Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product

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Quarterly estimates of key economic flows in Australia, including gross domestic product (GDP), consumption, investment, income and saving

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Reference period

March 2020

Released

3/06/2020

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Key statistics

The Australian economy contracted by 0.3% in seasonally adjusted chain volume terms.
Through the year GDP was up 1.4%.
The terms of trade rose 2.9%.
Household saving ratio increased to 5.5% from 3.5%.

Main features

March key figures

		Seasonally adjusted, percentage change (a)
		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Mar 19 to Mar 20
Chain volume GDP and related measures (b)
	GDP	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.3	1.4
	GDP per capita (c)	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	-0.7	-
	Gross value added market sector (d)	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.4	-0.6	0.3
	Real net national disposable income	1.0	1.7	0.9	-0.7	0.5	2.4
Productivity
	GDP per hour worked	-0.4	0.7	-0.2	0.3	0.5	1.4
	Real unit labour costs	-0.7	0.3	0.1	1.4	-1.0	0.7
Prices
	GDP chain price index (original)	1.2	1.1	0.7	-1.2	1.1	1.7
	Terms of trade	3.2	1.5	0.1	-5.2	2.9	-0.9
Current price measures
	GDP	1.6	1.4	1.2	-0.2	0.8	3.1
	Household saving ratio	3.4	2.6	4.8	3.5	5.5	na

na not available
a. Change on preceding quarter, except for the last column which shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Excludes Household saving ratio.
b. Reference year for chain volume measures and real income measures is 2017-18.
c. Population estimates are as published in the Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0) and ABS projections.
d. ANZSIC divisions A to N, R and S. See Glossary - Market sector.

GDP growth rates, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

GDP growth rates, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly growth (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	0.9	4.7
Jun-12	0.8	4.2
Sep-12	0.6	3.5
Dec-12	0.6	2.9
Mar-13	0.3	2.2
Jun-13	0.5	1.9
Sep-13	0.8	2.1
Dec-13	0.8	2.4
Mar-14	0.7	2.8
Jun-14	0.5	2.9
Sep-14	0.5	2.6
Dec-14	0.4	2.1
Mar-15	0.8	2.3
Jun-15	0.1	1.8
Sep-15	1.1	2.5
Dec-15	0.6	2.7
Mar-16	0.9	2.7
Jun-16	0.7	3.3
Sep-16	0.1	2.3
Dec-16	1.0	2.8
Mar-17	0.3	2.2
Jun-17	0.7	2.1
Sep-17	1.0	3.0
Dec-17	0.5	2.5
Mar-18	0.9	3.1
Jun-18	0.8	3.2
Sep-18	0.3	2.5
Dec-18	0.2	2.2
Mar-19	0.5	1.7
Jun-19	0.6	1.6
Sep-19	0.6	1.8
Dec-19	0.5	2.2
Mar-20	-0.3	1.4

GDP growth rates, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

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Contribution to GDP growth, seasonally adjusted

Contribution to GDP growth, seasonally adjusted
	Contribution to GDP growth (%pts)
General government consumption	0.3
Household consumption	-0.6
Private capital formation	-0.1
Public capital formation	0.0
Change in inventories	-0.2
Exports	-0.8
Imports	1.3
GDP	-0.3

Contribution to GDP growth, seasonally adjusted

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Revisions in this issue

There are revisions in this issue due to the incorporation of more up-to-date data and concurrent seasonal adjustment.

Suspension of trend estimates

Due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the economy, trend estimates for all series in the National Accounts have been suspended from June 2019 (inclusive). In the short term, this measurement will be significantly affected by changes to regular patterns in economic activity. If trend estimates were to be calculated without fully accounting for this unusual event, they would likely provide a misleading view of the underlying trend in the economy.

Changes in the seasonal adjustment process

Series with significant and prolonged impacts from COVID-19 will use forward seasonal factors to produce seasonally adjusted estimates instead of the standard concurrent seasonal factors method. The forward factors approach is better suited to managing large movements at the end of a series and will ensure that large movements do not have a disproportionate influence on the seasonal factors. A number of series across all measures have been moved to forward factors this quarter.

Changes to hours worked

National Accounts has incorporated hours worked from the Labour Accounts as of March quarter 2020. Labour Accounts are produced within the same framework used by National Accounts and are consistent in concept and scope.

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Key tables

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Key national accounts aggregates, seasonally adjusted

		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20
Percentage change (a)
Chain volume GDP and related measures (b)
	GDP	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.3	1.4
	GDP per capita (c)	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	-0.7	-
	Gross value added market sector (d)	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.4	-0.6	0.3
	Net domestic product	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	-0.5	1.1
Real income measures (b)
	Real gross domestic income	1.2	1.0	0.6	-0.7	0.3	1.1
	Real gross national income	1.0	1.4	0.9	-0.4	0.5	2.4
	Real net national disposable income	1.0	1.7	0.9	-0.7	0.5	2.4
	Real net national disposable income per capita (c)	0.6	1.3	0.6	-1.0	0.1	1.0
Current price measures
	GDP	1.6	1.4	1.2	-0.2	0.8	3.1
Productivity
	Hours worked	0.9	-0.1	0.7	0.2	-0.8	-
	Hours worked market sector (d)	1.1	-0.1	0.3	0.1	-1.4	-1.1
	GDP per hour worked	-0.4	0.7	-0.2	0.3	0.5	1.4
	Gross value added per hour worked market sector (d)	-0.5	0.3	-	0.3	0.8	1.5
	Real unit labour costs	-0.7	0.3	0.1	1.4	-1.0	0.7
	Real unit labour costs - non-farm	-1.0	0.4	-0.1	1.6	-0.9	0.9
Prices
	GDP implicit price deflator	1.1	0.7	0.6	-0.8	1.1	1.7
	Domestic final demand implicit price deflator	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.3	1.8
	Terms of trade	3.2	1.5	0.1	-5.2	2.9	-0.9
Levels
Chain volume GDP and related measures (b)
	GDP ($m)	472 267	475 156	477 791	480 280	478 811	. .
	GDP per capita (c) ($)	18 686	18 733	18 770	18 804	18 679	. .
	Gross value added market sector (d) ($m)	320 431	321 281	322 243	323 505	321 488	. .
	Net domestic product ($m)	389 464	391 811	393 903	395 858	393 843	. .
Real income measures (b). .
	Real gross domestic income ($m)	480 135	484 845	487 665	484 070	485 547	. .
	Real gross national income ($m)	464 163	470 642	475 110	473 029	475 348	. .
	Real net national disposable income ($m)	380 913	387 352	390 970	388 221	390 208	. .
	Real net national disposable income per capita (c) ($)	15 072	15 272	15 359	15 200	15 222	. .
Current price measures
	GDP ($m)	490 823	497 505	503 463	502 256	506 181	. .
	GDP per capita (c) ($)	19 421	19 615	19 778	19 665	19 747	. .
	Gross national income ($m)	473 153	482 090	489 171	490 257	494 438	. .
	National net saving ($m)	24 023	27 338	30 106	26 583	30 011	. .
	Household saving ratio	3.4	2.6	4.8	3.5	5.5	. .
Prices
	Terms of trade (index) (e)	107.5	109.1	109.2	103.5	106.5	. .

. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero
a. Change on preceding quarter; last column shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
b. Reference year for chain volume measures and real income measures is 2017-18.
c. Population estimates are as published in the Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0) and ABS projections.
d. ANZSIC divisions A to N, R and S. See Glossary - Market sector.
e. Reference year for indexes is 2017-18 = 100.0.

Analytical expenditure aggregates, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, percentage changes (b)

			Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20	Contribution to growth, Dec 19 to Mar 20
Final consumption expenditure
	General government		0.9	2.3	1.1	0.9	1.8	6.2	0.3
	Households		0.4	0.3	0.1	0.5	-1.1	-0.2	-0.6
		Goods	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.0	1.8	0.2
		Services	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.5	-2.4	-1.4	-0.9
		Essential	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.7	0.2
		Discretionary	-	0.2	-0.3	0.6	-3.9	-3.3	-0.8
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private		-0.6	-1.5	0.2	-1.6	-0.8	-3.6	-0.1
		Mining	-0.3	4.8	-3.4	5.1	3.6	10.3	0.1
		Non-mining	1.6	-2.2	1.0	-3.9	-1.7	-6.6	-0.1
		Total private business investment	1.2	-0.6	-	-1.9	-0.4	-2.9	-
	Public		1.0	1.1	1.3	0.4	-0.7	2.1	-
Final demand
	Public		0.9	2.1	1.2	0.8	1.2	5.4	0.3
	Private		0.2	-0.1	0.2	-	-1.1	-1.1	-0.8

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
b. Change on preceding quarter; second column from right shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year; last column shows the contribution to growth in GDP.

Expenditure aggregates, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, contributions to growth in GDP

		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3
	Households	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	-0.6
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private	-0.1	-0.3	-	-0.3	-0.1
	Public	0.1	0.1	0.1	-	-
Domestic final demand		0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	-0.5
Changes in inventories		-	-0.4	0.1	0.2	-0.2
Exports of goods and services		0.3	0.3	0.1	-0.1	-0.8
Imports of goods and services		-0.1	0.3	0.1	-	1.3
Statistical discrepancy (E)		-0.1	-	-0.1	0.2	-0.1
Gross domestic product		0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.3

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.

Expenditure on GDP, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, percentage changes (b)

		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20	Contribution to growth, Dec 19 to Mar 20
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	0.9	2.3	1.1	0.9	1.8	6.2	0.3
	Households	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.5	-1.1	-0.2	-0.6
	Total final consumption expenditure	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	-0.4	1.4	-0.3
Private gross fixed capital formation
	Dwellings	-1.7	-3.5	-0.7	-4.1	-1.7	-9.7	-0.1
	Ownership transfer costs	-10.3	-0.4	6.2	10.6	-	17.0	-
	Non-dwelling construction	1.5	-4.9	3.8	-4.7	0.3	-5.7	-
	Machinery and equipment	1.1	3.5	-5.5	-0.1	-1.6	-3.8	-0.1
	Cultivated biological resources	-6.1	1.7	-7.3	-3.6	3.8	-5.7	-
	Intellectual property products	1.2	2.5	2.0	1.8	-0.1	6.2	-
	Total private gross fixed capital formation	-0.6	-1.5	0.2	-1.6	-0.8	-3.6	-0.1
Public gross fixed capital formation
	Public corporations	-0.6	-3.6	5.8	-8.0	7.5	0.9	0.1
	General government	1.6	2.6	-	3.0	-3.1	2.4	-0.1
	Total public gross fixed capital formation	1.0	1.1	1.3	0.4	-0.7	2.1	-
Total gross fixed capital formation		-0.3	-0.9	0.5	-1.2	-0.8	-2.4	-0.2
Domestic final demand		0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	-0.5	0.5	-0.5
Changes in inventories		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	-0.2
Exports of goods and services		1.4	1.5	0.3	-0.2	-3.5	-2.0	-0.8
Imports of goods and services		0.4	-1.5	-0.3	0.1	-6.2	-7.7	1.3
Statistical discrepancy (E)		. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	-0.1
Gross domestic product		0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.3	1.4	-0.3

. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
b. Change on preceding quarter; second column from right shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year; last column shows the contribution to growth in GDP.

