1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Apr 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/03/2009   
   Page tools: Print Print Page  

INVENTORIES

Book value of inventories owned by private business(a)
Current Price
Chain Volume Measures(b)
Period
Mining
Manufac-
turing
Whole-
sale trade
Retail trade
Other selected indus-
tries
Total
Mining
Manufac-
turing
Whole-
sale trade
Retail trade
Other selected indus-
tries
Total
Annual ($ million)
2005-06
6 643
40 623
35 041
25 903
1 157
109 368
6 594
41 193
39 185
26 224
1 181
114 470
2006-07
7 780
41 830
36 533
26 594
1 117
113 854
7 830
41 468
38 655
26 236
1 096
115 286
2007-08
8 344
46 020
40 401
28 984
1 121
124 870
7 208
42 230
41 488
28 089
1 055
120 071
Percentage change from previous year
2005-06
23.4
3.9
6.1
6.4
8.1
6.3
-4.0
-4.1
5.5
4.1
3.7
1.2
2006-07
17.1
3.0
4.3
2.7
-3.5
4.1
18.7
0.7
-1.4
0.0
-7.2
0.7
2007-08
7.2
10.0
10.6
9.0
0.4
9.7
-7.9
1.8
7.3
7.1
-3.7
4.2
Seasonally Adjusted ($ million)
2006-2007
December
7 045
40 916
36 174
27 019
1 110
112 264
7 001
40 874
38 372
26 957
1 103
114 364
March
7 448
41 221
36 611
27 313
1 135
113 729
7 424
41 162
39 016
27 264
1 123
116 032
June
7 798
41 733
37 035
27 245
1 126
114 937
7 909
41 375
38 976
26 878
1 106
116 244
2007-2008
September
8 132
42 115
37 495
27 721
1 144
116 607
8 483
41 608
39 456
27 141
1 108
117 797
December
8 122
43 133
38 197
28 109
1 168
118 729
8 135
41 910
40 006
27 546
1 101
118 698
March
8 225
44 836
39 268
28 941
1 177
122 447
7 869
42 848
40 589
28 258
1 093
120 657
June
8 365
45 866
40 934
29 688
1 133
125 986
7 295
42 139
42 183
28 772
1 067
121 456
2008-2009
September
8 836
47 944
42 592
30 156
1 171
130 698
6 757
41 904
43 862
29 146
1 079
122 750
December
9 642
47 845
43 904
29 215
1 201
131 807
6 697
39 771
44 526
28 327
1 079
120 405
Percentage change from previous quarter - Seasonally Adjusted
2007-2008
September
4.3
0.9
1.2
1.7
1.6
1.5
7.3
0.6
1.2
1.0
0.2
1.3
December
-0.1
2.4
1.9
1.4
2.1
1.8
-4.1
0.7
1.4
1.5
-0.6
0.8
March
1.3
3.9
2.8
3.0
0.8
3.1
-3.3
2.2
1.5
2.6
-0.8
1.6
June
1.7
2.3
4.2
2.6
-3.7
2.9
-7.3
-1.7
3.9
1.8
-2.4
0.7
2008-2009
September
5.6
4.5
4.0
1.6
3.3
3.7
-7.4
-0.6
4.0
1.3
1.1
1.1
December
9.1
-0.2
3.1
-3.1
2.6
0.8
-0.9
-5.1
1.5
-2.8
0.0
-1.9
Trend ($ million)
2006-2007
December
7 103
40 883
36 176
26 943
1 121
112 226
7 033
40 823
38 707
26 937
1 120
114 683
March
7 442
41 220
36 580
27 181
1 121
113 544
7 474
41 094
38 760
27 024
1 109
115 494
June
7 801
41 620
37 004
27 386
1 133
114 944
7 960
41 341
39 058
27 045
1 110
116 514
2007-2008
September
8 046
42 259
37 494
27 668
1 150
116 618
8 271
41 687
39 421
27 171
1 108
117 658
December
8 148
43 242
38 233
28 208
1 161
118 992
8 219
42 123
39 915
27 592
1 099
118 948
March
8 208
44 666
39 393
28 999
1 161
122 427
7 816
42 503
40 875
28 264
1 088
120 545
June
8 468
46 132
40 906
29 560
1 159
126 225
7 313
42 239
42 178
28 698
1 078
121 507
2008-2009
September
8 919
47 335
42 468
29 771
1 169
129 662
6 904
41 431
43 527
28 824
1 075
121 760
December
9 467
48 257
43 986
29 704
1 187
132 600
6 566
40 331
44 804
28 721
1 076
121 498
Percentage change from previous quarter - Trend
2007-2008
September
3.1
1.5
1.3
1.0
1.5
1.5
3.9
0.8
0.9
0.5
-0.2
1.0
December
1.3
2.3
2.0
2.0
0.9
2.0
-0.6
1.0
1.3
1.5
-0.8
1.1
March
0.7
3.3
3.0
2.8
0.0
2.9
-4.9
0.9
2.4
2.4
-1.0
1.3
June
3.2
3.3
3.8
1.9
-0.1
3.1
-6.4
-0.6
3.2
1.5
-0.9
0.8
2008-2009
September
5.3
2.6
3.8
0.7
0.8
2.7
-5.6
-1.9
3.2
0.4
-0.3
0.2
December
6.1
1.9
3.6
-0.2
1.5
2.3
-4.9
-2.7
2.9
-0.4
0.1
-0.2
(a) Excludes public sector and all businesses classified to agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, community services and construction. Data is as at the end of period.
(b) Reference year 2006-07.
Source: Business Indicators, Australia, (cat. no. 5676.0)








Previous PageNext Page