State statistical bulletin, 2007

Research Paper no. 22 2008–09

State statistical bulletin, 2007–08

Tony Kryger
Statistics and Mapping Section
25 February 2009

Executive summary
Introduction
Historical data
Glossary

Labour market

1.1	Employment
1.2	Unemployment
1.3	Labour force
1.4	Long-term unemployment
1.5	Youth unemployment
1.6	Job vacancies
1.7	Industrial disputes

Wages and prices

2.1	Average weekly ordinary time earnings
2.2	Real average weekly ordinary time earnings
2.3	Male total average weekly earnings
2.4	Real male total average weekly earnings
2.5	Wage price index
2.6	Consumer price index

State accounts

3.1	Gross state product
3.2	Gross state product per capita
3.3	Labour productivity

Business conditions

4.1	Turnover of retail establishments
4.2	Motor vehicle sales
4.3	Dwelling approvals
4.4	Business investment
4.5	Bankruptcies

Housing

5.1	Lending for owner occupied housing
5.2	Home loan size
5.3	Home loan repayments
5.4	House sale prices
5.5	House rents

Financial management

6.1	General government sector net debt
6.2	General government sector fiscal balance
6.3	General government sector taxation revenue

Exports

7.1	Merchandise exports

Social

8.1	Population
8.2	Dependency ratio
8.3	Births
8.4	Apparent school retention rates
8.5	General practice bulk billing
8.6	Private health insurance

Executive Summary

This paper provides tables and charts that allow comparisons between individual states and territories across a broad range of social and economic indicators.
Each table contains data for the last five years, while each chart plots data for the latest year that data are available.

The Australian economy performed well in 2007–08, maintaining a trend that has continued over a number of years. Despite the strong performance overall, however, there remains considerable divergence between the states and territories. The standout state was Western Australia. In 2007–08, Western Australia had one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the country, combined with an economic growth rate, average wage level and growth rate in business investment that were significantly above the national average. Despite these strong economic fundamentals, Western Australia in 2007–08 nonetheless experienced below average growth rates in retail turnover and dwelling approvals. The other strongly performing state was Queensland which, like Western Australia, has benefited considerably from exposure to the mining boom.

The weakest performing state in 2007–08 was New South Wales with an economic growth rate significantly lower than that of any other state. In addition, New South Wales experienced one of the lowest rates of employment growth and wages growth in the country, combined with the second highest growth rate in bankruptcies after Tasmania. Moreover, the net debt of the New South Wales general government sector was higher, relative to the size of its economy, than that of any other state.

Generally speaking, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory have tended to perform better than the rest of the country. This has been a fairly persistent trend over a number of years, tending to widen the gap in the performance of different parts of the country.

The disparity in performance across Australia has focused attention on the economic and social conditions in the individual states and territories. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to present a range of indicators for the states and territories in such a way that comparisons can be made. This has meant that some indicators that merely reflect the size of an economy (e.g. retail turnover) have been presented so that emphasis is on the annual growth rate of the indicator. Other indicators have been presented as a ratio—e.g. long-term unemployed to total unemployed or general government debt to gross state product—so that comparisons can be made.

This publication is the second in a series. It is hoped that it will be updated annually. It is a companion publication to Monthly Statistical Bulletin that contains only Australia-wide data.

As there are social and economic terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader, a glossary has been provided at the end of this publication.

Note: The financial crisis which began in 2008 is having major repercussions around the world. Global events will have an inevitable impact on Australia, with the likelihood that economic growth in Australia will fall. The extent of the slowdown will vary between states. Consequently, the values for several economic indicators in 2008–09 could deviate markedly from the trends shown in this paper.

Historical data

Long-term data series for every table that appears in this paper are available electronically and can be found at http://libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/state_mesi/index.htm.

The long-term series for the companion publication Monthly Statistical Bulletin can be found at http://libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/msb_edata/index.htm.

Note: The above links can only be accessed by members, senators and parliamentary staff.

