STATE ACCOUNTS


STATE ACCOUNTS

South Australia's June quarter 2008 State Final Demand in chain volume (trend) terms was $18,124m, a 1.1% increase from the March quarter 2008. Australia's Domestic Final Demand also increased 1.1% in the June quarter 2008, to $273,503m.

Of the other states and territories, the strongest growth for the quarter was reported in Western Australia (up 2.3%), followed by Queensland (up 1.5%) and Tasmania (up 1.4%).

HOUSEHOLD FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (HFCE)

In chain volume (trend) terms, South Australia's June quarter 2008 HFCE was $10,858m (7.3% of the national total of $149,353m). This was a 1.4% increase from the March quarter 2008 for South Australia. For Australia, the increase was 0.4%.

The largest increases in expenditure in South Australia for the June quarter 2008 were for Recreation and Culture (up 5.7% from the March quarter 2008), and Cigarettes and Tobacco (up 2.5%). Expenditure on Transport Services decreased by 2.6% over this period.

For Australia, the largest increase was for Communication (up 1.5% from the March quarter 2008) followed by Health (up 1.0%) and Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (up 1.0%). Expenditure on Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants decreased 0.3% from the March quarter 2008.