1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Nov 2008  
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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)
2005-2006
May
856.3
822.88
805.96
756.25
808.75
723.24
844.45
1 013.60
826.91
2006-2007
August
872.17
817.97
808.16
762.36
864.43
708.15
854.32
1 064.91
837.68
November
879.53
820.26
807.70
770.18
878.51
732.33
847.89
1 061.97
843.68
February
903.38
852.06
827.92
781.97
893.50
760.41
852.90
1 026.39
863.84
May
905.54
848.04
815.34
781.32
914.41
759.02
854.07
1 033.63
863.39
2007-2008
August
916.24
866.67
815.24
791.16
943.92
754.78
889.56
1 038.98
875.78
November
912.63
848.50
825.66
797.37
961.91
766.25
881.44
1 069.99
875.76
February
920.57
870.45
837.59
804.43
988.59
783.47
931.26
1 068.28
891.18
May
904.66
867.25
850.25
818.54
987.31
776.41
915.85
1 071.08
888.45
Percentage change from previous quarter
2006-2007
February
2.7
3.9
2.5
1.5
1.7
3.8
0.6
-3.4
2.4
May
0.2
-0.5
-1.5
-0.1
2.3
-0.2
0.1
0.7
-0.1
2007-2008
August
1.2
2.2
0.0
1.3
3.2
-0.6
4.2
0.5
1.4
November
-0.4
-2.1
1.3
0.8
1.9
1.5
-0.9
3.0
0.0
February
0.9
2.6
1.4
0.9
2.8
2.2
5.7
-0.2
1.8
May
-1.7
-0.4
1.5
1.8
-0.1
-0.9
-1.7
0.3
-0.3
Males original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
996.77
983.38
974.38
890.57
1 031.26
850.45
982.92
1 127.45
985.10
2006-2007
August
1 023.91
984.81
980.10
904.86
1 082.03
829.01
984.20
1 211.34
1 002.67
November
1 042.87
992.08
973.66
915.01
1 097.48
859.28
975.50
1 225.83
1 013.64
February
1 067.31
1 016.29
982.35
912.13
1 116.92
904.89
964.81
1 186.74
1 027.83
May
1 074.07
1 022.90
979.33
927.83
1 158.09
915.53
984.25
1 206.44
1 038.38
2007-2008
August
1 094.83
1 052.78
965.97
953.71
1 187.15
914.17
1 006.63
1 205.23
1 055.79
November
1 086.29
1 029.98
967.34
960.82
1 221.47
923.63
1 025.54
1 240.01
1 053.20
February
1 100.59
1 047.62
981.54
966.08
1 255.53
947.27
1 060.78
1 242.87
1 071.17
May
1 077.77
1 048.63
1 018.80
970.51
1 260.84
931.73
1 066.55
1 248.12
1 072.33
Females original ($ per week)
2005-2006
May
694.97
644.59
622.18
610.18
571.72
586.02
707.95
879.37
650.98
2006-2007
August
702.42
636.63
620.90
593.91
606.84
585.63
728.32
891.04
654.08
November
700.38
647.04
642.17
603.70
623.01
603.46
724.82
873.96
663.05
February
725.64
666.82
662.56
623.58
637.70
614.74
743.54
876.92
682.96
May
726.24
655.03
649.17
616.85
639.61
607.68
731.96
877.44
676.55
2007-2008
August
729.57
657.11
662.21
623.10
662.65
604.02
773.73
890.31
684.28
November
729.23
660.59
674.37
633.23
663.16
615.45
748.17
910.04
689.01
February
735.39
687.04
681.52
642.72
671.80
628.22
799.81
910.92
702.17
May
724.96
688.10
676.97
663.17
677.89
626.04
767.87
909.48
699.59
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)
2005-2006
June
109.2
109.3
110.0
108.5
110.7
109.8
109.6
109.9
109.5
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
Percentage Change from Previous Quarter - Original
2006-2007
March
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
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
Source: Labour Price Index, Australia, (cat. no. 6345.0)








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