New indicator shows business turnover rising in January

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13/03/2024

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Monthly Business Turnover Indicator, January 2024

Business turnover rose 0.2 per cent (trend terms) in January, according to a new 13-industry aggregate indicator released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Lauren Binns, ABS head of business statistics, said “This month our new 13-industry indicator offers a timely read on high-level economic activity, while new subdivision indexes allow a deeper dive into the turnover data – giving us better insight into what’s driving the turnover this month.

“Looking at the 13-industry aggregate in trend terms, business turnover has risen for the past six months to the highest level since the series began in 2010.”

Business turnover indicator, 13-industry aggregate, trend
	Business turnover index (pts)	Monthly percentage change (%)
Jan-19	97.6	0.2
Feb-19	98.0	0.4
Mar-19	98.5	0.5
Apr-19	99.1	0.6
May-19	99.7	0.6
Jun-19	100.2	0.5
Jul-19	100.0	-0.2
Aug-19	100.3	0.3
Sep-19	100.3	0.1
Oct-19	100.2	-0.1
Nov-19	100.0	-0.2
Dec-19	99.6	-0.4
Jan-20	99.6	-0.1
Feb-20	99.3	-0.2
Mar-20	97.9	-1.4
Apr-20	92.9	-5.1
May-20	92.0	-1.0
Jun-20	92.7	0.8
Jul-20	93.0	0.3
Aug-20	93.4	0.5
Sep-20	94.1	0.7
Oct-20	94.8	0.8
Nov-20	97.0	2.3
Dec-20	98.9	1.9
Jan-21	100.3	1.4
Feb-21	101.3	1.0
Mar-21	103.2	1.8
Apr-21	104.6	1.4
May-21	106.2	1.5
Jun-21	107.0	0.7
Jul-21	107.2	0.3
Aug-21	107.7	0.4
Sep-21	107.8	0.1
Oct-21	109.0	1.1
Nov-21	111.4	2.2
Dec-21	113.1	1.5
Jan-22	115.4	2.0
Feb-22	117.7	2.0
Mar-22	122.1	3.7
Apr-22	124.6	2.0
May-22	127.3	2.2
Jun-22	129.4	1.6
Jul-22	130.7	1.0
Aug-22	132.0	1.0
Sep-22	131.1	-0.7
Oct-22	131.5	0.3
Nov-22	131.6	0.1
Dec-22	131.7	0.1
Jan-23	131.7	0.0
Feb-23	131.6	-0.1
Mar-23	131.4	-0.2
Apr-23	131.1	-0.2
May-23	130.6	-0.3
Jun-23	130.8	0.1
Jul-23	130.2	-0.5
Aug-23	130.8	0.5
Sep-23	131.6	0.6
Oct-23	132.3	0.5
Nov-23	132.8	0.3
Dec-23	133.1	0.2
Jan-24	133.3	0.2

Business turnover indicator, 13-industry aggregate, trend

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In seasonally adjusted terms, the 13-industry aggregate showed a 1.0 per cent rise in business turnover, and eight of the 13 industries also rose in January.

“Electricity, gas, water and waste had the largest seasonally adjusted rise of 5.8 per cent, as warmer temperatures over summer contributed to higher electricity demand.

“Transport, postal and warehousing had the second largest rise of 4.1 per cent, and was mainly driven by the Transport support services subdivision.

“Arts and recreation services saw the largest percentage fall. The new subdivision indexes show that this is because lower turnover for Sports and recreation activities offset a rise in Gambling activities,” Ms Binns said.

Business turnover indicator, change in turnover, seasonally adjusted
	December 2023 to January 2024 (%)	January 2023 to January 2024 (%)
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	5.8	11.8
Transport, postal and warehousing	4.1	2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services	2.9	8.5
Retail trade	2.0	1.9
Other services	1.8	6.2
Mining	0.5	-9.8
Accommodation and food services	0.5	6.8
Wholesale trade	0.2	0.7
Information media and telecommunications	0.0	5.3
Manufacturing	-0.2	0.1
Administrative and support services	-0.2	1.5
Construction	-0.7	15.0
Arts and recreation services	-2.2	4.9

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More information on the new data insights, including the available ANZSIC subdivisions, can be found in this month’s feature article New insights into the economy using business turnover data.

Media notes

The Monthly Business Turnover Indicator is derived using Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Business Activity Statement (BAS) data from monthly remitters.
Monthly BAS reporting covers businesses with GST annual turnover of $20 million or more and a proportion of smaller businesses that report on a voluntary basis.
The indicator includes 13 of the 19 industry divisions classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006, and provides timely and frequent insights into economic activity, which complement the longstanding quarterly measures.
The extra leap year day in 2024 is unlikely to impact seasonally adjusted statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for February 2024 and March quarter 2024. This is because the impact of an additional leap year day is analysed as part of the seasonal adjustment process, which includes the impact of trading days. The impact of the extra leap year day will be evident in the original (non-seasonally adjusted) series. For further information please refer to this note.
When reporting ABS data you must attribute the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or the ABS) as the source.
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