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, percentage changes (b)

	Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20	Contribution to growth, Dec 19 to Mar 20
Food	0.1	0.4	0.2	-	5.7	6.3	0.5
Cigarettes and tobacco	-1.1	-2.2	-2.9	-4.3	-3.8	-12.6	-0.1
Alcoholic beverages	0.1	0.5	-0.5	1.3	3.5	4.7	0.1
Clothing and footwear	0.1	0.4	-0.5	2.4	-8.9	-6.9	-0.3
Rent and other dwelling services	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	2.3	0.1
Electricity, gas and other fuel	1.5	-1.4	-0.2	2.2	-0.7	-0.1	-
Furnishings and household equipment	-0.4	0.5	0.6	1.5	1.3	3.9	0.1
Health	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.6	-1.6	0.4	-0.1
Purchase of vehicles	0.9	-3.2	-1.1	-2.7	-2.4	-9.0	-
Operation of vehicles	-	0.2	-0.4	0.5	-3.9	-3.5	-0.2
Transport services	0.6	-	-2.0	-1.0	-12.0	-14.5	-0.4
Communications	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.2	2.3	3.6	-
Recreation and culture	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.7	-1.6	0.4	-0.2
Education services	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.9	-
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	-0.2	0.7	-1.2	1.1	-9.2	-8.7	-0.6
Insurance and other financial services	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.3	-	1.3	-
Other goods and services	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	-1.3	-0.4	-0.1
Total	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.5	-1.1	-0.2	-1.1

Industry gross value added (a), chain volume measures (b) seasonally adjusted, percentage changes (c)

	Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20	Contribution to growth, Dec 19 to Mar 20
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1.2	-4.7	-3.1	-0.6	-2.1	-10.1	-
Mining	1.0	3.1	1.1	0.9	-1.0	4.1	-0.1
Manufacturing	-0.3	-1.3	-0.5	2.3	2.1	2.6	0.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.9	-0.6	-0.2	0.1	-1.7	-2.4	-
Construction	-0.2	-1.5	0.7	-2.5	-0.5	-3.7	-
Wholesale trade	0.6	-0.9	-0.6	0.3	1.5	0.3	0.1
Retail trade	-0.1	-0.2	-	0.2	1.7	1.7	0.1
Accommodation and food services	-0.2	1.6	0.4	0.5	-7.5	-5.2	-0.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	0.1	-0.6	-0.1	2.4	-4.9	-3.3	-0.2
Information media and telecommunications	-0.3	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.3	2.5	-
Financial and insurance services	1.0	0.1	0.4	0.5	1.2	2.2	0.1
Rental, hiring and real estate services (d)	0.1	0.7	0.7	2.6	-1.7	2.3	-0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	1.9	1.6	1.4	0.3	1.5	4.8	0.1
Administrative and support services	2.0	0.8	0.8	-1.0	-3.7	-3.2	-0.1
Public administration and safety	-0.3	1.8	1.5	1.1	1.4	5.9	0.1
Education and training	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	2.1	-
Health care and social assistance	2.0	1.8	2.7	1.6	-0.1	6.1	-
Arts and recreation services	2.3	0.2	0.5	-0.8	-2.4	-2.5	-
Other services	2.1	1.7	-1.6	1.0	-4.2	-3.2	-0.1
Ownership of dwellings	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	2.4	-
Gross value added at basic prices	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	-0.3	1.4	-0.3
Taxes less subsidies on products	-0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	-0.5	0.3	-
Statistical discrepancy (P)	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	-
Gross domestic product	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	-0.3	1.4	-0.3

. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero
a. At basic prices.
b. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
c. Change on preceding quarter; second column from right shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year; last column shows the contribution to growth in GDP.
d. Excludes ownership of dwellings.

Income from GDP, current prices seasonally adjusted, percentage changes (a)

			Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19	Dec 19 to Mar 20	Through the year, Mar 19 to Mar 20	Contribution to growth, Dec 19 to Mar 20
Compensation of employees
	Wages and salaries		1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.5	4.2	0.2
	Employers' social contributions (b)		1.4	1.5	1.1	0.9	0.7	4.4	-
	Total compensation of employees		1.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	0.5	4.2	0.3
Gross operating surplus
	Non-financial corporations
		Private non-financial corporations	3.2	3.0	2.3	-2.2	0.7	3.9	0.1
		Public non-financial corporations	-5.4	-7.0	-6.8	2.5	2.0	-9.4	-
		Total non-financial corporations	2.8	2.6	2.0	-2.0	0.8	3.3	0.2
	Financial corporations		1.7	0.8	1.0	0.7	1.5	3.9	0.1
	Total corporations		2.5	2.2	1.7	-1.4	0.9	3.5	0.2
	General government		1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	5.6	-
	Dwellings owned by persons		0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.8	-
	Total gross operating surplus		2.0	1.8	1.4	-0.9	0.9	3.2	0.3
Gross mixed income			-0.3	-1.5	-0.8	-1.2	-0.6	-4.1	-
Total factor income			1.5	1.3	1.1	0.1	0.6	3.1	0.5
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports			-0.5	3.0	1.0	-1.5	1.5	4.1	0.1
Statistical discrepancy (I)			. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .	0.1
Gross domestic product			1.6	1.4	1.2	-0.2	0.8	3.1	0.8

. . not applicable
- nil or rounded to zero
a. Change on preceding quarter; second column from right shows the change between the current quarter and the corresponding quarter of the previous year; last column shows the contribution to growth in GDP.
b. Includes contributions to superannuation made by employers and payments of workers' compensation premiums.

Key national accounts aggregates, seasonally adjusted, revisions to percentage changes (a)

		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19
Chain volume GDP and related measures (b)
	GDP	-	-	-	-
	GDP per capita (c)	-	0.1	-	-
	Gross value added market sector (d)	0.1	-0.2	-	-
	Net domestic product	-0.1	-	-	-
Real income measures (b)
	Real gross domestic income	-0.1	-	-	0.1
	Real gross national income	-0.1	0.1	-	0.2
	Real net national disposable income	-0.2	0.1	-	0.2
	Real net national disposable income per capita (c)	-0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3
Current price measures
	GDP	-	-0.1	-	0.1
	Household saving ratio (e)	-0.1	-	-	-0.1
Productivity
	Hours worked	0.1	-0.2	0.1	-0.2
	Hours worked market sector (d)	0.1	-0.2	0.1	-0.2
	GDP per hour worked	-0.1	0.2	-0.2	0.1
	Gross value added per hour worked market sector (d)	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1
	Real unit labour costs	-	0.1	-	0.1
	Real unit labour costs - non-farm	-	-	-	0.2
Prices
	Terms of trade	-	-	-0.1	0.1

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Change on preceding quarter.
b. Reference year for chain volume measures and real income measures is 2017-18.
c. Population estimates are as published in the Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0) and ABS projections.
d. ANZSIC divisions A to N, R and S. See Glossary - Market sector.
e. Revisions to levels.

Analytical expenditure aggregates, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, revisions to percentage changes (b)

			Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19
Final consumption expenditure
	General government		-0.1	-0.1	-	0.2
	Households		-	-	-	0.1
		Essential	0.1	-0.1	-	0.1
		Discretionary	0.1	-0.1	-	0.1
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private		0.2	-0.1	0.2	-0.5
		Mining	-0.2	1.5	1.4	0.1
		Non-mining	0.3	-0.5	-0.3	-0.3
		Total private business investment	0.2	-	0.1	-0.2
	Public		0.4	0.3	-1.7	0.8
Final demand
	Public		0.1	0.1	0.1	-
	Private		0.1	0.1	0.3	-

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
b. Change on preceding quarter.

Expenditure on GDP, chain volume measures (a) seasonally adjusted, revisions to percentage changes (b)

		Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	-0.1	-0.1	-	0.2
	Households	-	-	-	0.1
	Total final consumption expenditure	-	-0.1	-	0.1
Private gross fixed capital formation
	Dwellings	0.3	-	0.5	-0.7
	Ownership transfer costs	0.5	-0.7	0.2	-1.7
	Non-dwelling construction	0.3	-	0.6	-0.2
	Machinery and equipment	0.1	-	-0.2	-0.2
	Cultivated biological resources	-1.1	-	-6.3	-1.0
	Intellectual property products	0.3	-0.2	-	-0.2
	Total private gross fixed capital formation	0.2	-0.1	0.2	-0.5
Public gross fixed capital formation
	Public corporations	0.3	0.1	-0.3	0.6
	General government	0.5	0.4	-2.1	0.8
	Total public gross fixed capital formation	0.4	0.3	-1.7	0.8
Total gross fixed capital formation		0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.2
Domestic final demand		-	-	-	0.1
Gross national expenditure		0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1
Exports of goods and services		-0.5	0.5	-0.2	-0.2
Imports of goods and services		0.4	-0.2	-0.6	0.6
Gross domestic product		-	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
b. Change on preceding quarter.

Industry gross value added (a), chain volume measures (b) seasonally adjusted, revisions to percentage changes (c)

	Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	0.5	-4.5	0.6	-1.0
Mining	0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.7
Manufacturing	0.4	-0.5	0.1	-
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	0.3	-	0.1	-
Construction	0.6	-0.3	-	-0.2
Wholesale trade	-0.4	0.4	-	0.4
Retail trade	0.1	-0.1	-	-
Accommodation and food services	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	0.4
Transport, postal and warehousing	-	-0.1	-	0.4
Information media and telecommunications	0.1	-	-	-0.3
Financial and insurance services	-	-	0.1	0.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services (d)	0.1	-	-	-0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	-0.2	-	0.1	0.2
Administrative and support services	-0.2	0.1	0.3	-0.1
Public administration and safety	0.1	-0.3	0.2	0.1
Education and training	-	-	-	-
Health care and social assistance	0.1	-	0.1	-0.1
Arts and recreation services	0.1	0.1	0.3	-0.4
Other services	0.4	-0.3	-	-0.1
Ownership of dwellings	-	-	-	-
Gross value added at basic prices	0.1	-0.2	-	-
Taxes less subsidies on products	0.2	-0.2	-	-
Gross domestic product	-	-	-	-

- nil or rounded to zero
a. At basic prices.
b. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2017-18.
c. Change on preceding quarter.
d. Excludes ownership of dwellings.

Income from GDP, current prices seasonally adjusted, revisions to percentage changes (a)

			Dec 18 to Mar 19	Mar 19 to Jun 19	Jun 19 to Sep 19	Sep 19 to Dec 19
Compensation of employees
	Wages and salaries		-	-	-	-
	Employers' social contributions (b)		-0.1	-	-	-
	Total compensation of employees		-	-	-	-
Gross operating surplus
	Non-financial corporations
		Private non-financial corporations	-0.5	0.4	-	0.1
		Public non-financial corporations	-1.2	-0.1	-	1.3
		Total non-financial corporations	-0.6	0.5	-	0.2
	Financial corporations		-	0.1	0.1	0.3
	Total corporations		-0.5	0.4	-	0.2
	General government		-	-	-	-
	Dwellings owned by persons		-	-	-	0.1
	Total gross operating surplus		-0.4	0.3	-	0.2
Gross mixed income			0.1	-0.7	-0.4	0.3
Total factor income			-0.1	-	-	0.1
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports			-0.1	-	-	0.1
Gross domestic product			-	-0.1	-	0.1

- nil or rounded to zero
a. Change on preceding quarter.
b. Includes contributions to superannuation made by employers and payments of workers' compensation premiums.

Analysis

Australian economy contracted 0.3%

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 0.3%. The through the year growth was 1.4%, the lowest result since the Global Financial Crisis in September 2009, well below the long-term average of 3.4%. The through the year growth reflects a strong contribution from net trade and subdued growth in domestic final demand.

Gross domestic product, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross domestic product, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly growth (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	0.9	4.7
Jun-12	0.8	4.2
Sep-12	0.6	3.5
Dec-12	0.6	2.9
Mar-13	0.3	2.2
Jun-13	0.5	1.9
Sep-13	0.8	2.1
Dec-13	0.8	2.4
Mar-14	0.7	2.8
Jun-14	0.5	2.9
Sep-14	0.5	2.6
Dec-14	0.4	2.1
Mar-15	0.8	2.3
Jun-15	0.1	1.8
Sep-15	1.1	2.5
Dec-15	0.6	2.7
Mar-16	0.9	2.7
Jun-16	0.7	3.3
Sep-16	0.1	2.3
Dec-16	1.0	2.8
Mar-17	0.3	2.2
Jun-17	0.7	2.1
Sep-17	1.0	3.0
Dec-17	0.5	2.5
Mar-18	0.9	3.1
Jun-18	0.8	3.2
Sep-18	0.3	2.5
Dec-18	0.2	2.2
Mar-19	0.5	1.7
Jun-19	0.6	1.6
Sep-19	0.6	1.8
Dec-19	0.5	2.2
Mar-20	-0.3	1.4

Gross domestic product, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly growth","Through the year"]

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Private demand drives the fall in domestic final demand

Domestic final demand detracted 0.5 percentage points from GDP, with household final consumption expenditure and private investment contributing to the fall. Government final consumption expenditure partly offset the fall, contributing 0.3 percentage points, as government increased spending in response to bushfires and COVID-19.