1.1 Employment


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Number employed (a) – '000
New South Wales	3 164.6	3 207.5	3 261.4	3 319.3	3 399.3
Victoria	2 377.0	2 449.8	2 490.8	2 558.5	2 627.6
Queensland	1 843.4	1 939.7	2 006.9	2 099.3	2 158.5
South Australia	719.1	729.1	743.5	755.8	772.2
Western Australia	970.4	1 010.6	1 059.7	1 086.0	1 125.1
Tasmania	210.2	215.9	222.8	224.5	230.7
Northern Territory	96.2	95.0	97.9	103.0	109.1
Australian Capital Territory	175.4	178.7	181.4	188.1	189.9
Australia	9 556.3	9 826.4	10 064.3	10 334.6	10 612.4

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	1.2	1.4	1.7	1.8	2.4
Victoria	1.6	3.1	1.7	2.7	2.7
Queensland	3.3	5.2	3.5	4.6	2.8
South Australia	1.8	1.4	2.0	1.7	2.2
Western Australia	1.3	4.1	4.9	2.5	3.6
Tasmania	4.5	2.7	3.2	0.8	2.8
Northern Territory	-2.9	-1.3	3.0	5.3	5.9
Australian Capital Territory	0.0	1.9	1.5	3.7	1.0
Australia	1.8	2.8	2.4	2.7	2.7


(a) Annual average.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001

1.2 Unemployment

	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Number unemployed (a) – '000
New South Wales	183.3	176.5	179.0	173.9	163.4
Victoria	137.0	143.9	137.6	128.5	122.9
Queensland	119.3	100.7	101.0	87.2	82.5
South Australia	46.7	43.1	38.0	39.9	39.1
Western Australia	58.8	49.8	44.0	36.2	38.3
Tasmania	15.3	14.2	15.6	13.5	11.9
Northern Territory	5.3	5.7	5.7	4.1	5.1
Australian Capital Territory	7.0	6.5	6.1	5.7	5.0
Australia	572.7	540.5	527.2	489.0	468.0

Unemployment rate (a) (b) – per cent
New South Wales	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.0	4.6
Victoria	5.4	5.5	5.2	4.8	4.5
Queensland	6.1	4.9	4.8	4.0	3.7
South Australia	6.1	5.6	4.9	5.0	4.8
Western Australia	5.7	4.7	4.0	3.2	3.3
Tasmania	6.8	6.2	6.6	5.7	4.9
Northern Territory	5.2	5.7	5.5	3.8	4.4
Australian Capital Territory	3.8	3.5	3.3	3.0	2.6
Australia	5.7	5.2	5.0	4.5	4.2


(a) Annual average.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001

1.3 Labour force

	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Labour force (a) – '000
New South Wales	3 347.9	3 384.1	3 440.4	3 493.2	3 562.7
Victoria	2 513.9	2 593.8	2 628.4	2 686.9	2 750.5
Queensland	1 962.7	2 040.4	2 108.0	2 186.5	2 241.0
South Australia	765.9	772.2	781.5	795.7	811.3
Western Australia	1 029.2	1 060.3	1 103.8	1 122.3	1 163.4
Tasmania	225.4	230.1	238.4	238.0	242.6
Northern Territory	101.5	100.7	103.6	107.1	114.2
Australian Capital Territory	182.5	185.2	187.5	193.8	194.9
Australia	10 129.0	10 366.8	10 591.5	10 823.5	11 080.4

Participation rate (a) (b) – per cent
New South Wales	62.3	62.4	62.8	63.1	63.5
Victoria	63.1	64.1	64.2	64.6	65.0
Queensland	64.6	65.5	66.3	67.1	67.1
South Australia	61.6	61.6	61.9	62.4	62.8
Western Australia	65.6	66.3	67.8	67.6	68.3
Tasmania	58.9	59.3	60.9	60.3	61.0
Northern Territory	70.8	69.4	69.7	70.2	73.0
Australian Capital Territory	71.3	71.9	72.1	73.6	72.5
Australia	63.4	63.9	64.4	64.8	65.2


(a) Annual average.
(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and over.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001

