SUMMARY OF STATISTICAL INDICATORS
This chapter summarises the key Victorian statistical indicators and compares them with the same statistical indicators of other states and Australia.
Summary of Statistical Indicators |
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 | | | | | Per cent Change from the same period in the previous year |
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| | | | Vic. as a proportion
of Aust. % | Vic. | NSW | Qld | Aust. |
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| State final demand (trend, chain volume measure) | | Jun qtr 07 | 23.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 5.4 |
| Population | | | | | | | |
| Total population | | Mar qtr 07 | 24.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Natural increase | | Mar qtr 07 | . . | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Net overseas migration(a) | | Mar qtr 07 | . . | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Net interstate migration(a) | | Mar qtr 07 | . . | - | -0.4 | 0.7 | - |
| Labour | | | | | | | |
| Number unemployed (trend) | | Sep 07 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment rate(b) | | Sep 07 | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate(b) | | Sep 07 | - | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| Job vacancies (original) | | Aug qtr 07 | 18.2 | 0.1 | 21.5 | -3.3 | 11.7 |
| Average weekly FT adult total earnings (trend) | | May qtr 07 | - | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Wage price index (total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses) | | Aug qtr 07 | - | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Price(c) | | | | | | | |
| Consumer price index | | Sep qtr 07 | - | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Established house price index | | Jun qtr 07 | - | 11.5 | 3.0 | 15.7 | 9.2 |
| Building | | | | | | | |
| Dwelling units approved (trend) | | Aug 07 | 27.3 | 4.7 | -15.3 | 10.7 | -2.2 |
| Total value of building approved (trend) | | Aug 07 | 24.9 | -1.7 | -4.6 | 13.1 | 4.4 |
| Value of new residential building approved (trend) | | Aug 07 | 26.4 | 9.5 | -6.6 | 14.1 | 3.1 |
| Value of building commenced (original, chain volume measure) | | Jun qtr 07 | 28.0 | -2.4 | -10.8 | -2.5 | -4.5 |
| Value of building work done (seasonally adjusted, chain volume measure) | | Jun qtr 07 | 27.1 | 2.5 | -6.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Consumer spending | | | | | | | |
| New motor vehicle sales (trend) | | Aug 07 | 25.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| Retail turnover (trend) | | Aug 07 | 23.9 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| Takings from tourist accommodation | | Jun qtr 07 | 18.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| International merchandise trade | | | | | | | |
| Value of imports | | Aug 07 | 28.2 | -2.0 | 6.1 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Value of exports | | Aug 07 | 11.6 | -4.3 | 5.6 | -13.4 | 2.8 |
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| . . not applicable |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Percentage change figures for components of population increase indicate the contribution of each component to the total population increase. |
| (b) Percentage change columns indicate the difference between the percentage rate for the reference period, and the percentage rate for the same period in the previous year. |
| (c) Data relates to capital cities. |
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