | - |  |
Electricity, gas and water supply | 0.3 | -2.4 | - |  | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 |  |
Construction | 0.4 | 6.6 | - |  | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.1 |  |
Wholesale trade | 0.2 | 2.4 | - |  | 0.1 | 2.7 | - |  |
Retail trade | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 |  | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 |  |
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | 0.6 | 2.5 | - |  | 0.2 | 2.6 | - |  |
Transport and storage | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 |  | 1.0 | 6.5 | - |  |
Communication services | -0.4 | 3.8 | - |  | -1.9 | 3.3 | - |  |
Finance and insurance | 2.1 | 7.3 | 0.2 |  | 2.9 | 8.2 | 0.2 |  |
Property and business services | 1.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 |  | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 |  |
Government administration and defence | 1.0 | 1.3 | - |  | 0.3 | -3.0 | - |  |
Education | 0.4 | 1.6 | - |  | 0.4 | 1.6 | - |  |
Health and community services | 0.8 | 3.9 | - |  | 1.1 | 4.7 | 0.1 |  |
Cultural and recreational services | -0.2 | 4.2 | - |  | -0.7 | 4.8 | - |  |
Personal and other services | 1.4 | 5.4 | - |  | 2.2 | 6.2 | - |  |
Ownership of dwellings | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.1 |  | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.1 |  |
Taxes less subsidies on products | 0.5 | 2.9 | - |  | 0.3 | 3.0 | - |  |
Statistical discrepancy (P) | . . | . . | 0.2 |  | . . | . . | 0.1 |  |
Gross domestic product | 0.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 |  | 1.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 |  |
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. . not applicable |
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
SEPTEMBER QUARTER
Summary Comments
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
- The trend estimate increased by 0.8% (seasonally adjusted up 20.9%). In seasonally adjusted terms, agricultural production was up 16.6%, with rises in both cereal and non-cereal crops. Inputs also rose, up 9.9%, due mainly to higher fodder costs.
Mining
- The trend estimate decreased by 1.0%. The seasonally adjusted estimate was 3.0% lower with falls in Oil & Gas production offsetting strong growth in services to mining (up 9.6% seasonally adjusted).
Manufacturing
- Both the trend and seasonally adjusted estimates decreased by 0.1%. In seasonally adjusted terms, falls in Printing, publishing & recorded media (down 9.0%), Machinery & equipment (down 2.7%) and Petroleum, coal & chemicals (down 1.6%) were largely offset by the growth in Food, beverage & tobacco (up 5.3%), Textile, clothing and footwear (up 4.1%) and Other Manufacturing (up 6.4%).
Retail Trade
- The trend estimate increased by 1.2%. The seasonally adjusted estimate increased by 2.0% with strong growth in personal and household good retailing (up 3.1%).
Transport and Storage
- The trend estimate increased by 1.1%. The seasonally adjusted estimate increased by 1.0% with the strongest growth in Rail, pipeline & other transport, up 4.1%.
Property and business services
- The trend estimate increased by 1.3% and the seasonally adjusted estimate increased by 0.5%. Growth in business services was the main driver of the result.