1.4 Long-term unemployment


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – '000
New South Wales	40.7	38.3	37.0	35.0	30.6
Victoria	28.5	30.0	26.4	20.4	17.8
Queensland	23.2	16.2	14.9	12.1	9.1
South Australia	11.0	8.6	7.4	6.8	7.0
Western Australia	10.5	7.1	5.3	4.0	2.8
Tasmania	5.1	4.2	3.9	3.4	2.5
Northern Territory	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.4
Australian Capital Territory	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.6
Australia	120.3	105.5	96.5	82.8	70.7

Long-term unemployed (a) (b) – percentage of total unemployed
New South Wales	22.2	21.7	20.7	20.1	18.7
Victoria	20.8	20.8	19.2	15.9	14.4
Queensland	19.5	16.0	14.7	13.8	11.0
South Australia	23.6	19.9	19.5	17.1	17.9
Western Australia	17.8	14.2	12.1	11.2	7.2
Tasmania	33.4	29.2	25.0	25.4	21.2
Northern Territory	10.0	4.1	9.8	11.2	8.4
Australian Capital Territory	11.0	14.7	14.6	10.2	11.0
Australia	21.0	19.5	18.3	16.9	15.1


(a) Annual average.
(b) Unemployed for 52 weeks or more.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001

1.5 Youth unemployment

	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Unemployed youth (a) (b) – '000
New South Wales	19.9	19.9	20.2	20.7	20.5
Victoria	10.7	13.4	12.1	11.2	10.7
Queensland	13.8	12.5	14.3	11.8	10.3
South Australia	6.1	5.5	4.9	5.7	4.7
Western Australia	7.9	6.3	6.5	4.5	5.2
Tasmania	1.9	2.2	1.6	2.0	1.8
Northern Territory	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.7
Australian Capital Territory	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.5
Australia	61.9	61.3	60.8	56.9	54.4

Youth unemployment rate (a) (c) – per cent
New South Wales	21.0	21.7	22.4	23.6	21.1
Victoria	19.8	22.5	21.4	20.0	18.6
Queensland	19.9	17.3	19.6	15.6	13.5
South Australia	25.3	24.9	21.9	27.3	22.3
Western Australia	20.4	15.5	15.1	10.8	11.7
Tasmania	20.4	26.6	19.3	23.6	22.5
Northern Territory	20.8	22.1	14.1	9.1	18.0
Australian Capital Territory	24.6	16.9	15.1	14.6	11.2
Australia	20.8	20.3	20.2	19.1	17.4


(a) Annual average.
(b) 15–19 year olds looking for full-time work.
(c) 15–19 year olds looking for full-time work as a proportion of the full-time youth labour force.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.001

1.6 Job vacancies


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Vacancies (a) – '000
New South Wales	38.4	43.8	43.2	47.6	54.6
Victoria	29.0	33.1	31.9	31.8	35.6
Queensland	23.0	31.7	31.7	38.2	39.0
South Australia	5.5	7.7	9.2	9.6	9.5
Western Australia	9.3	13.8	18.6	24.6	29.2
Tasmania	1.7	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.7
Northern Territory	1.7	2.4	2.3	2.6	3.5
Australian Capital Territory	2.4	3.7	4.0	4.8	5.6
Australia	110.7	138.0	143.1	161.6	179.6

Vacancy rate (a) (b) – per cent
New South Wales	1.37	1.55	1.50	1.60	1.80
Victoria	1.37	1.51	1.43	1.39	1.51
Queensland	1.45	1.89	1.80	2.06	2.04
South Australia	0.88	1.21	1.40	1.44	1.38
Western Australia	1.12	1.60	2.02	2.54	2.91
Tasmania	0.92	1.06	1.17	1.22	1.31
Northern Territory	1.94	2.64	2.53	2.66	3.45
Australian Capital Territory	1.45	2.19	2.33	2.70	3.11
Australia	1.32	1.60	1.61	1.75	1.89


