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04/12/2008 Note: The Main Features are being reissued to correct errors in the commentary regarding the Quarterly National Accounts Public Sector Measures - Key Figures. Percentage movements quoted were from the Current Prices table and not from the Chain Volume table.

SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2008 KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

June quarter 2008 to September quarter 2008 movements (in original terms) -

• Taxation revenue decreased by 19.4% to $76,377m.
• The GFS net operating balance for the general government sector decreased to $-1,887m.
• The GFS net lending(+)/borrowing(-) position for the general government sector decreased to a net lending position of $-5,085m.

			Jun Qtr 2008	Sep Qtr 2008	Jun Qtr 2008 to Sep Qtr 2008
			$m	$m	% change
Current Prices
Taxation revenue
	General government		94 743	76 377	-19.4
Total revenue
	General government		115 313	96 633	-16.2
	Public Non-Financial corporations		14 901	14 813	-0.6
Total expenses
	General government		107 809	98 520	-8.6
	Public Non-Financial corporations		14 112	13 056	-7.5
GFS Net operating balance
	General government		7 505	-1 887	..
	Public Non-Financial corporations		789	1 756	..
GFS Net lending(+)/borrowing(-)
	General government		653	-5 085	..
	Public Non-Financial corporations		-4 560	-1 943	..

• In seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, total general government final consumption expenditure increased by 0.6% in the September quarter 2008.
• General government gross fixed capital formation, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, increased by 3.9% in the September quarter 2008.

			Dec Qtr 2007	Mar Qtr 2008	Jun Qtr 2008	Sep Qtr 2008	Jun Qtr 2008 to Sep Qtr 2008
			$m	$m	$m	$m	% change
Current Prices
General government final consumption expenditure (a)
	National - defence		4 634	4 665	4 904	4 989	1.7
	National - non-defence		15 397	15 443	15 566	15 665	0.6
	Total national		20 031	20 109	20 470	20 654	0.9
	State and local		29 765	30 252	31 058	31 598	1.7
	Total general government final consumption expenditure		49 796	50 361	51 528	52 252	1.4
Public gross fixed capital formation
	General government
		National - defence	456	1 158	699	995	42.3
		National - non-defence	1 031	819	999	921	-7.8
		Total national	1 487	1 977	1 698	1 916	12.8
		State and local	5 753	5 559	6 395	6 462	1
		Total general government	7 240	7 536	8 093	8 377	3.5
	Public corporations
		Commonwealth	279	313	214	301	40.3
		State and local	4 726	4 973	5 186	5 519	6.4
		Total public corporations	5 005	5 285	5 400	5 819	7.8
	Total public gross fixed capital formation		12 245	12 821	13 492	14 197	5.2
Memorandum item
	Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector		-474	-135	-410	-155	..
Chain Volume (b)
General government final consumption expenditure (a)
	National - defence		4 554	4 517	4 586	4 554	-0.7
	National - non-defence		14 706	14 745	14 790	14 899	0.7
	Total national		19 259	19 263	19 376	19 452	0.4
	State and local		28 770	29 065	29 457	29 666	0.7
	Total general government final consumption expenditure		48 029	48 327	48 833	49 119	0.6
Public gross fixed capital formation
	General government
		National - defence	481	1 175	719	1 028	42.9
		National - non-defence	1 021	830	990	915	-7.5
		Total national	1 502	2 005	1 709	1 943	13.7
		State and local	5 597	5 367	6 086	5 994	-1.5
		Total general government	7 099	7 372	7 795	7 938	1.8
	Public corporations
		Commonwealth	274	302	204	289	41.7
		State and local	4 615	4 785	4 884	5 162	5.7
		Total public corporations	4 889	5 087	5 089	5 451	7.1
	Total public gross fixed capital formation		11 988	12 459	12 884	13 389	3.9
Memorandum item
	Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector		-474	-143	-388	-153	..

Table	Sep 07	Dec 07	Mar 08	Jun 08	Sep 08
Table 1 All Levels of Government - General Government	*	*	*	*	*
Table 2 All Levels of Government - Public Non-Financial Corporations	*	*	*	*	*
Table 3 Commonwealth Government	*	*	*	*	*
Table 4 Total State & Local	*	*	*	*	*
Table 5 New South Wales	*	*	*	*
Table 6 Victoria	*	*	*	*
Table 7 Queensland	*	*	*	*
Table 8 South Australia	*	*	*	*
Table 9 Western Australia	*	*	*	*
Table 10 Tasmania	*	*	*	*
Table 11 Northern Territory	*	*	*	*
Table 12 Australian Capital Territory	*	*	*	*

Issue	5519.0.55.001	5206.0
December 2008	3 March 2009	4 March 2009
March 2009	2 June 2009	3 June 2009