MARCH QUARTER 2009 KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
December quarter 2008 to March quarter 2009 movements (in original terms) -
- Taxation revenue decreased by 11.6% to $78,846m.
- The GFS net operating balance for the general government sector decreased to $-7,765m.
- The GFS net lending(+)/borrowing(-) position for the general government sector decreased to a net borrowing position of $-11,159m.
GFS KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, ORIGINAL
QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES
The table below includes the key public sector aggregates for the March quarter 2009 from the national accounts publication. The key figures shown include Government Final Consumption Expenditure and Gross Fixed Capital Formation for general government and public corporations, seasonally adjusted for current prices and in chain volume terms.
In the March quarter 2009:
- In seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, total general government final consumption expenditure increased by $170m, a rise of 0.3% compared with December quarter 2008.
- General government gross fixed capital formation, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, decreased by 0.6%.
QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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| | | Jun Qtr 2008 | Sep Qtr 2008 | Dec Qtr 2008 | Mar Qtr 2009 | Dec Qtr 2008 to
Mar Qtr 2009 |
| | | $m | $m | $m | $m | % change |
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Current Prices | | | | | |
General government final consumption expenditure (a) | | | | | |
| National - defence | 4958 | 5530 | 5352 | 5313 | -0.7 |
| National - non-defence | 15565 | 15282 | 15602 | 15819 | 1.4 |
| Total national | 20522 | 20812 | 20954 | 21132 | 0.8 |
| State and local | 31042 | 31644 | 32188 | 32649 | 1.4 |
| Total general government final consumption expenditure | 51564 | 52455 | 53142 | 53781 | 1.2 |
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Public gross fixed capital formation | | | | | |
| General government | | | | | |
| | National - defence | 664 | 767 | 580 | 513 | -11.7 |
| | National - non-defence | 979 | 1075 | 934 | 879 | -6.0 |
| | Total national | 1643 | 1842 | 1515 | 1391 | -8.1 |
| | State and local | 6349 | 6202 | 6312 | 6353 | 0.6 |
| | Total general government | 7992 | 8044 | 7827 | 7744 | -1.1 |
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| Public corporations | | | | | |
| | Commonwealth | 215 | 303 | 350 | 317 | -9.5 |
| | State and local | 5176 | 5916 | 6028 | 5691 | -5.6 |
| | Total public corporations | 5391 | 6219 | 6378 | 6007 | -5.8 |
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| Total public gross fixed capital formation | 13382 | 14263 | 14205 | 13752 | -3.2 |
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Memorandum item | | | | | |
| Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector | -410 | -163 | -286 | -492 | .. |
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Chain Volume (b) | | | | | |
General government final consumption expenditure (a) | | | | | |
| National - defence | 4665 | 5054 | 4814 | 4769 | -0.9 |
| National - non-defence | 14791 | 14450 | 14617 | 14662 | 0.3 |
| Total national | 19456 | 19504 | 19432 | 19431 | 0.0 |
| State and local | 29448 | 29683 | 29873 | 30044 | 0.6 |
| Total general government final consumption expenditure | 48904 | 49186 | 49305 | 49475 | 0.3 |
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Public gross fixed capital formation | | | | | |
| General government | | | | | |
| | National - defence | 683 | 795 | 596 | 518 | -13.0 |
| | National - non-defence | 970 | 1056 | 910 | 867 | -4.8 |
| | Total national | 1653 | 1852 | 1506 | 1385 | -8.0 |
| | State and local | 6044 | 5753 | 5783 | 5857 | 1.3 |
| | Total general government | 7697 | 7604 | 7288 | 7242 | -0.6 |
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| Public corporations | | | | | |
| | Commonwealth | 205 | 292 | 332 | 300 | -9.5 |
| | State and local | 4876 | 5446 | 5334 | 5092 | -4.5 |
| | Total public corporations | 5081 | 5738 | 5666 | 5392 | -4.8 |
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| Total public gross fixed capital formation | 12778 | 13342 | 12954 | 12635 | -2.5 |
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Memorandum item | | | | | |
| Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector | -387 | -162 | -273 | -461 | .. |
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(a) See paragraph 32 of the Explanatory Notes for the relationship between general government final consumption expenditure and GFS aggregates.
(b) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2006-07.
MARCH QUARTER 2009 GFS RELEASE
This release presents quarterly government finance statistics (GFS) on an accrual accounting basis. All tables are presented in GFS operating statement format and are for the general government sector, with the exception of Table 2 which presents data for the public non-financial corporations sector.
Quarterly GFS are released for the current financial year only, other than in the September quarter, when the quarters of the previous financial year are presented. Users requiring data for earlier periods should consult Government Finance Statistics, Australia (cat.no. 5512.0). The latest issue (2007-08) was released on 14 April 2009. Final annual GFS results for 2008-09 are scheduled for release by the ABS in April 2010.
RELEASE OF QUARTERLY GFS THIS ISSUE
Table | Sep 08 | Dec 08 | Mar 09 | | |
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 | * | * | | | |
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FORTHCOMING ISSUES
The release of GFS quarterly data is usually coordinated to be the day before the respective issue of Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0). The scheduled release dates for the June and September quarter 2009 issues are below. For the September quarter 2009 publication, the Quarterly National Accounts Public Sector Measures - Key Figures table will not be included in the regular release due to delays in producing the National Accounts for this quarter. It is expected that the main features will be re-released with the National Accounts table for the September quarter on the 15th of December 2009.
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Issue | 5519.0.55.001 | 5206.0 |
June 2009 | 1 September 2009 | 2 September 2009 |
September 2009 | 1 December 2009 | 16 December 2009 |
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email <client.services@abs.gov.au> or Mark Patton on Canberra (02) 6252 7926, email <public.finance@abs.gov.au>.