(a) Annual average.
(b) The number of job vacancies expressed as a percentage of the number of employee jobs plus the number of job vacancies.
Sources: ABS, Job Vacancies, Cat. No. 6354.0; ABS, Labour Force, Cat. No. 6291.0.55.003

1.7 Industrial disputes

	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Working days lost – '000
New South Wales	244.8	59.7	68.9	28.6	61.6
Victoria	157.9	78.4	63.2	47.7	70.9
Queensland	31.9	31.7	16.8	3.0	7.7
South Australia	14.4	4.0	6.3	4.1	10.0
Western Australia	100.4	64.0	26.5	2.0	10.4
Tasmania	1.1	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.7
Northern Territory	1.3	3.0	3.8	0.1	3.5
Australian Capital Territory	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.7	0.0
Australia	552.3	243.1	188.6	88.4	165.0

Working days lost per '000 employees
New South Wales	88.6	21.8	24.3	9.8	20.3
Victoria	76.2	36.3	28.6	21.3	30.3
Queensland	20.3	19.2	9.8	1.5	4.2
South Australia	23.7	6.3	9.7	6.3	15.0
Western Australia	122.9	75.3	29.8	2.2	10.5
Tasmania	6.0	12.3	4.2	1.6	3.6
Northern Territory	13.9	34.6	43.8	0.8	35.6
Australian Capital Territory	4.4	0.8	14.1	15.5	0.1
Australia	66.9	28.8	21.6	9.9	17.6


Source: ABS, Industrial Disputes, Australia, Cat. No. 6321.0.55.001

2.1 Average weekly ordinary time earnings

	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week
New South Wales	979.1	1 016.3	1 074.5	1 103.2	1 142.7
Victoria	937.3	980.3	1 008.3	1 035.5	1 088.6
Queensland	867.9	911.4	949.8	990.1	1 043.8
South Australia	864.4	908.1	958.1	994.5	1 037.2
Western Australia	939.1	994.5	1 053.8	1 136.7	1 234.1
Tasmania	833.4	877.3	918.0	969.2	1 010.6
Northern Territory	909.2	969.0	1 005.4	1 020.7	1 073.3
Australian Capital Territory	1 054.0	1 116.3	1 181.9	1 251.3	1 289.8
Australia	934.6	976.8	1 022.6	1 060.1	1 112.6

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	4.2	3.8	5.7	2.7	3.6
Victoria	4.7	4.6	2.9	2.7	5.1
Queensland	6.3	5.0	4.2	4.2	5.4
South Australia	4.1	5.1	5.5	3.8	4.3
Western Australia	5.5	5.9	6.0	7.9	8.6
Tasmania	1.8	5.3	4.6	5.6	4.3
Northern Territory	6.0	6.6	3.8	1.5	5.2
Australian Capital Territory	3.7	5.9	5.9	5.9	3.1
Australia	4.8	4.5	4.7	3.7	5.0


(a) Annual average.
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. No.6302.0

2.2 Real average weekly ordinary time earnings


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Real AWOTE (a) (b) – $ per week
New South Wales	1 092.7	1 106.9	1 136.3	1 135.9	1 142.7
Victoria	1 047.5	1 074.0	1 071.4	1 072.2	1 088.6
Queensland	987.7	1 011.3	1 021.7	1 031.0	1 043.8
South Australia	967.0	992.6	1 015.2	1 027.2	1 037.2
Western Australia	1 087.6	1 116.5	1 134.8	1 177.6	1 234.1
Tasmania	937.0	956.0	969.4	998.3	1 010.6
Northern Territory	1 037.1	1 081.8	1 086.0	1 056.2	1 073.3
Australian Capital Territory	1 190.9	1 233.2	1 260.2	1 296.3	1 289.8
Australia	1 051.3	1 072.7	1 088.2	1 096.1	1 112.6

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	2.0	1.3	2.7	0.0	0.6
Victoria	2.4	2.5	-0.2	0.1	1.5
Queensland	3.3	2.4	1.0	0.9	1.2
South Australia	1.1	2.6	2.3	1.2	1.0
Western Australia	3.3	2.7	1.6	3.8	4.8
Tasmania	-0.7	2.0	1.4	3.0	1.2
Northern Territory	4.5	4.3	0.4	-2.7	1.6
Australian Capital Territory	1.0	3.6	2.2	2.9	-0.5
Australia	2.4	2.0	1.4	0.7	1.5


