MARCH QUARTER 2010 KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
In the March quarter 2010 -
- Taxation revenue decreased 3.1% to $84,332m.
- The GFS net operating balance for the general government sector was $-13,832m.
- The GFS net lending(+)/borrowing(-) position for the general government sector was $-20,082m.
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 2010 which will be included in the Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product(cat.no. 5206.0). The key figures shown include Government Final Consumption Expenditure and Gross Fixed Capital Formation for general government and public corporations, seasonally adjusted in current prices and chain volume terms.
In the March quarter 2010:
- In seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, total general government final consumption expenditure increased by $441m, a rise of 0.8% compared with December quarter 2009.
- General government gross fixed capital formation, in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, increased by 16.3%.
QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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| | | Jun Qtr 2009 | Sep Qtr 2009 | Dec Qtr 2009 | Mar Qtr 2010 | Dec Qtr 2009 to
Mar Qtr 2010 |
| | | $m | $m | $m | $m | % change |
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Current Prices | | | | | |
General government final consumption expenditure (a) | | | | | |
| National - defence | 4 626 | 4 904 | 5 233 | 5 572 | 6.5 |
| National - non-defence | 16 067 | 16 486 | 17 277 | 17 390 | 0.7 |
| Total national | 20 693 | 21 390 | 22 510 | 22 962 | 2.0 |
| State and local | 34 201 | 34 770 | 35 205 | 35 646 | 1.3 |
| Total general government final consumption expenditure | 54 894 | 56 159 | 57 715 | 58 608 | 1.5 |
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Public gross fixed capital formation | | | | | |
| General government | | | | | |
| | National - defence | 1 249 | 1 502 | 2 206 | 2 129 | -3.5 |
| | National - non-defence | 1 678 | 1 721 | 1 457 | 2 105 | 44.5 |
| | Total national | 2 927 | 3 224 | 3 663 | 4 234 | 15.6 |
| | State and local | 6 880 | 7 576 | 8 620 | 10 093 | 17.1 |
| | Total general government | 9 808 | 10 800 | 12 282 | 14 327 | 16.6 |
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| Public corporations | | | | | |
| | Commonwealth | 337 | 537 | 586 | 554 | -5.5 |
| | State and local | 5 500 | 5 552 | 5 712 | 6 009 | 5.2 |
| | Total public corporations | 5 838 | 6 089 | 6 298 | 6 563 | 4.2 |
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| Total public gross fixed capital formation | 15 645 | 16 889 | 18 580 | 20 890 | 12.4 |
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Memorandum item | | | | | |
| Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector | -424 | -285 | -231 | -371 | .. |
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Chain Volume (b) | | | | | |
General government final consumption expenditure (a) | | | | | |
| National - defence | 4 350 | 4 591 | 4 876 | 5 159 | 5.8 |
| National - non-defence | 15 727 | 15 987 | 16 455 | 16 444 | -0.1 |
| Total national | 20 077 | 20 578 | 21 330 | 21 603 | 1.3 |
| State and local | 32 184 | 32 371 | 32 587 | 32 756 | 0.5 |
| Total general government final consumption expenditure | 52 261 | 52 949 | 53 918 | 54 359 | 0.8 |
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Public gross fixed capital formation | | | | | |
| General government | | | | | |
| | National - defence | 1 116 | 1 474 | 2 277 | 2 211 | -2.9 |
| | National - non-defence | 1 675 | 1 716 | 1 463 | 2 097 | 43.3 |
| | Total national | 2 791 | 3 191 | 3 740 | 4 308 | 15.2 |
| | State and local | 6 820 | 7 592 | 8 688 | 10 148 | 16.8 |
| | Total general government | 9 610 | 10 782 | 12 428 | 14 456 | 16.3 |
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| Public corporations | | | | | |
| | Commonwealth | 330 | 530 | 589 | 560 | -4.9 |
| | State and local | 6 014 | 6 153 | 6 300 | 6 550 | 4.0 |
| | Total public corporations | 6 344 | 6 683 | 6 889 | 7 110 | 3.2 |
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| Total public gross fixed capital formation | 15 954 | 17 465 | 19 317 | 21 566 | 11.6 |
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Memorandum item | | | | | |
| Net purchases of second-hand assets by public sector | -412 | -282 | -230 | -373 | .. |
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(a) See paragraph 34 of the Explanatory Notes for the relationship between general government final consumption expenditure and GFS aggregates.
(b) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2007-08.
MARCH QUARTER 2010 GFS RELEASE
This release presents quarterly government finance statistics 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 (2008-09) was released on 27 April 2010. Final annual GFS results for 2009-10 are scheduled for release by the ABS in April 2011.
RELEASE OF QUARTERLY GFS THIS ISSUE
Table | Sep 09 | Dec 09 | Mar 10 | | |
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 2010 issues are:
Issue | 5519.0.55.001 | 5206.0 |
June 2010 | 31 August 2010 | 1 September 2010 |
September 2010 | 30 November 2010 | 1 December 2010 |
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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 Larissa Fischer on Canberra (02) 6252 5392, email <public.finance@abs.gov.au>