1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Mar 2009  
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LABOUR COSTS

Average weekly earnings of employees, All employees
Period
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Persons original $ per week)
2006-2007
August
868.10
807.60
795.90
757.60
860.40
702.90
832.30
1 056.10
830.00
November
876.40
811.10
797.70
765.60
874.90
727.40
825.80
1 052.00
837.20
February
900.10
841.70
817.60
777.70
888.40
753.80
845.70
1 011.60
856.70
May
902.70
839.60
807.80
779.20
912.10
756.00
848.80
1 019.10
858.00
2007-2008
August
913.50
858.50
808.50
785.70
946.70
755.10
884.20
1 025.80
870.90
November
911.60
844.10
820.70
793.40
963.20
765.10
878.60
1 057.10
872.90
February
918.00
864.80
831.30
800.90
986.20
780.50
927.50
1 053.10
886.70
May
902.50
862.50
844.70
816.30
986.80
773.80
915.40
1 060.10
885.00
2008-2009
August
913.30
881.80
871.50
826.40
1 002.30
754.60
940.70
1 097.00
901.70
Percentage change from previous quarter
2006-2007
May
0.3
-0.2
-1.2
0.2
2.7
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.2
2007-2008
August
1.2
2.3
0.1
0.8
3.8
-0.1
4.2
0.7
1.5
November
-0.2
-1.7
1.5
1.0
1.7
1.3
-0.6
3.1
0.2
February
0.7
2.5
1.3
0.9
2.4
2.0
5.6
-0.4
1.6
May
-1.7
-0.3
1.6
1.9
0.1
-0.9
-1.3
0.7
-0.2
2008-2009
August
1.2
2.2
3.2
1.2
1.6
-2.5
2.8
3.5
1.9
Males original $ per week)
2006-2007
August
1 019.00
974.40
968.90
899.70
1 077.40
823.90
965.20
1 204.10
995.00
November
1 039.60
982.40
964.00
910.60
1 092.70
854.70
953.60
1 216.50
1 007.00
February
1 064.20
1 006.40
973.60
908.00
1 111.30
895.20
957.50
1 164.80
1 020.90
May
1 071.10
1 014.10
973.60
922.30
1 153.70
910.00
981.20
1 185.30
1 032.50
2007-2008
August
1 089.60
1 044.10
961.20
946.00
1 191.90
917.40
1 002.30
1 185.70
1 050.50
November
1 085.50
1 027.10
965.40
957.00
1 220.10
924.20
1 021.80
1 222.10
1 051.20
February
1 100.10
1 043.30
977.20
960.60
1 254.00
945.90
1 058.20
1 221.30
1 067.80
May
1 075.40
1 044.10
1 014.60
967.60
1 259.90
930.20
1 066.00
1 232.90
1 069.00
2008-2009
August
1 086.60
1 069.80
1 045.30
986.80
1 294.30
911.40
1 097.00
1 291.70
1 090.80
Females original $ per week)
2006-2007
August
698.90
626.20
607.40
589.50
603.30
580.30
703.80
880.30
646.30
November
697.40
638.30
631.80
599.00
620.80
598.10
702.60
863.20
656.60
February
722.30
656.50
650.40
619.30
633.10
610.30
736.60
868.50
675.70
May
723.80
646.80
639.60
617.90
639.20
606.20
724.70
868.90
671.50
2007-2008
August
729.60
649.50
654.00
620.30
663.50
602.20
767.60
882.70
680.20
November
727.90
654.80
666.70
629.60
666.10
612.80
745.80
901.80
685.30
February
731.70
680.20
673.00
641.10
671.70
623.60
794.60
902.50
697.10
May
723.00
683.10
670.10
661.70
677.80
622.50
767.50
902.30
696.00
2008-2009
August
737.30
700.70
688.40
668.30
686.50
604.80
802.20
926.00
711.00
Source: Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, (cat. no. 6302.0)

Total hourly rates of pay indexes, Excluding bonuses
Period
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Annual (2003-04 = 100.0)
2005-06
107.8
107.9
108.4
107.4
109.0
108.4
108.2
108.6
108.1
2006-07
111.9
111.8
113.3
111.6
114.1
113.1
112.4
113.1
112.4
2007-08
116.2
116.1
118.1
116.9
120.7
117.5
116.8
117.7
117.1
Quarterly (2003-04 = 100.0)
2006-2007
September
110.5
110.2
111.4
109.8
112.1
111.4
111.0
111.5
110.7
December
111.3
111.2
112.8
111.1
113.3
112.3
111.7
112.5
111.8
March
112.5
112.4
114.0
112.4
114.5
113.9
112.9
113.7
113.0
June
113.3
113.2
115.0
113.1
116.4
114.7
114.1
114.5
113.9
2007-2008
September
114.8
114.3
116.4
115.1
118.5
116.0
115.0
116.2
115.4
December
115.6
115.5
117.7
116.5
120.0
117.0
116.1
117.4
116.5
March
116.7
116.6
118.7
117.6
121.2
118.0
117.0
118.3
117.6
June
117.7
117.8
119.5
118.3
122.9
118.9
119.0
119.0
118.7
2008-2009
September
119.0
119.1
121.3
119.6
124.5
120.6
119.9
120.6
120.1
Percentage Change from Previous Quarter - Original
2006-2007
June
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.6
1.7
0.7
1.1
0.7
0.8
2007-2008
September
1.3
1.0
1.2
1.8
1.8
1.1
0.8
1.5
1.3
December
0.7
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0
March
1.0
1.0
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
June
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.6
1.4
0.8
1.7
0.6
0.9
2008-2009
September
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.1
1.3
1.4
0.8
1.3
1.2
Source: Labour Price Index, Australia, (cat. no. 6345.0)








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