Domestic final demand, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

Domestic final demand, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth
	Domestic final demand (%)	Public demand (%)	Private demand (%)
Mar-12	1.7	-0.7	2.4
Jun-12	1.3	0.6	0.7
Sep-12	-0.1	-0.4	0.4
Dec-12	0.2	1.0	-0.8
Mar-13	0.0	-0.7	0.7
Jun-13	-0.2	-1.2	1.0
Sep-13	1.0	1.1	-0.2
Dec-13	0.3	0.4	-0.2
Mar-14	0.1	-0.5	0.6
Jun-14	-0.1	-0.5	0.4
Sep-14	0.2	0.5	-0.3
Dec-14	0.2	-0.1	0.3
Mar-15	0.5	0.2	0.2
Jun-15	0.2	0.4	-0.2
Sep-15	0.2	0.0	0.2
Dec-15	0.2	0.3	0.0
Mar-16	0.9	0.6	0.3
Jun-16	0.3	0.6	-0.2
Sep-16	0.1	0.1	0.0
Dec-16	1.1	0.5	0.6
Mar-17	0.7	0.3	0.5
Jun-17	0.8	0.6	0.1
Sep-17	1.1	-0.4	1.5
Dec-17	0.8	0.6	0.3
Mar-18	1.0	0.2	0.7
Jun-18	0.3	0.0	0.3
Sep-18	0.4	0.4	0.0
Dec-18	0.1	0.1	-0.1
Mar-19	0.3	0.2	0.1
Jun-19	0.4	0.5	-0.1
Sep-19	0.4	0.3	0.1
Dec-19	0.2	0.2	0.0
Mar-20	-0.5	0.3	-0.8

Domestic final demand, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

["","Domestic final demand","Public demand","Private demand"]

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Weakest household spending result since the global financial crisis

Household final consumption expenditure fell 1.1%, the first decline since December 2008, detracting 0.6 percentage points from GDP. The through the year result was -0.2%, the weakest since March 2009.

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	1.3	3.2
Jun-12	0.4	2.7
Sep-12	0.3	2.3
Dec-12	0.2	2.1
Mar-13	0.6	1.4
Jun-13	0.3	1.3
Sep-13	1.0	2.1
Dec-13	0.6	2.5
Mar-14	0.6	2.5
Jun-14	0.5	2.7
Sep-14	0.7	2.4
Dec-14	0.5	2.4
Mar-15	0.5	2.2
Jun-15	0.6	2.4
Sep-15	1.0	2.6
Dec-15	0.5	2.5
Mar-16	0.9	3.0
Jun-16	0.4	2.8
Sep-16	0.5	2.3
Dec-16	0.7	2.5
Mar-17	0.4	2.0
Jun-17	0.7	2.3
Sep-17	0.8	2.6
Dec-17	0.9	2.9
Mar-18	0.5	3.0
Jun-18	0.8	3.1
Sep-18	0.4	2.6
Dec-18	0.3	2.0
Mar-19	0.4	1.9
Jun-19	0.3	1.4
Sep-19	0.1	1.2
Dec-19	0.5	1.3
Mar-20	-1.1	-0.2

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly","Through the year"]

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Unprecedented decline in household spending on services

Spending on services fell 2.4% with the introduction of social distancing restrictions and travel bans. Spending on goods rose 1.0% driven by food, alcohol, pharmaceutical products and home office equipment as households prepared for lockdown measures.

Goods and services consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Goods and services consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Goods consumption (%)	Services consumption (%)
Mar-12	1.3	1.4
Jun-12	2.2	-0.5
Sep-12	-0.3	0.5
Dec-12	-0.3	0.3
Mar-13	1.1	0.3
Jun-13	0.5	0.3
Sep-13	0.9	0.7
Dec-13	0.5	0.4
Mar-14	0.3	0.8
Jun-14	0.1	0.8
Sep-14	0.5	0.7
Dec-14	0.4	0.6
Mar-15	0.4	0.5
Jun-15	0.7	0.4
Sep-15	1.5	0.6
Dec-15	1.0	0.2
Mar-16	0.7	0.9
Jun-16	0.0	1.1
Sep-16	-0.1	0.7
Dec-16	0.9	0.6
Mar-17	0.6	0.4
Jun-17	1.4	0.4
Sep-17	0.8	0.8
Dec-17	0.5	1.2
Mar-18	1.3	0.1
Jun-18	0.6	0.9
Sep-18	0.4	0.3
Dec-18	0.0	0.5
Mar-19	0.2	0.6
Jun-19	0.1	0.4
Sep-19	0.2	0.1
Dec-19	0.4	0.5
Mar-20	1.0	-2.4

Goods and services consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Goods consumption","Services consumption"]

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Dwelling investment continues to decline

Investment in new and used dwellings fell 2.9% in the quarter and 15.5% through the year, reflecting continued weakness in dwelling approvals. Both houses (-1.4%) and other residential dwellings (-5.2%) contributed to the decline this quarter.

New and used dwelling investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

New and used dwelling investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	-1.9	-7.3
Jun-12	-3.0	-9.0
Sep-12	5.1	-1.2
Dec-12	3.4	3.4
Mar-13	1.9	7.4
Jun-13	1.2	12.0
Sep-13	1.3	7.9
Dec-13	1.1	5.5
Mar-14	3.5	7.2
Jun-14	3.8	9.9
Sep-14	0.7	9.3
Dec-14	5.3	13.9
Mar-15	6.1	16.7
Jun-15	-4.4	7.6
Sep-15	7.9	15.3
Dec-15	2.5	12.2
Mar-16	5.3	11.3
Jun-16	0.9	17.5
Sep-16	-1.0	7.8
Dec-16	2.6	7.9
Mar-17	-3.3	-0.9
Jun-17	-1.1	-2.9
Sep-17	1.6	-0.3
Dec-17	0.3	-2.5
Mar-18	2.9	3.8
Jun-18	3.5	8.6
Sep-18	-2.1	4.5
Dec-18	-2.1	2.0
Mar-19	-0.6	-1.5
Jun-19	-5.2	-9.7
Sep-19	-2.3	-9.8
Dec-19	-6.0	-13.4
Mar-20	-2.9	-15.5

New and used dwelling investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly","Through the year"]

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Non-mining drives the fall in private business investment

Non-mining business investment fell 1.7% this quarter and 6.6% through the year, reflecting weakness across both non-dwelling construction and machinery and equipment purchases. Mining business investment rose 3.6% this quarter and increased 10.3% through the year as miners continued investment in new technologies and automation.

Mining and non-mining investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Mining and non-mining investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Mining ($m)	Non-mining ($m)
Mar-12	33,463	34,250
Jun-12	36,873	33,622
Sep-12	36,244	34,462
Dec-12	38,223	28,589
Mar-13	35,873	32,200
Jun-13	36,761	34,216
Sep-13	37,172	30,583
Dec-13	34,380	31,030
Mar-14	31,847	33,424
Jun-14	30,342	35,113
Sep-14	29,322	33,318
Dec-14	28,283	33,621
Mar-15	25,616	34,841
Jun-15	22,510	36,091
Sep-15	21,540	34,347
Dec-15	19,935	34,611
Mar-16	18,953	33,919
Jun-16	16,141	34,276
Sep-16	13,787	35,574
Dec-16	14,578	34,657
Mar-17	14,803	36,071
Jun-17	14,276	35,400
Sep-17	14,542	40,654
Dec-17	13,735	40,147
Mar-18	12,978	41,880
Jun-18	13,479	40,613
Sep-18	12,918	40,603
Dec-18	12,064	41,611
Mar-19	12,026	42,286
Jun-19	12,599	41,374
Sep-19	12,174	41,800
Dec-19	12,797	40,175
Mar-20	13,260	39,492

Mining and non-mining investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Mining","Non-mining"]

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Net exports contributed 0.5 percentage points to GDP

The fall in imports (-6.2%) was greater than the fall in exports (-3.5%). Imports of goods fell 3.9%, reflecting reduced imports of consumption and intermediate goods. Imports of services fell 13.6% with travel services falling significantly in response to travel bans. Exports of goods fell 0.7%, driven by a fall in rural goods, particularly meat and cereal products. Exports of services fell 12.8%, reflecting the travel ban impacts on education related travel and tourism.

Net exports, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

Net exports, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth
	Net exports (ppt)	Imports (ppt)	Exports (ppt)
Mar-12	-0.8	-0.3	-0.5
Jun-12	0.8	0.0	0.9
Sep-12	0.1	-0.1	0.2
Dec-12	0.1	-0.1	0.2
Mar-13	0.8	0.8	0.0
Jun-13	0.1	-0.7	1.0
Sep-13	0.4	0.4	-0.1
Dec-13	0.4	0.1	0.3
Mar-14	1.1	0.5	0.6
Jun-14	-0.5	-0.5	0.1
Sep-14	0.4	-0.1	0.5
Dec-14	0.7	0.3	0.4
Mar-15	0.3	-0.4	0.8
Jun-15	-0.8	-0.1	-0.8
Sep-15	1.1	0.1	1.0
Dec-15	0.1	0.0	0.2
Mar-16	1.0	0.5	0.4
Jun-16	-0.2	-0.4	0.2
Sep-16	0.1	-0.2	0.3
Dec-16	0.2	-0.5	0.7
Mar-17	-1.1	-0.6	-0.4
Jun-17	0.5	0.0	0.4
Sep-17	-0.2	-0.7	0.4
Dec-17	-0.7	-0.2	-0.4
Mar-18	0.5	-0.4	0.9
Jun-18	0.0	-0.1	0.1
Sep-18	0.5	0.2	0.2
Dec-18	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
Mar-19	0.2	-0.1	0.3
Jun-19	0.6	0.3	0.3
Sep-19	0.1	0.1	0.1
Dec-19	-0.1	0.0	-0.1
Mar-20	0.5	1.3	-0.8

Net exports, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

["","Net exports","Imports","Exports"]

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COVID-19 impacts selected industries

Gross value added fell 0.3% in the quarter but remained up 1.3% through the year. Many service industries recorded falls as a result of COVID-19 related lockdown and social distancing measures. The largest falls were seen in Accommodation and Food Services, Transport, Postal and Warehousing, Recreation and Culture. In contrast, Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade recorded rises with increased demand for food, chemical products and home office equipment.

Gross value added, selected industries, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross value added, selected industries, volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Dec-19 (%)	Mar-20 (%)	Through the year (%)
Accommodation and food services	0.5	-7.5	-5.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	2.4	-4.9	-3.3
Arts and recreation services	-0.8	-2.4	-2.5
Other services	1.0	-4.2	-3.2
Manufacturing	2.3	2.1	2.6
Wholesale trade	0.3	1.5	0.3
Retail trade	0.2	1.7	1.7

Gross value added, selected industries, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Dec-19","Mar-20","Through the year"]

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Health care services records a fall

Health care and social assistance value added has fallen for the first time since June quarter 2011, down 0.1% in March quarter 2020. This was driven by the postponement of elective surgeries and reduced face to face visits to medical practitioners in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gross value added - health care and social assistance, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross value added - health care and social assistance, volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly growth (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	0.4	1.1
Jun-12	2.2	3.2
Sep-12	1.3	3.9
Dec-12	0.8	4.8
Mar-13	0.7	5.1
Jun-13	0.7	3.5
Sep-13	1.5	3.7
Dec-13	1.6	4.6
Mar-14	2.2	6.2
Jun-14	1.0	6.5
Sep-14	1.2	6.2
Dec-14	1.9	6.5
Mar-15	0.4	4.6
Jun-15	1.4	4.9
Sep-15	1.1	4.8
Dec-15	0.2	3.1
Mar-16	0.3	2.9
Jun-16	2.2	3.8
Sep-16	1.8	4.5
Dec-16	0.9	5.2
Mar-17	1.4	6.4
Jun-17	0.8	5.0
Sep-17	2.4	5.6
Dec-17	1.3	6.0
Mar-18	2.3	6.9
Jun-18	0.6	6.7
Sep-18	2.7	7.1
Dec-18	1.6	7.5
Mar-19	2.0	7.2
Jun-19	1.8	8.4
Sep-19	2.7	8.3
Dec-19	1.6	8.3
Mar-20	-0.1	6.1

Gross value added - health care and social assistance, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly growth","Through the year"]

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Household saving ratio driven by non-labour income

The household saving to income ratio rose to 5.5%, up from 3.5% in the December quarter, reflecting a rise in gross disposable income and falls in consumption. Gross disposable income was driven by a 6.2% increase in social assistance benefits due to both an increase in the number of recipients and the introduction of new support packages in response to COVID-19 and bushfires. Non-life insurance claims increased 11.1% as a result of bushfires and hailstorms events in the quarter. Household saving is now at the highest rate since September 2016.

Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted

Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted
	Household saving ratio (%)
Mar-12	7.9
Jun-12	9.0
Sep-12	6.2
Dec-12	7.5
Mar-13	8.1
Jun-13	7.9
Sep-13	7.3
Dec-13	7.9
Mar-14	7.9
Jun-14	8.4
Sep-14	8.2
Dec-14	8.3
Mar-15	7.6
Jun-15	7.9
Sep-15	7.1
Dec-15	5.7
Mar-16	5.6
Jun-16	5.9
Sep-16	5.7
Dec-16	5.1
Mar-17	5.3
Jun-17	4.5
Sep-17	4.0
Dec-17	4.3
Mar-18	3.8
Jun-18	3.3
Sep-18	2.9
Dec-18	3.1
Mar-19	3.4
Jun-19	2.6
Sep-19	4.8
Dec-19	3.5
Mar-20	5.5

Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted

["","Household saving ratio"]

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Household income growth, contribution to growth in non-labour income - current prices - seasonally adjusted

Household income growth, contribution to growth in non-labour income - current prices - seasonally adjusted
	Total non-labour income (ppt)	Unincorporated profits (ppt)	Social assistance benefits (ppt)	Non-life insurance claims (ppt)	Other (ppt)
Mar-13	2.1	0.1	0.4	0.8	0.7
Jun-13	0.2	-0.1	0.1	-0.6	0.8
Sep-13	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4
Dec-13	2.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.7
Mar-14	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.6
Jun-14	1.9	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.6
Sep-14	1.5	0.8	-0.1	0.0	0.9
Dec-14	1.8	1.0	0.1	0.6	0.1
Mar-15	0.6	0.4	0.1	-0.3	0.4
Jun-15	1.3	0.1	-0.1	0.7	0.7
Sep-15	-0.1	0.3	0.5	-0.6	-0.3
Dec-15	-1.0	-1.1	-0.5	0.3	0.3
Mar-16	0.2	-0.6	0.4	-0.1	0.6
Jun-16	1.9	1.8	0.0	0.1	0.0
Sep-16	-0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	0.0
Dec-16	1.2	1.7	-0.3	-0.1	-0.1
Mar-17	1.9	0.6	-0.3	1.2	0.3
Jun-17	-1.3	-0.8	0.2	-1.1	0.5
Sep-17	0.4	-0.5	0.1	0.1	0.7
Dec-17	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5
Mar-18	0.5	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.4
Jun-18	1.0	0.7	-0.2	0.1	0.5
Sep-18	0.1	-0.5	0.0	0.1	0.5
Dec-18	1.3	-0.3	0.1	0.7	0.8
Mar-19	0.3	-0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Jun-19	-0.5	-0.3	0.2	-0.6	0.2
Sep-19	0.2	-0.2	0.0	0.1	0.3
Dec-19	0.2	-0.3	-0.1	0.5	0.1
Mar-20	1.6	-0.1	1.1	0.8	-0.2

Household income growth, contribution to growth in non-labour income - current prices - seasonally adjusted

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Expenditure chain volume measures

			Seasonally adjusted
			% Change	% Change	% points contribution to
			Dec 19 to	Mar 19 to	growth in GDP
			Mar 20	Mar 20	Dec 19 to Mar 20
Final consumption expenditure
	General government		1.8	6.2	0.3
	Households		-1.1	-0.2	-0.6
	Total final consumption expenditure		-0.4	1.4	-0.3
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private
		Dwellings	-1.7	-9.7	-0.1
		Ownership transfer costs	-	17.0	-
		Non-dwelling construction	0.3	-5.7	-
		Machinery and equipment	-1.6	-3.8	-0.1
		Cultivated biological resources	3.8	-5.7	-
		Intellectual property products	-0.1	6.2	-
	Public		-0.7	2.1	-
	Total gross fixed capital formation		-0.8	-2.4	-0.2
Changes in inventories			na	na	-0.2
Gross national expenditure			-0.7	0.2	-0.7
Exports of goods and services			-3.5	-2.0	-0.8
Imports of goods and services			-6.2	-7.7	1.3
Statistical discrepancy (E)			na	na	-0.1
Gross domestic product			-0.3	1.4	-0.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available

March quarter

Final consumption expenditure (FCE) -0.4%

Household FCE decreased 1.1%, this was driven by a:

9.2% fall in hotels, cafes and restaurants
12.0% decrease in transport services
8.9% fall in clothing and footwear

General government FCE partly offset the decrease with a rise of 1.8%, driven by a:

1.9% increase in state and local general government
1.6% rise in national general government, with increases in both non-defence (1.7%) and defence expenditure (1.1%)

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) -0.8%

Private investment fell 0.8%, driven by a:

1.7% decrease in dwellings
1.6% decrease in machinery and equipment

Non-dwelling construction partly offset the fall, increasing 0.3%.

Public investment fell 0.7%, driven by a:

3.1% decrease in general government

Public corporations GFCF partly offset the fall, increasing 7.5%.

Changes in inventories

Total inventories decreased $909m following a decrease of $7m last quarter. The largest contributors to the decrease were a:

$931m run down of Manufacturing inventories
$453m fall in Retail inventories
$376m decrease in Wholesale inventories

The increase was partly offset by a build up in Public authorities inventories of $1,153m.

Exports and imports of goods and services

Exports of goods and services fell 3.5%, driven by:

19.9% fall in travel services
10.0% fall in non-monetary gold
1.8% fall in mineral ores
6.0% fall in machinery

Imports of goods and services fell 6.2%, driven by:

22.8% fall in travel services
10.3% fall in capital goods

Income at current prices

		Seasonally adjusted
		% Change	% Change	% points contribution to
		Dec 19 to	Mar 19 to	growth in GDP
		Mar 20	Mar 20	Dec 19 to Mar 20
Compensation of employees		0.5	4.2	0.3
Gross operating surplus
	Private non-financial corporations	0.7	3.9	0.1
	Other(a)	1.1	2.5	0.1
Gross mixed income		-0.6	-4.1	-
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports		1.5	4.1	0.1
Statistical discrepancy (I)		na	na	0.1
Gross domestic product		0.8	3.1	0.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
a. Includes Public non-financial corporations Financial corporations General government and Dwellings owned by persons.

March quarter

Gross operating surplus (GOS) +0.9%

Private non-financial corporations GOS increased 0.7%, driven by a:

rise in Mining, reflecting strength in key commodity prices
rise in Retail Trade reflecting the increase in household purchases of food, household items and home office equipment

Other sectors GOS rose 1.1%, driven by a:

1.5% rise in financial corporations
2.0% rise in public non-financial corporations
1.4% rise in general government

Compensation of employees (COE) +0.5%

Twelve of the nineteen industries recorded growth, driven by a:

1.6% rise in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, due to increased demand for computer consultancy services
1.7% rise in Public Administration and Safety, due to increased demand for front line services and bushfire recovery assistance
0.9% rise in Health Care and Social Assistance as staffing levels were increased in preparedness for COVID-19

All states and territories recorded growth. The largest increases were:

1.7% rise in the Australian Capital Territory
0.7% rise in Queensland

State compensation of employees, current prices - seasonally adjusted

State compensation of employees, current prices - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly (%)	Through the year (%)
NSW	0.2	4.2
VIC	0.6	4.6
QLD	0.7	4.3
SA	0.3	2.2
WA	0.5	4.0
TAS	0.1	5.2
NT	0.2	1.2
ACT	1.7	5.8

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Production chain volume measures

	Seasonally adjusted
	% Change	% Change	% points contribution to
	Dec 19 to	Mar 19 to	growth in GDP
	Mar 20	Mar 20	Dec 19 to Mar 20
Agriculture forestry and fishing	-2.1	-10.1	-
Mining	-1.0	4.1	-0.1
Manufacturing	2.1	2.6	0.1
Electricity gas water and waste services	-1.7	-2.4	-
Construction	-0.5	-3.7	-
Wholesale trade	1.5	0.3	0.1
Retail trade	1.7	1.7	0.1
Accommodation and food services	-7.5	-5.2	-0.2
Transport postal and warehousing	-4.9	-3.3	-0.2
Information media and telecommunications	0.3	2.5	-
Financial and insurance services	1.2	2.2	0.1
Rental hiring and real estate services	-1.7	2.3	-0.1
Professional scientific and technical services	1.5	4.8	0.1
Administrative and support services	-3.7	-3.2	-0.1
Public administration and safety	1.4	5.9	0.1
Education and training	0.4	2.1	-
Health care and social assistance	-0.1	6.1	-
Arts and recreation services	-2.4	-2.5	-
Other services	-4.2	-3.2	-0.1
Ownership of dwellings	0.6	2.4	-
Taxes less subsidies on products	-0.5	0.3	-
Statistical discrepancy (P)	na	na	-
Gross domestic product	-0.3	1.4	-0.3

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available

March quarter

Agriculture, forestry and fishing -2.1%

This decrease was driven by a:

2.4% fall in Agriculture driven by reduced livestock and grain crop output
0.4% fall in Forestry and Fishing

The result was partly offset by a rise in other crops and a fall in input costs.

Mining -1.0%

This decrease was driven by a:

4.7% fall in Coal Mining, with production disruptions from adverse weather conditions

Partly offset by a:

2.6% rise in Iron Ore Mining

Manufacturing +2.1%

The rise was driven by a:

8.1% rise in Petroleum, Coal, Chemical and Rubber Product Manufacturing driven by cleaning and disinfectant products
5.2% rise in Metal Products Manufacturing driven by demand for primary metal products
0.5% rise in Other Manufacturing driven by Pulp, Paper and Converted Paper products with increased production of toilet paper and hand towels

Construction -0.5%

The decline was driven by a:

1.3% fall in Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction driven by weaker demand from the public sector
1.0% fall in Building Construction, reflecting ongoing weaknesses in both residential and non-residential building construction

Wholesale trade +1.5%

The increase was driven by:

Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling, reflecting demand for home office equipment and electronic goods
Other goods wholesaling due to an increase in demand for pharmaceutical and toiletry products

Retail trade +1.7%

The increase was driven by:

Food Retailing due to households stockpiling non-perishable food products and alcoholic beverages
Other Retailing due to increase in demand for pharmaceutical and toiletry products

Accommodation and food services -7.5%

The decline was driven by:

a fall in Food and Beverage Services, reflecting impacts of bushfires, smoke haze and COVID-19
a fall in Accommodation due to a reduction in overseas and domestic travel as a result of the bushfires and COVID-19 related travel bans

Transport, postal and warehousing -4.9%

The decline was driven by a:

14.6% fall in Air and Space Transport driven by reduced international and domestic travel
5.3% fall in Transport, Postal and Storage Services driven by a large fall in transport support services, particularly in the operation of airports
3.5% fall in Rail, Pipeline and Other Transport due to a fall in passenger rail patronage on both metro and suburban services.

Information media and telecommunications +0.3%

Telecommunication Services rose 0.9% driven by increased household consumption. A reduction in broadcasting, motion picture and sound recording activities partly offset the rise.

Financial and insurance services: +1.2%

The increase was driven by a:

1.0% rise in Finance, reflecting strength in loan and deposit balances, largely from private non-financial corporations
1.6% rise in Other financial and insurance services

Professional, scientific and technical services +1.5%

The increase was driven by a:

2.0% rise in Computer System Design and Related Services, with increased demand for IT services
1.3% rise in Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services driven by increases in medical research and engineering services

Health care and social assistance -0.1%

Private health services drove the fall with postponement of elective surgeries and reduced face to face visits to medical practitioners in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry remains up 6.1% through the year.

State final demand chain volume measures

		Seasonally adjusted, % change from Dec 19 to Mar 20
		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)
Final consumption expenditure
	General government	1.8	3.3	0.5	0.9	-0.1	0.2	0.9	4.5	1.8
	Households	-1.6	-1.2	-0.5	-1.5	-1.0	-0.9	-0.6	0.5	-1.1
Gross fixed capital formation
	Private	-3.5	-1.1	-0.1	-2.3	5.2	5.4	-7.9	-1.7	-0.8
	Public	-4.8	3.4	-2.5	-0.6	6.8	6.6	-1.6	1.0	-0.7
State final demand		-1.5	-0.1	-0.3	-1.0	0.9	0.6	-1.2	2.1	-0.5

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
a. Australia estimates relate to Domestic final demand.

