STATE ACCOUNTS


STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's June quarter 2010 State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $21,233m; an increase of 1.0% from the March quarter 2010 and 5.4% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Australia's Domestic Final Demand grew 1.2% to $321,953m in the June quarter 2010.

All states and territories recorded increases for the June quarter 2010. Western Australia reported the largest growth for the period (up 2.7%), while Queensland and Tasmania recorded the smallest (up 0.6%).

HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's June quarter 2010 HFCE was $12,094m; an increase of 1.4% over the result recorded in the March quarter 2010 and representing 7.0% of the national total ($172,071m). The value of HFCE for Australia increased by 1.0% between the March and June quarters 2010.

The main contributors to growth in HFCE in South Australia for the June quarter 2010 were Electricity, gas and other fuels (up 8.2% from the March quarter 2010) and Clothing and footwear (up 4.7%) and Purchase of vehicles (up 3.4%). The only reported decrease was against expenditure on Operation of vehicles (down 0.3%).

At the national level, expenditure increases were reported for most categories. The largest increases were for Purchase of vehicles (up 5.1% from the March quarter 2010), Transport services (up 2.4%), and Insurance and other financial services (up 2.1%). The largest decreases in expenditure were for Operation of vehicles (down 0.6%) and Electricity, gas and other fuel (down 0.5%).