Monthly Statistical Bulletin
3.1 Gross domestic product            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12  
Current prices (a) – $ million  
 
September  284 139  316 141  311 512  343 928  364 873  
December  289 777  316 235  318 760  348 445    
March  296 614  313 108  325 608  349 230    
June  304 641  308 492  339 027  359 286    
 
Annual 1 175 950 1 252 218 1 293 380 1 400 442    
             
Chain volume measures (a) (b) – $ million  
 
September  308 312  316 190  319 756  327 608  335 767  
December  310 188  314 032  322 610  330 297    
March  314 033  316 657  324 473  328 045    
June  314 366  317 055  326 541  332 604    
 
Annual 1 246 899 1 263 935 1 293 379 1 318 554    
             
Quarterly change (a) (c) – per cent  
 
September 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.0  
December 0.6 -0.7 0.9 0.8    
March 1.2 0.8 0.6 -0.7    
June 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.4    
             
Annual change (a) (c) – per cent  
 
September 5.0 2.6 1.1 2.5 2.5  
December 3.9 1.2 2.7 2.4    
March 3.4 0.8 2.5 1.1    
June 2.8 0.9 3.0 1.9    
 
Annual 3.8 1.4 2.3 1.9    
             
 
(a) Quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted.  
(b) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2009–10.  
(c) Chain volume measures.   
 
Source: ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure and product,  
            Cat. no. 5206.0   Update
  7 March 2012