March quarter

State final demand, quarterly volume measures - seasonally adjusted

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New South Wales -1.5%

Total final consumption expenditure decreased 0.8%, due to a:

1.6% fall in household consumption reflecting decreased expenditure on transport services, hotels, cafes and restaurants, and clothing and footwear partly offset by an increase in food and alcoholic beverages

Partly offset by a:

1.8% increase in government consumption reflecting increased expenditure in response to the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 3.5%, driven by a:

11.4% fall in new building construction following project completions, and subdued work on recently commenced projects
12.0% fall in new engineering construction due to reduced work on major road projects
4.5% fall in dwelling investment reflecting continued weakness in dwelling approvals

Public gross fixed capital formation decreased 4.8%, driven by a:

4.4% fall in general government investment across all levels of government
6.0% fall in public corporations reflecting reduced investment in telecommunications and transport

Victoria -0.1%

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 1.1%, driven by a:

4.8% fall in machinery and equipment reflecting aircraft and office equipment purchases last quarter
1.2% fall in dwellings reflecting continued weakness in approvals

Household final consumption expenditure decreased 1.2%, driven by a:

11.2% fall in clothing and footwear
8.4% fall in hotels, cafes and restaurants due to lockdown related to COVID-19 and bushfires

Public gross fixed capital formation increased 3.4%, driven by a:

5.9% rise in state and local general government reflecting ongoing investment in road infrastructure
2.7% rise in state and local public non-financial corporations reflecting increased investment in sewerage infrastructure

Government final consumption expenditure increased 3.3%, driven by a:

4.4% rise in state and local with spending on bushfire recovery and vocational education expenses
1.8% increase in national non-defence consumption expenditure reflecting a decrease in sales of education services

Queensland -0.3%

Total final consumption expenditure decreased 0.2% due to a:

0.5% fall in household consumption expenditure with decline in spending on services and partly offset by an increase in food
0.5% rise in government consumption expenditure driven by increased Commonwealth spending in response to bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic

Public gross fixed capital formation decreased 2.5%, driven by a:

3.1% decrease in general government investment in buildings and state and local investment in infrastructure

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 0.1%, due to a:

4.4% fall in non-dwelling construction reflecting reduced investment in engineering construction and subdued new building commencements

Partly offset by a:

3.2% rise in purchases of machinery and equipment
2.2% rise in dwelling construction with increased spending on alterations and additions due to repair works related to hailstorms on the Sunshine Coast

South Australia -1.0%

Household final consumption expenditure decreased 1.5%, driven by a:

10.1% fall in hotels, cafes and restaurants with falls across all components reflecting the impacts of COVID-19 on the industry

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 2.3%, driven by a:

14.1% fall in machinery and equipment with reduced purchases of trucks, aircrafts and other machinery
1.8% fall in dwellings reflecting less work done on alterations and additions

Public gross fixed capital formation decreased 0.6%, driven by a:

12.5% fall in commonwealth public non-financial corporations
41.0% fall in state and local general government reflecting an asset sale which occurred last quarter. Without the impact of this sale, general government investment in new assets rose

Government final consumption expenditure increased 0.9%, driven by a:

2.2% increase in state and local government in response to bushfires and subsequent local tourism campaigns to aid recovery

Western Australia 0.9%

Private gross fixed capital formation increased 5.2%, due to a:

14.6% rise in non-dwelling construction reflecting increased mining investment

Partly offset by a:

4.7% fall in dwelling construction led by a fall in alterations and additions

Public gross fixed capital formation increased 6.8%, driven by a:

26.3% rise in state and local public non-financial corporations driven by vehicle purchases and investment in rail infrastructure
6.4% rise in state and local general government

Total final consumption expenditure decreased 0.7%, driven by a:

1.0% decrease in household consumption reflecting falls in hotels, cafes and restaurants, transport services, and clothing and footwear
0.1% decrease in government consumption due to a 0.4% fall in state and local government consumption

Tasmania increased 0.6%

Private gross fixed capital formation increased 5.4%, driven by a:

24.8% increase in machinery and equipment reflecting purchases of buses and trucks
7.2% increase in dwelling investment reflecting continued demand for houses

Public gross fixed capital formation increased 6.6%, driven by a:

18.1% rise in state and local public non-financial corporations reflecting increased investment in utilities
7.1% rise in national general government reflecting increased investment in machinery and equipment

Government final consumption expenditure increased 0.2%, driven by a:

1.0% increase in national non-defence reflecting additional commonwealth spending on COVID-19 and bushfire responses

Household final consumption expenditure decreased 0.9%, driven by a:

7.6% fall in hotels, cafes and restaurants reflecting lockdown related to COVID-19

Northern Territory -1.2%

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 7.9%, driven by a:

20.1% fall in intellectual property products reflecting decreased petroleum exploration
9.0% fall in non-dwelling construction reflecting reduced mining investment
11.4% fall in machinery and equipment

Public gross fixed capital formation decreased 1.6%, driven by a:

16.4% fall in state and local public corporations

Total final consumption expenditure was flat, due to a:

0.9% rise in government consumption expenditure reflecting increased spending by Commonwealth and state and local governments

Offset by a:

0.6% fall in household consumption expenditure driven by reduced spending on hotels, cafes and restaurants

Australian Capital Territory 2.1%

Government final consumption expenditure increased 4.5%, driven by a:

4.5% increase in national non-defence consumption expenditure reflecting additional commonwealth spending on bushfire and COVID-19 responses
5.0% increase in state and local reflecting increased transport and bushfire related spending

Household final consumption expenditure increased 0.5%, driven by a:

53.4% rise in purchase of vehicles reflecting increased demand following a significant hail storm
4.8% rise in food as households prepared for lockdown measures

Public gross fixed capital formation increased 1.0%, driven by a:

31.3% rise in state and local public non-financial corporations investment in water infrastructure

Private gross fixed capital formation decreased 1.7%, driven by a:

25.6% fall in machinery and equipment after extensive purchases of computer equipment in December quarter 2019

Partly offset by a:

6.7% increase in non-dwelling construction reflecting increased investment in offices and telecommunications infrastructure

COVID-19 stringency measures impact the economy

The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the imposition of restrictions on the free movement of people by governments around the world, has generated an unprecedented shock to the global economy. One way to quantify the stringency of governments' containment measures is via the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, which aggregates each country's containment measures into a single stringency index.

As part of its March quarter GDP release, the UK’s Office of National Statistics published analysis on the relationship between the stringency index and growth in GDP. Figure 1 shows the resulting negative relationship, as countries with more stringent responses reported larger falls in GDP.

Figure 1 - Stringency of government response and quarter-on-quarter growth in real GDP

Figure 1 - Stringency of government response and quarter-on-quarter growth in real GDP

["Average stringency index","Line of best fit(a)","South Korea","United Kingdom","Denmark","Spain","Japan","Canada","Finland","Netherlands","United States","Mexico","Germany","Indonesia","Portugal","Italy","China","Sweden","France","Australia"]

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relationship between stringency index and GDP growth

Note: Data current as at 28 May, 2020. GDP data from: https://data.oecd.org/gdp/quarterly-gdp.htm

The containment measures in Australia over the March quarter resulted in an average stringency index of 19.

Restrictions were placed on some international travel from the 1st February. As the pandemic progressed, containment measures expanded, eventually culminating at the end of the quarter with the closure of non-essential services, restrictions on gatherings, and several states declaring schools pupil-free.

Figure 2 - Australia’s containment measures contribution to overall stringency

Figure 2 - Australia’s containment measures contribution to overall stringency
	Stringency index (pts)	School closing (pts)	Workplace closing (pts)	Cancel public events (pts)	Restrictions on gatherings (pts)	Close public transport (pts)	Stay at home requirements (pts)	Domestic travel (pts)	International travel (pts)	Public info campaign (pts)
01/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
02/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
03/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
04/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
11/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
12/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
13/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
14/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
16/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
17/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
18/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
19/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
20/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
21/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
22/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
23/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
24/01/2020	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
25/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
26/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
27/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
28/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
29/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
30/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
31/01/2020	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3
01/02/2020	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	10.0	6.7
02/02/2020	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	10.0	6.7
03/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
04/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
05/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
06/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
07/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
08/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
09/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
10/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
11/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
12/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
13/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
14/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
15/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
16/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
17/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
18/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
19/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
20/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
21/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
22/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
23/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
24/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
25/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
26/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
27/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
28/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
29/02/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
01/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
02/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
03/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
04/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
05/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
06/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
07/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
08/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
09/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
10/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
11/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
12/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
13/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
14/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
15/03/2020	19.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	11.7	7.8
16/03/2020	27.8	0.0	0.0	3.5	6.9	-	0.0	0.0	10.4	6.9
17/03/2020	27.8	0.0	0.0	3.5	6.9	-	0.0	0.0	10.4	6.9
18/03/2020	33.3	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.4	-	0.0	0.0	11.1	7.4
19/03/2020	41.7	0.0	0.0	7.6	7.6	-	0.0	7.6	11.4	7.6
20/03/2020	44.4	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.4	-	0.0	7.4	14.8	7.4
21/03/2020	44.4	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.4	-	0.0	7.4	14.8	7.4
22/03/2020	44.4	0.0	0.0	7.4	7.4	-	0.0	7.4	14.8	7.4
23/03/2020	50.0	0.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	-	0.0	7.1	14.3	7.1
24/03/2020	64.4	10.2	6.8	6.8	10.2	-	3.4	6.8	13.5	6.8
25/03/2020	64.4	10.2	6.8	6.8	10.2	-	3.4	6.8	13.5	6.8
26/03/2020	64.4	10.2	6.8	6.8	10.2	-	3.4	6.8	13.5	6.8
27/03/2020	64.4	10.2	6.8	6.8	10.2	-	3.4	6.8	13.5	6.8
28/03/2020	64.4	10.2	6.8	6.8	10.2	-	3.4	6.8	13.5	6.8
29/03/2020	71.3	10.7	7.1	7.1	14.3	-	3.6	7.1	14.3	7.1
30/03/2020	71.3	10.7	7.1	7.1	14.3	-	3.6	7.1	14.3	7.1
31/03/2020	71.3	10.7	7.1	7.1	14.3	-	3.6	7.1	14.3	7.1

Figure 2 - Australia’s containment measures contribution to overall stringency

["","Stringency index","School closing","Workplace closing","Cancel public events","Restrictions on gatherings","Close public transport","Stay at home requirements","Domestic travel","International travel","Public info campaign"]

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The biggest impacts observed across the Australian economy were:

Household spending on transport services fell 12.0% and on hotels, cafes and restaurants fell 9.2%, detracting a combined 0.6 percentage points from domestic final demand (-0.5%)
Production of the accommodation and food services, and transport, postal and warehousing industries fell 7.5% and 4.9%, detracting 0.4 percentage points from GDP
Commensurate falls were seen in the gross operating surplus of these industries, falling 14.2% and 6.8%

Figure 3 - Impacts across the three measures of GDP, quarterly movements

Figure 3 - Impacts across the three measures of GDP, quarterly movements
	Household final consumption expenditure (%)	Gross operating surplus (%)	Gross value added (%)
Hotels, cafes and restaurants	-9.2	-	-
Transport services	-12.0	-	-
Accommodation and food services	-	-14.2	-
Transport, postal and warehousing	-	-6.8	-
Accommodation and food services	-	-	-7.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	-	-	-4.9

Figure 3 - Impacts across the three measures of GDP, quarterly movements

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Hours worked in the national accounts

The shutdown of non-essential services and trading restrictions due to COVID-19 occurred late in the March quarter. This economic shock affected the demand for goods and services of many businesses, resulting in changes to business practices and consequently a reduction in hours worked.

Hours worked is the key measure of labour input into the economy. A fall in average hours worked in a quarter may lead to lower production and therefore gross domestic product. The hours worked data presented in the National Accounts is collected in the ABS monthly Labour Force Survey.

Changes to the hours worked estimate

There was a sizeable fall in hours worked in the last week of March as strict COVID-19 restrictions were implemented. An estimate of hours worked in the final week of the March quarter was derived using the hours worked in both the March and April Labour Force Surveys, supplemented with industry information from Single Touch Payroll (STP) data. This estimate has been incorporated in the national accounts and will also be incorporated in the upcoming labour accounts release.

National accounts estimate of hours worked

Hours worked fell 0.8% in the March quarter, with significant impacts on key national accounts aggregates including GDP per hour worked and unit labour costs.

