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Australian System of National Accounts

CONTACT

National Income and Production Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra
Telephone (02) 6252 6711

DESCRIPTION

In the Australian System of National Accounts (ASNA), several estimates relevant to education are published.

Scope

The National Accounts refer to the overall Australian economy.

Reference Period

Quarters (the three months ending March, June, September, and December), and financial year.

Frequency of Collection

The ASNA data are compiled quarterly. Published estimates are subject to revision for several quarters after their first publication.

Method of collection

Some specific purpose surveys are run for National Accounts purposes. Other data are drawn from a range of relevant collections and sources.

DISSEMINATION

Release schedule

The quarterly publication, Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (ABS cat. no. 5206.0) is released approximately two months after the end of the reference quarter. The annual publication Australian System of National Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5204.0) contains many more tables, and numerous aggregates relevant to education. State and territory estimates of Gross State Product, and other relevant state data, are published annually in Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5220.0).

Publications

Statistical publications
Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product (ABS cat. no. 5206.0) - issued quarterly
Australian System of National Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5204.0) - issued annually
Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5220.0) - issued annually

Information Paper on ASNA
Australian National Accounts: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5216.0)


Geography

Data are available for Australia, the states, and the two mainland territories.

Other information

Related detailed aggregates are published in Government Finance Statistics, Education, Australia (ABS cat. no. 5518.0.55.001).


DATA ITEMS

Aggregates for education are published in the following series:

• Industry gross value added;
• Labour input and Labour productivity, by industry
• Government final consumption expenditure;
• Household final consumption expenditure;
• Total factor income;
• Consumption of fixed capital;
• Compensation of employees;
• Private gross fixed capital formation;
• General government gross fixed capital formation;
• Public corporations gross fixed capital formation; and
• Capital stock by industry.