MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing production, Selected indicators |
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Period | Clay bricks
(million) | Portland cement
('000 tonnes) | Ready mixed concrete
('000 cubic metres) | Electricity
(million kWh) | Gas
(petajoules) | Beer
(megalitres) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
ANNUAL | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | 1 605 | 8 910 | 23 913 | 225 303 | 797 | 1 714 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | 1 570 | 9 381 | 24 931 | 225 930 | 846 | 1 706 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | 1 459 | 9 839 | 26 593 | 231 995 | 872 | 1 677 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Percentage change from Previous Year | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | -5.8 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | -2.2 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | -7.1 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -1.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Original | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 396 | 2 451 | 6 519 | 56 249 | 192 | 491 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 359 | 2 140 | 5 750 | 56 244 | 187 | 427 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 393 | 2 362 | 6 119 | 55 036 | 234 | 383 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 387 | 2 536 | 6 884 | 59 806 | 245 | 394 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 378 | 2 562 | 6 836 | 56 411 | 205 | 473 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 323 | 2 183 | 5 841 | 59 118 | 194 | 420 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 371 | 2 558 | 7 032 | 56 660 | 229 | 390 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 367 | 2 612 | 6 924 | 59 316 | 248 | 410 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 385 | 2 373 | 6 419 | 59 504 | 202 | 488 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Percentage change from Previous Quarter | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | -1.5 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | -2.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -5.7 | -16.5 | 19.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -14.5 | -14.8 | -14.6 | 4.8 | -5.0 | -11.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 14.8 | 17.1 | 20.4 | -4.2 | 17.8 | -7.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | -1.1 | 2.1 | -1.5 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 5.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 4.9 | -9.1 | -7.3 | 0.3 | -18.6 | 18.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Source: Manufacturing Production, Australia, (cat. no. 8301.0.55.001) |
Manufacturers' inventories, (from Table 4.4) Seasonally adjusted
- Chain volume measure
![Graph: Manufacturers' inventories, seasonally adjusted, chain volume measures from table 4.4.](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/39433889d406eeb9ca2570610019e9a5/32e21b788edc19b4ca2575690013a870/Body/0.3C92!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Manufacturers' sales and inventories |
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Period | Current Price | Chain Volume Measures (reference year 2006-07) | Current Price | Chain Volume Measures (reference year 2006-07) | Inventories to sales ratio(b) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Annual ($ million) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | 340 029 | 355 431 | 40 623 | 41 193 | 0.46 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | 363 150 | 363 150 | 41 830 | 41 468 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | 392 520 | 377 042 | 46 020 | 42 230 | 0.44 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Seasonally adjusted ($ million) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 89 154 | 89 016 | 40 423 | 40 561 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 90 747 | 91 055 | 40 930 | 40 878 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 91 005 | 91 902 | 41 239 | 41 177 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 92 145 | 91 177 | 41 778 | 41 419 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 92 850 | 91 976 | 42 020 | 41 520 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | 95 910 | 93 986 | 43 162 | 41 939 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | 99 530 | 95 210 | 44 859 | 42 869 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | 104 368 | 95 869 | 45 926 | 42 183 | 0.44 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | 106 182 | 94 862 | 47 813 | 41 779 | 0.45 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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(a) As at the end of period. |
(b) Current price series. Annual inventories are as at the end of period, annual sales are an average of the quarters in the period. |
Source: Business Indicators, Australia, (cat. no. 5676.0) |