Figure 4 - GDP per hour worked, seasonally adjusted

Figure 4 - GDP per hour worked, seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-07	1.5	1.3
Jun-07	-0.8	1.7
Sep-07	0.7	1.9
Dec-07	-0.8	0.5
Mar-08	0.7	-0.2
Jun-08	-0.6	0.0
Sep-08	0.0	-0.7
Dec-08	0.2	0.3
Mar-09	1.5	1.1
Jun-09	1.4	3.2
Sep-09	0.6	3.8
Dec-09	-0.3	3.2
Mar-10	-0.1	1.6
Jun-10	-0.6	-0.4
Sep-10	0.1	-0.8
Dec-10	0.3	-0.3
Mar-11	-1.0	-1.1
Jun-11	1.8	1.2
Sep-11	0.6	1.7
Dec-11	0.8	2.2
Mar-12	0.8	4.1
Jun-12	0.4	2.7
Sep-12	0.8	2.9
Dec-12	0.3	2.4
Mar-13	0.0	1.6
Jun-13	-0.1	1.0
Sep-13	0.5	0.6
Dec-13	1.3	1.7
Mar-14	0.7	2.4
Jun-14	0.5	3.0
Sep-14	0.1	2.6
Dec-14	0.8	2.0
Mar-15	-0.5	0.8
Jun-15	-0.4	-0.1
Sep-15	0.9	0.8
Dec-15	-0.1	-0.1
Mar-16	0.5	0.9
Jun-16	1.0	2.3
Sep-16	-0.2	1.2
Dec-16	0.6	1.9
Mar-17	-0.2	1.1
Jun-17	-0.7	-0.6
Sep-17	0.7	0.4
Dec-17	-0.5	-0.7
Mar-18	1.2	0.8
Jun-18	-0.8	0.7
Sep-18	0.2	0.2
Dec-18	-0.3	0.3
Mar-19	-0.4	-1.3
Jun-19	0.7	0.1
Sep-19	-0.2	-0.2
Dec-19	0.3	0.4
Mar-20	0.5	1.4

Figure 4 - GDP per hour worked, seasonally adjusted

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With the decline in hours worked greater than the decline in GDP, the result was 1.4% growth in GDP per hour worked through the year.

A rise in GDP per hour worked, equivalent to a rise in labour productivity, could be a consequence of an increased capital contribution or to a compositional change in activity. In this context, it is also of interest to examine unit labour costs, the average cost of labour per unit of output produced in the economy.

Unit labour costs

Unit labour costs (ULC) slowed to 2.4 per cent through the year, indicating growth in average labour productivity (GDP per hour worked) outpaced average cost of labour. Historically, a steep decline in hours worked and associated economic downturn (for example, in 1990-91 and 2008-09), tend to coincide with a decline in the ULC.

Figure 5 - Unit labour costs and hours worked, seasonally adjusted, through the year

Figure 5 - Unit labour costs and hours worked, seasonally adjusted, through the year
	Unit labour cost (%)	Hours worked (%)
Mar-86	-	5.1
Jun-86	-	4.9
Sep-86	10.4	4.1
Dec-86	6.0	3.1
Mar-87	3.5	1.3
Jun-87	2.6	2.2
Sep-87	2.1	2.4
Dec-87	2.7	2.7
Mar-88	4.2	4.1
Jun-88	6.5	2.7
Sep-88	4.7	3.0
Dec-88	8.4	4.5
Mar-89	8.8	4.9
Jun-89	6.1	5.4
Sep-89	7.8	5.6
Dec-89	6.4	4.1
Mar-90	6.3	2.1
Jun-90	8.9	2.7
Sep-90	8.9	1.0
Dec-90	5.7	-1.6
Mar-91	4.3	-2.2
Jun-91	1.5	-4.2
Sep-91	0.0	-3.9
Dec-91	2.7	-2.2
Mar-92	0.8	-1.4
Jun-92	1.3	-0.6
Sep-92	1.5	-0.2
Dec-92	-1.3	-0.5
Mar-93	-0.2	0.7
Jun-93	0.2	0.9
Sep-93	-0.5	0.7
Dec-93	0.0	2.7
Mar-94	0.3	2.3
Jun-94	1.3	3.4
Sep-94	0.0	4.8
Dec-94	0.7	3.5
Mar-95	2.6	4.0
Jun-95	2.0	4.5
Sep-95	3.3	3.2
Dec-95	5.6	3.2
Mar-96	2.2	2.7
Jun-96	2.1	0.6
Sep-96	2.7	0.6
Dec-96	0.9	0.2
Mar-97	1.7	0.2
Jun-97	1.4	0.6
Sep-97	0.9	0.4
Dec-97	0.2	1.2
Mar-98	-0.6	0.8
Jun-98	-0.2	1.2
Sep-98	0.2	1.1
Dec-98	-0.2	1.0
Mar-99	0.0	1.2
Jun-99	1.2	1.1
Sep-99	0.6	2.3
Dec-99	1.9	3.2
Mar-00	3.7	3.3
Jun-00	1.2	3.4
Sep-00	3.7	3.5
Dec-00	4.5	0.1
Mar-01	3.7	-0.3
Jun-01	5.0	-0.4
Sep-01	2.5	-1.6
Dec-01	1.2	0.4
Mar-02	0.7	1.0
Jun-02	0.7	0.9
Sep-02	2.2	1.8
Dec-02	1.9	2.3
Mar-03	2.7	2.6
Jun-03	3.7	2.1
Sep-03	2.0	1.5
Dec-03	2.8	1.4
Mar-04	1.9	0.8
Jun-04	1.7	1.6
Sep-04	3.6	1.6
Dec-04	3.6	2.4
Mar-05	4.4	3.5
Jun-05	3.8	3.5
Sep-05	4.0	3.7
Dec-05	3.3	2.1
Mar-06	3.7	0.7
Jun-06	4.2	1.5
Sep-06	3.3	2.3
Dec-06	5.8	3.1
Mar-07	4.2	3.1
Jun-07	5.8	3.2
Sep-07	5.6	2.6
Dec-07	4.0	3.2
Mar-08	4.2	3.6
Jun-08	4.7	3.0
Sep-08	4.2	3.4
Dec-08	3.8	1.4
Mar-09	1.7	0.4
Jun-09	-1.9	-1.2
Sep-09	-0.8	-2.3
Dec-09	-0.7	-0.5
Mar-10	1.8	0.5
Jun-10	5.5	2.5
Sep-10	6.0	3.3
Dec-10	6.4	3.0
Mar-11	7.3	3.2
Jun-11	4.9	1.4
Sep-11	3.5	1.6
Dec-11	2.0	1.2
Mar-12	1.5	0.6
Jun-12	0.9	1.5
Sep-12	-0.6	0.5
Dec-12	0.5	0.4
Mar-13	-0.4	0.6
Jun-13	0.3	0.9
Sep-13	1.5	1.5
Dec-13	1.2	0.7
Mar-14	0.9	0.4
Jun-14	0.8	-0.1
Sep-14	1.0	-0.1
Dec-14	0.7	0.1
Mar-15	0.3	1.4
Jun-15	0.8	1.9
Sep-15	0.6	1.7
Dec-15	0.8	2.8
Mar-16	1.0	1.8
Jun-16	-0.4	1.0
Sep-16	0.1	1.1
Dec-16	-1.7	0.9
Mar-17	-0.8	1.0
Jun-17	0.5	2.7
Sep-17	0.5	2.6
Dec-17	2.7	3.2
Mar-18	2.1	2.3
Jun-18	0.9	2.5
Sep-18	1.2	2.4
Dec-18	1.5	1.9
Mar-19	2.2	3.1
Jun-19	3.5	1.4
Sep-19	3.4	2.0
Dec-19	2.8	1.7
Mar-20	2.4	0.0

Figure 5 - Unit labour costs and hours worked, seasonally adjusted, through the year

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Bushfires in the national accounts

Australia recently experienced unprecedented bushfire disasters, both in duration and geographic spread. The bushfires and associated smoke haze affected many Australians over the past six months, with disruption of economic activity and demand for additional services most evident in the March quarter 2020.

Government spending on natural disaster relief

The Australian Defence Force were deployed to clear roads, repair damaged infrastructure, assist bushfire coordination and evacuate areas isolated by bushfires. The 1.1% increase in total spending on national defence is partly driven by this increase in defence activity.

The National bushfire recovery agency was established to coordinate bushfire relief and administer the initial $2 billion allocation for the bushfire recovery fund. The 1.7% increase in national non-defence government expenditure is partly driven by the activity of this recovery agency.

Total state and local government expenditure increased 1.9%, with contributions by Victoria and NSW to the bushfire response.

Figure 6 - Expenses related to firefighting and bushfire recovery, quarterly growth, current price values - original

Figure 6 - Expenses related to firefighting and bushfire recovery, quarterly growth, current price values - original
	NSW (%)	VIC (%)
Sep-18	-25.4	-21.1
Dec-18	10.5	21.8
Mar-19	-2.3	13.1
Jun-19	27.2	13.1
Sep-19	-16.3	-27.3
Dec-19	4.9	20.5
Mar-20	11.0	38.1

Figure 6 - Expenses related to firefighting and bushfire recovery, quarterly growth, current price values - original

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Regional food sales decline

Tourism-related activity such as domestic travel, accommodation and food services declined in the affected areas. The fall in the number of people visiting regional areas and supply chain disruptions due to the bushfires, are evident in the scanner data for food in regional areas.

Food sales were stronger in capital cities than they were in regional areas across all of the states and territories that have significant regional populations, particularly New South Wales and Victoria.

Figure 7 - Scanner data food volumes, quarterly growth, original

Figure 7 - Scanner data food volumes, quarterly growth, original
	Capital cities (%)	Regional (%)
NSW	3.5	0.0
Vic	3.7	2.1
Qld	-0.1	-1.5
SA	0.9	-1.3
WA	3.1	2.4
Tas	2.1	1.7
NT	-4.0	-7.5
ACT	-0.1	n/a

Figure 7 - Scanner data food volumes, quarterly growth, original

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Insurance claims for loss of assets in the bushfire

Over 2,000 dwellings were destroyed in the fires. The economic activity associated with rebuilding destroyed or damaged dwellings as well as commercial buildings and infrastructure will be reflected in upcoming quarters. The most notable impact this quarter are the insurance claims attributed to the loss of assets, with a $1.4 billion increase paid to households, due to natural disasters.

Figure 8 - Non-life insurance claims, current prices - seasonally adjusted

Figure 8 - Non-life insurance claims, current prices - seasonally adjusted
	Non-life insurance claims ($b)
Mar-90	1.8
Jun-90	1.7
Sep-90	2.0
Dec-90	2.1
Mar-91	2.2
Jun-91	2.2
Sep-91	2.3
Dec-91	2.4
Mar-92	2.4
Jun-92	2.4
Sep-92	2.2
Dec-92	2.2
Mar-93	2.2
Jun-93	2.3
Sep-93	2.3
Dec-93	2.4
Mar-94	2.5
Jun-94	2.6
Sep-94	2.8
Dec-94	2.9
Mar-95	3.0
Jun-95	3.0
Sep-95	3.0
Dec-95	3.0
Mar-96	3.0
Jun-96	3.1
Sep-96	3.3
Dec-96	3.3
Mar-97	3.2
Jun-97	3.2
Sep-97	3.2
Dec-97	3.2
Mar-98	3.3
Jun-98	3.2
Sep-98	3.2
Dec-98	3.2
Mar-99	3.2
Jun-99	4.7
Sep-99	3.5
Dec-99	3.6
Mar-00	3.7
Jun-00	3.7
Sep-00	3.5
Dec-00	3.5
Mar-01	3.6
Jun-01	3.7
Sep-01	4.1
Dec-01	4.3
Mar-02	4.3
Jun-02	4.3
Sep-02	4.3
Dec-02	4.3
Mar-03	4.5
Jun-03	4.3
Sep-03	4.3
Dec-03	4.3
Mar-04	4.2
Jun-04	4.4
Sep-04	4.7
Dec-04	4.8
Mar-05	4.9
Jun-05	4.9
Sep-05	4.8
Dec-05	4.7
Mar-06	5.1
Jun-06	4.7
Sep-06	4.9
Dec-06	4.9
Mar-07	4.9
Jun-07	6.3
Sep-07	5.2
Dec-07	5.6
Mar-08	5.8
Jun-08	5.9
Sep-08	6.1
Dec-08	6.5
Mar-09	7.3
Jun-09	6.6
Sep-09	6.8
Dec-09	6.7
Mar-10	8.7
Jun-10	6.9
Sep-10	6.7
Dec-10	8.4
Mar-11	8.4
Jun-11	7.2
Sep-11	8.1
Dec-11	9.0
Mar-12	8.8
Jun-12	8.5
Sep-12	8.2
Dec-12	8.0
Mar-13	9.2
Jun-13	8.4
Sep-13	8.8
Dec-13	9.0
Mar-14	9.0
Jun-14	9.1
Sep-14	9.1
Dec-14	10.1
Mar-15	9.6
Jun-15	10.7
Sep-15	9.8
Dec-15	10.2
Mar-16	10.1
Jun-16	10.3
Sep-16	10.0
Dec-16	9.9
Mar-17	12.0
Jun-17	10.1
Sep-17	10.3
Dec-17	10.5
Mar-18	10.6
Jun-18	10.7
Sep-18	10.8
Dec-18	12.1
Mar-19	12.2
Jun-19	11.2
Sep-19	11.4
Dec-19	12.4
Mar-20	13.8

