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STATE FINAL DEMAND

SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES(a), Western Australia
		Jun qtr 2010 to Sep qtr 2010	Sep qtr 2009 to Sep qtr 2010
		% change	% change
Trend
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	0.5	2.1
	Households	1.1	5.0
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private	1.9	5.5
	Public	-1.5	26.8
State final demand		1.2	5.9
Seasonally Adjusted
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	0.3	2.1
	Households	0.1	4.7
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private	0.6	7.3
	Public	2.0	30.9
State final demand		0.4	6.5
(a) Chain volume measures Source: Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, (cat. no. 5206.0).

• In the September quarter 2010, state final demand in WA (chain volume measures) increased by 1.2% in trend and 0.4% in seasonally adjusted terms. This growth was slower than in the previous three quarters, but equates to an increase of around 6% in both series since the September quarter 2009, the strongest annual growth of all states and territories.
• Final consumption expenditure by households, which makes up about 44% of total state final demand, recorded an annual increase of around 5% in both trend and seasonally adjusted terms. Private gross fixed capital formation, contributing over a third (37%) to state final demand, also recorded steady annual growth (about 6% in trend and 7% in seasonally adjusted terms).

State Final Demand, Chain volume measures - Change from previous quarter

• The quarterly State Final Demand value has not decreased in trend terms in almost 10 years, a record unmatched by any other state or territory. After flattening in late 2008 and early 2009, growth in state final demand began to strengthen again, although a smaller increase (1.2%) in the September quarter 2010 suggests a slowing of this trend.