Figure 8 - Non-life insurance claims, current prices - seasonally adjusted

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Insights into household income

Household gross disposable income increased 3.8% through the year in the March quarter 2020, below the 20-year average of 5.8%, reflecting:

Sustained low wage growth over recent years that has been reflected in subdued compensation of employees (COE) which increased 4.4% through the year.
Steady growth in social assistance benefits, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, due to the stable labour market, low unemployment and increased retirement income streams from superannuation accounts.
Individuals' tax payable driving a rise in income payable in recent years with tax outpacing income growth as a result of Australia’s progressive tax system. Growth in tax payable by individuals slowed through the year with the introduction of the low to middle income tax offset in September quarter 2019.
Other non-labour income (consisting of investment income and earnings from unincorporated businesses) experiencing weak growth in recent years.

Figure 9 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to growth, through the year, current prices - seasonally adjusted

Figure 9 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to growth, through the year, current prices - seasonally adjusted
	Household gross disposable income (ppt)	Compensation of employees (ppt)	Social benefits to residents (ppt)	Other income received (ppt)	Income paid by households (ppt)
Mar-00	8.3	5.1	1.3	3.8	-1.9
Jun-00	2.9	4.7	1.3	3.1	-6.2
Sep-00	11.4	5.9	1.2	3.2	1.1
Dec-00	7.0	4.7	2.3	1.9	-1.9
Mar-01	7.8	4.9	2.4	2.1	-1.5
Jun-01	11.1	5.2	0.9	1.4	3.7
Sep-01	4.8	4.2	0.5	2.3	-2.2
Dec-01	11.4	4.2	1.3	5.0	0.9
Mar-02	9.2	3.7	0.2	4.7	0.6
Jun-02	3.5	3.8	0.5	5.9	-6.7
Sep-02	2.9	4.3	0.6	2.3	-4.3
Dec-02	0.0	4.0	0.1	0.7	-4.8
Mar-03	2.0	4.4	0.3	1.1	-3.8
Jun-03	7.0	4.9	0.4	-0.5	2.2
Sep-03	6.1	4.4	0.8	2.8	-1.9
Dec-03	7.9	5.2	0.9	4.2	-2.4
Mar-04	7.7	5.4	1.5	5.0	-4.1
Jun-04	10.4	5.1	3.3	6.8	-4.8
Sep-04	8.4	5.9	1.1	5.6	-4.2
Dec-04	8.6	6.2	1.0	5.4	-3.9
Mar-05	7.7	5.8	0.6	4.6	-3.3
Jun-05	6.4	5.5	-1.0	4.6	-2.7
Sep-05	8.0	5.8	1.1	3.8	-2.6
Dec-05	5.2	5.1	0.5	2.4	-2.9
Mar-06	6.0	5.3	0.4	3.0	-2.7
Jun-06	4.5	5.4	0.2	1.3	-2.4
Sep-06	8.1	5.1	-0.3	4.6	-1.4
Dec-06	10.0	6.9	0.3	4.6	-1.7
Mar-07	10.0	7.2	0.9	4.5	-2.6
Jun-07	12.3	8.1	1.8	6.4	-4.0
Sep-07	8.9	7.9	1.0	4.9	-5.0
Dec-07	9.6	6.5	0.7	6.6	-4.2
Mar-08	10.4	6.2	0.7	7.5	-4.0
Jun-08	8.3	6.1	0.4	6.6	-4.9
Sep-08	8.6	5.2	0.5	5.0	-2.2
Dec-08	12.5	4.3	5.1	4.2	-1.0
Mar-09	8.0	2.4	2.0	2.1	1.5
Jun-09	10.0	0.2	5.6	1.4	2.8
Sep-09	6.1	0.7	1.7	1.4	2.2
Dec-09	1.7	1.6	-2.8	1.9	0.9
Mar-10	5.1	3.2	-0.4	3.4	-1.2
Jun-10	2.5	5.2	-4.1	3.3	-1.9
Sep-10	7.1	6.1	0.1	4.3	-3.4
Dec-10	7.7	6.5	0.8	4.9	-4.6
Mar-11	8.2	6.6	1.2	4.0	-3.6
Jun-11	7.9	6.0	0.9	3.6	-2.6
Sep-11	7.2	5.6	1.3	3.6	-3.2
Dec-11	6.5	4.7	0.7	2.4	-1.3
Mar-12	3.5	4.9	0.1	1.0	-2.5
Jun-12	5.4	4.2	1.2	2.4	-2.4
Sep-12	2.2	2.8	0.5	0.0	-1.1
Dec-12	2.3	3.1	0.5	-0.4	-0.8
Mar-13	4.4	1.8	1.0	1.4	0.3
Jun-13	2.5	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.3
Sep-13	5.4	2.5	0.6	2.0	0.3
Dec-13	5.3	2.5	0.8	2.4	-0.5
Mar-14	4.8	2.7	0.7	2.0	-0.6
Jun-14	5.8	2.6	0.9	2.8	-0.6
Sep-14	5.4	2.7	0.6	3.3	-1.2
Dec-14	4.6	2.0	0.4	3.4	-1.1
Mar-15	3.7	1.8	0.3	3.1	-1.5
Jun-15	3.6	1.9	-0.1	3.1	-1.3
Sep-15	3.3	2.0	0.3	1.8	-0.8
Dec-15	1.8	2.2	0.0	0.5	-0.9
Mar-16	2.3	2.7	0.1	0.2	-0.7
Jun-16	1.9	2.1	0.2	0.4	-0.9
Sep-16	2.0	2.3	-0.1	0.5	-0.7
Dec-16	2.7	1.5	0.0	1.7	-0.5
Mar-17	3.0	1.4	-0.3	3.1	-1.1
Jun-17	2.3	2.2	-0.3	1.1	-0.7
Sep-17	2.2	2.3	-0.2	1.5	-1.4
Dec-17	3.6	3.6	0.0	1.2	-1.2
Mar-18	3.1	3.6	0.1	0.4	-1.0
Jun-18	3.3	3.2	-0.1	1.9	-1.7
Sep-18	3.2	3.3	-0.1	1.8	-1.7
Dec-18	2.5	2.9	-0.1	1.9	-2.2
Mar-19	3.0	3.1	0.0	1.6	-1.8
Jun-19	2.5	3.6	0.2	0.5	-1.8
Sep-19	5.0	3.6	0.2	0.6	0.6
Dec-19	3.5	3.7	0.1	0.1	-0.3
Mar-20	3.8	3.2	0.7	0.2	-0.3

Figure 9 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to growth, through the year, current prices - seasonally adjusted

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Quarterly composition of household income

Household gross disposable income rose 1.4% in March quarter 2020. Social assistance benefits contributed 0.6 percentage points to growth, recording its largest contribution since June 2012. The increase in both the number of recipients and COVID-19 government support payments drove the rise.

At the same time, growth in compensation of employees slowed with reduced economic activity as economic restrictions were imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Figure 10 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to quarterly growth. current prices - seasonally adjusted

Figure 10 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to quarterly growth. current prices - seasonally adjusted
	Household gross disposable income (ppt)	Compensation of employees (ppt)	Social benefits to residents (ppt)
Mar-11	2.4	1.4	0.3
Jun-11	0.6	1.2	-0.2
Sep-11	1.5	1.2	0.5
Dec-11	1.8	0.7	0.0
Mar-12	-0.4	1.7	-0.2
Jun-12	2.4	0.5	0.9
Sep-12	-1.6	-0.1	-0.2
Dec-12	1.9	1.0	0.0
Mar-13	1.6	0.4	0.2
Jun-13	0.5	0.7	0.1
Sep-13	1.2	0.5	0.2
Dec-13	1.9	1.0	0.3
Mar-14	1.2	0.5	0.2
Jun-14	1.5	0.6	0.3
Sep-14	0.8	0.5	-0.1
Dec-14	1.1	0.3	0.0
Mar-15	0.3	0.3	0.1
Jun-15	1.4	0.7	-0.1
Sep-15	0.5	0.7	0.3
Dec-15	-0.4	0.6	-0.3
Mar-16	0.8	0.7	0.2
Jun-16	1.0	0.2	0.0
Sep-16	0.6	0.8	0.0
Dec-16	0.3	-0.2	-0.2
Mar-17	1.1	0.7	-0.2
Jun-17	0.3	0.9	0.1
Sep-17	0.5	0.9	0.1
Dec-17	1.7	1.1	0.0
Mar-18	0.6	0.7	-0.1
Jun-18	0.5	0.6	-0.1
Sep-18	0.4	0.9	0.0
Dec-18	1.0	0.7	0.1
Mar-19	1.1	1.0	0.0
Jun-19	0.1	1.0	0.1
Sep-19	2.8	0.9	0.0
Dec-19	-0.4	0.7	-0.1
Mar-20	1.4	0.6	0.6

Figure 10 - Household gross disposable income, contribution to quarterly growth. current prices - seasonally adjusted

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Social assistance benefits are expected to rise after the March quarter, with an increased number of recipients (figure 11) and further commitments by Government to provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic (figure 12).

Figure 11 - Social assistance benefits payments and recipients

Figure 11 - Social assistance benefits payments and recipients
	Value of benefits received, seasonally adjusted (RHS) ($m)	Number of benefit recipients , original (LHS) ()
Dec-18	32,306.1	952,388
Mar-19	32,415.3	947,414
Jun-19	32,783.0	955,555
Sep-19	32,796.2	952,646
Dec-19	32,576.6	953,476
Mar-20	34,592.8	1,060,337
Apr-20 (month)	-	1,530,473

Figure 11 - Social assistance benefits payments and recipients

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Source: ABS, Department of Social Services Department of Social Services:
https://data.gov.au/dataset/ds-dga-728daa75-06e8-442d-931c-93ecc6a57880/distribution/dist-dga-1120abb8-997b-4d3a-b262-4c84f9c92985/details?q=jobseeker

Figure 12 - Government commitments to COVID-19 support

Image

Source: ABS, Australian Parliament House Australian Parliament House:
https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2020/March/New_coronavirus_supplement https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2020/March/Coronavirus_lump-sum_payments

Government support payments in response to COVID-19 will contribute to household income beyond the March quarter with, for example, an additional 470,000 people received social benefit payments in April 2020.

COVID-19 impacts on health activity

There have been notable impacts on health activity from COVID-19 during the March quarter that can be seen across measures in the National Accounts.

Government response to managing health crisis

Australian governments worked to ensure that the health system could cope with the escalating COVID-19 outbreak. Additional funding was allocated to boost emergency response and intensive care capabilities, as well as shifting resources away from elective surgeries, to increase hospital capacity for a predicted surge in coronavirus cases.

The National Medical Stockpile was boosted significantly with purchases of medical supplies such as pharmaceuticals, personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators.

Governments also expanded frontline services with additional call centres and helplines, pop-up testing clinics, as well as significant advertising and training programs. These were part of the Government’s $2.4 billion health package to protect Australians from COVID-19.

Total Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) increased 1.8%, with this spending across all levels of government in part reflecting the range of Government measures to manage COVID-19.

Figure 13 - Government final consumption expenditure by sector, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Figure 13 - Government final consumption expenditure by sector, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Dec-19 (%)	Mar-20 (%)
GFCE	0.9	1.8
National	1.8	1.6
Defence	-2.0	1.1
Non-defence	2.8	1.7
State and local	0.2	1.9

Figure 13 - Government final consumption expenditure by sector, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

["","Dec-19","Mar-20"]

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Household consumption behaviour in response to COVID-19

Total health spending by households fell 1.6% in the March quarter, with health services falling 5.3% partly offset by a 5.4% rise in spending on medicines, medical aids and therapeutic appliances.

Social distancing measures led to the reduction in demand for health services that involved face to face interactions, including general practice and allied services such as physiotherapy, dental and optical.

Conversely, spending on medicines, medical aids and therapeutic appliances surged as households prepared for the introduction of lockdown measures. Households stockpiled health goods such as pharmaceutical products and health supplements.

Figure 14 - Household final consumption expenditure on health, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Figure 14 - Household final consumption expenditure on health, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted
	Health (%)	Medicines, medical aids and therapeutic appliances (%)	Total health services (%)
Dec-17	1.3	1.4	1.8
Mar-18	1.0	2.4	0.1
Jun-18	1.2	1.9	1.2
Sep-18	0.8	2.6	-0.6
Dec-18	1.3	2.7	1.4
Mar-19	1.0	-0.2	0.9
Jun-19	0.3	1.5	0.2
Sep-19	1.1	1.2	0.5
Dec-19	0.6	0.7	1.3
Mar-20	-1.6	5.4	-5.3

Figure 14 - Household final consumption expenditure on health, quarterly change, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

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Output of the health industry

Health care and social assistance output fell 0.1% during the quarter, the weakest result since December 2011. Private health care fell due to the cancellation of elective surgeries and reduced demand in allied health. Public health care rose reflecting a range of government measures to increase frontline services and boost hospital capacity in response to COVID-19.

Figure 15 - Gross Value Added (GVA) health care and social assistance, volume measure - seasonally adjusted

Figure 15 - Gross Value Added (GVA) health care and social assistance, volume measure - seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-12	0.4	1.1
Jun-12	2.2	3.2
Sep-12	1.3	3.9
Dec-12	0.8	4.8
Mar-13	0.7	5.1
Jun-13	0.7	3.5
Sep-13	1.5	3.7
Dec-13	1.6	4.6
Mar-14	2.2	6.2
Jun-14	1.0	6.5
Sep-14	1.2	6.2
Dec-14	1.9	6.5
Mar-15	0.4	4.6
Jun-15	1.4	4.9
Sep-15	1.1	4.8
Dec-15	0.2	3.1
Mar-16	0.3	2.9
Jun-16	2.2	3.8
Sep-16	1.8	4.5
Dec-16	0.9	5.2
Mar-17	1.4	6.4
Jun-17	0.8	5.0
Sep-17	2.4	5.6
Dec-17	1.3	6.0
Mar-18	2.3	6.9
Jun-18	0.6	6.7
Sep-18	2.7	7.1
Dec-18	1.6	7.5
Mar-19	2.0	7.2
Jun-19	1.8	8.4
Sep-19	2.7	8.3
Dec-19	1.6	8.3
Mar-20	-0.1	6.1

Figure 15 - Gross Value Added (GVA) health care and social assistance, volume measure - seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly","Through the year"]

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Household consumption behaviour in response to COVID-19

Household consumption decreased 1.1% in the March quarter and 0.2% through the year. These falls were last observed during the global financial crisis.

Figure 16 - Household consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted

Figure 16 - Household consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted
	Quarterly growth (%)	Through the year (%)
Mar-08	0.5	4.4
Jun-08	-0.4	3.1
Sep-08	-0.2	1.1
Dec-08	-0.1	-0.2
Mar-09	0.4	-0.2
Jun-09	1.5	1.7
Sep-09	0.4	2.4
Dec-09	1.2	3.6
Mar-10	0.4	3.6
Jun-10	1.4	3.4
Sep-10	0.9	3.9
Dec-10	1.2	3.9
Mar-11	0.8	4.3
Jun-11	0.9	3.8
Sep-11	0.6	3.5
Dec-11	0.3	2.6
Mar-12	1.3	3.2
Jun-12	0.4	2.7
Sep-12	0.3	2.3
Dec-12	0.2	2.1
Mar-13	0.6	1.4
Jun-13	0.3	1.3
Sep-13	1.0	2.1
Dec-13	0.6	2.5
Mar-14	0.6	2.5
Jun-14	0.5	2.7
Sep-14	0.7	2.4
Dec-14	0.5	2.4
Mar-15	0.5	2.2
Jun-15	0.6	2.4
Sep-15	1.0	2.6
Dec-15	0.5	2.5
Mar-16	0.9	3.0
Jun-16	0.4	2.8
Sep-16	0.5	2.3
Dec-16	0.7	2.5
Mar-17	0.4	2.0
Jun-17	0.7	2.3
Sep-17	0.8	2.6
Dec-17	0.9	2.9
Mar-18	0.5	3.0
Jun-18	0.8	3.1
Sep-18	0.4	2.6
Dec-18	0.3	2.0
Mar-19	0.4	1.9
Jun-19	0.3	1.4
Sep-19	0.1	1.2
Dec-19	0.5	1.3
Mar-20	-1.1	-0.2

Figure 16 - Household consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted

["","Quarterly growth","Through the year"]

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The decrease in household spending was driven by a 2.4% fall in services consumption for the March quarter, partly offset by an increase in goods consumption of 1.0%.

Figure 17 - Goods and services consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted

Figure 17 - Goods and services consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted
	Goods consumption (%)	Services consumption (%)
Mar-12	1.3	1.4
Jun-12	2.2	-0.5
Sep-12	-0.3	0.5
Dec-12	-0.3	0.3
Mar-13	1.1	0.3
Jun-13	0.5	0.3
Sep-13	0.9	0.7
Dec-13	0.5	0.4
Mar-14	0.3	0.8
Jun-14	0.1	0.8
Sep-14	0.5	0.7
Dec-14	0.4	0.6
Mar-15	0.4	0.5
Jun-15	0.7	0.4
Sep-15	1.5	0.6
Dec-15	1.0	0.2
Mar-16	0.7	0.9
Jun-16	0.0	1.1
Sep-16	-0.1	0.7
Dec-16	0.9	0.6
Mar-17	0.6	0.4
Jun-17	1.4	0.4
Sep-17	0.8	0.8
Dec-17	0.5	1.2
Mar-18	1.3	0.1
Jun-18	0.6	0.9
Sep-18	0.4	0.3
Dec-18	0.0	0.5
Mar-19	0.2	0.6
Jun-19	0.1	0.4
Sep-19	0.2	0.1
Dec-19	0.4	0.5
Mar-20	1.0	-2.4

Figure 17 - Goods and services consumption, volume measures, seasonally adjusted

["","Goods consumption","Services consumption"]

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Changes in household spending behaviour

There were impacts on household consumption expenditure from both the bushfires and COVID-19. Early in the March quarter, bushfires and associated smoke haze led to disruptions to domestic travel and reduced retail foot traffic. This was followed by escalating concerns about the spread of COVID-19 that led to restrictions on overseas travel, bans on indoor and outdoor gatherings and domestic travel, increased work and leisure from home, and limits on business trading.

Household consumption of services

There were significant impacts on household spending on services due to COVID-19 social distancing measures.

Travel disruptions, reduced foot traffic and bushfires drove a large fall in hotels, cafes and restaurants, with falls across both catering services and accommodation services categories.
Reduced demand for travel and stay-at-home measures led to a decrease in transport services, particularly air passenger services.
Social distancing measures and the deferral of elective medical procedures resulted in a reduced demand for health services.
Restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings had a major impact on recreational and cultural services, particularly on gambling activity, sporting services and cinema admissions.

Figure 18 - Individual services consumption through the year, volume measures - original

Figure 18 - Individual services consumption through the year, volume measures - original
	Total health services (%)	Recreational and cultural services (%)	Hotels, cafes and restaurants (%)	Transport services (%)
Mar-19	3.9	1.6	1.2	3.5
Jun-19	1.2	-0.1	1.7	2.7
Sep-19	3.0	-0.7	-0.5	-1.4
Dec-19	3.0	0.1	0.4	-2.2
Mar-20	-3.3	-6.4	-8.8	-14.5

Figure 18 - Individual services consumption through the year, volume measures - original

["","Total health services","Recreational and cultural services","Hotels, cafes and restaurants","Transport services"]

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Household consumption of goods

Household expenditure on goods rose as people prepared for the possibility of an extended period at home.

Food spending increased significantly at both supermarkets and specialised food retailers, particularly in non-perishable food categories.
Households stocked up on pharmaceutical supplies, with increased spending on medicines, medical aids and therapeutic appliances.
Furnishings and household equipment purchases increased, led by tools and appliances as well as cleaning products.
Household purchases of recreation and culture goods increased with demand for audio-visual equipment, laptops and computers, as well as sporting equipment.

Figure 19 - Individual goods consumption through the year, volume measures - original

Figure 19 - Individual goods consumption through the year, volume measures - original
	Medicines, medical aids and theraputic appliances (%)	Goods for recreation and culture (%)	Food (%)	Household tools (%)
Mar-19	7.3	1.2	2.7	5.5
Jun-19	6.9	2.7	1.8	2.8
Sep-19	5.3	3.8	1.2	2.6
Dec-19	3.2	4.9	0.7	0.3
Mar-20	9.1	8.4	6.3	4.4

Figure 19 - Individual goods consumption through the year, volume measures - original

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21.29	-2.36	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.29	-5.24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21.73	-2.43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.73	-0.85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14.51	-1.23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.51	-2.60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20.24	-2.18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.24	0.10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15.14	-1.34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.14	-1.72	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17.3	-1.70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.30	-1.22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.85	0.03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.85	-1.60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19.93	-2.13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.93	-2.22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25.12	-2.99	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25.12	-0.69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20.43	-2.22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.43	-3.90	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
39.52	-5.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	39.52	-4.75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
58.98	-8.60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.98	-9.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.07	0.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.07	-0.30	-	-	-	-
26.42	-3.21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		26.42	-5.83	-	-
19.31	-2.03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	19.31	-0.30

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Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product

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Key statistics

Main features

March key figures

GDP growth rates, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

GDP growth rates, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Contribution to GDP growth, seasonally adjusted

Contribution to GDP growth, seasonally adjusted

Revisions in this issue

Suspension of trend estimates

Changes in the seasonal adjustment process

Changes to hours worked

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Analysis

Australian economy contracted 0.3%

Gross domestic product, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross domestic product, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Private demand drives the fall in domestic final demand

Domestic final demand, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

Domestic final demand, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

Weakest household spending result since the global financial crisis

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Household final consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Unprecedented decline in household spending on services

Goods and services consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Goods and services consumption expenditure, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Dwelling investment continues to decline

New and used dwelling investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

New and used dwelling investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Non-mining drives the fall in private business investment

Mining and non-mining investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Mining and non-mining investment, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Net exports contributed 0.5 percentage points to GDP

Net exports, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

Net exports, chain volume measures - seasonally adjusted - contributions to growth

COVID-19 impacts selected industries

Gross value added, selected industries, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross value added, selected industries, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Health care services records a fall

Gross value added - health care and social assistance, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Gross value added - health care and social assistance, volume measures - seasonally adjusted

Household saving ratio driven by non-labour income

Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted

Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted

Household income growth, contribution to growth in non-labour income - current prices - seasonally adjusted

Household income growth, contribution to growth in non-labour income - current prices - seasonally adjusted

Expenditure chain volume measures

March quarter

Final consumption expenditure (FCE) -0.4%

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) -0.8%

Changes in inventories

Exports and imports of goods and services

Income at current prices

March quarter

Gross operating surplus (GOS) +0.9%

Compensation of employees (COE) +0.5%

State compensation of employees, current prices - seasonally adjusted

State compensation of employees, current prices - seasonally adjusted

Production chain volume measures

March quarter

Agriculture, forestry and fishing -2.1%

Mining -1.0%

Manufacturing +2.1%

Construction -0.5%

Wholesale trade +1.5%

Retail trade +1.7%

Accommodation and food services -7.5%

Transport, postal and warehousing -4.9%

Information media and telecommunications +0.3%

Financial and insurance services: +1.2%

Professional, scientific and technical services +1.5%

Health care and social assistance -0.1%

State final demand chain volume measures

March quarter

State final demand, quarterly volume measures - seasonally adjusted

New South Wales -1.5%