(a) Annual average.
(b) Average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adult employees expressed in average 2007–08 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. No. 6302.0; ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. No. 6401.0

2.3 Male total average weekly earnings


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week
New South Wales	930.8	944.9	1 001.4	1 048.5	1 087.7
Victoria	909.9	951.9	971.6	994.3	1 039.7
Queensland	818.7	852.5	908.7	970.0	979.6
South Australia	769.4	797.1	853.6	910.2	957.8
Western Australia	908.7	967.4	1 027.0	1 108.8	1 231.5
Tasmania	762.1	823.9	840.3	871.0	929.4
Northern Territory	812.0	873.5	967.0	964.4	1 037.1
Australian Capital Territory	985.3	1 055.8	1 111.1	1 192.7	1 215.5
Australia	886.5	918.3	967.0	1 013.9	1 059.6

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	3.3	1.5	6.0	4.7	3.7
Victoria	5.3	4.6	2.1	2.3	4.6
Queensland	6.1	4.1	6.6	6.7	1.0
South Australia	-2.3	3.6	7.1	6.6	5.2
Western Australia	7.9	6.5	6.2	8.0	11.1
Tasmania	0.4	8.1	2.0	3.6	6.7
Northern Territory	0.4	7.6	10.7	-0.3	7.5
Australian Capital Territory	3.7	7.2	5.2	7.3	1.9
Australia	4.3	3.6	5.3	4.8	4.5


(a) Annual average.
(b) Male total average weekly earnings.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. No. 6302.0

2.4 Real male total average weekly earnings


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Real MTAWE (a) (b) – $ per week
New South Wales	1 038.8	1 029.2	1 059.0	1 079.5	1 087.7
Victoria	1 016.9	1 042.8	1 032.4	1 029.6	1 039.7
Queensland	931.6	945.9	977.5	1 010.0	979.6
South Australia	860.7	871.3	904.5	940.0	957.8
Western Australia	1 052.3	1 086.1	1 106.0	1 148.7	1 231.5
Tasmania	856.8	897.8	887.4	897.1	929.4
Northern Territory	926.3	975.2	1 044.6	998.0	1 037.1
Australian Capital Territory	1 113.3	1 166.3	1 184.8	1 235.6	1 215.5
Australia	997.3	1 008.4	1 029.0	1 048.3	1 059.6

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	1.1	-0.9	2.9	1.9	0.8
Victoria	2.9	2.6	-1.0	-0.3	1.0
Queensland	3.1	1.5	3.3	3.3	-3.0
South Australia	-5.1	1.2	3.8	3.9	1.9
Western Australia	5.7	3.2	1.8	3.9	7.2
Tasmania	-2.1	4.8	-1.2	1.1	3.6
Northern Territory	-1.0	5.3	7.1	-4.5	3.9
Australian Capital Territory	1.0	4.8	1.6	4.3	-1.6
Australia	1.9	1.1	2.0	1.9	1.1


(a) Annual average.
(b) Male total average weekly earnings expressed in average 2007–08 dollars; converted to real terms using the Consumer Price Index.
Source: ABS, Average Weekly Earnings, Cat. No. 6302.0; ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. No. 6401.0

2.5 Wage price index



	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Wage price index (a) (b)
New South Wales	100.0	103.6	107.8	111.9	116.2
Victoria	100.0	103.9	107.9	111.8	116.1
Queensland	100.0	103.8	108.4	113.3	118.1
South Australia	100.0	103.5	107.4	111.6	116.9
Western Australia	100.0	104.3	109.0	114.1	120.7
Tasmania	100.0	104.1	108.4	113.1	117.5
Northern Territory	100.0	103.7	108.2	112.4	116.8
Australian Capital Territory	100.0	104.3	108.6	113.1	117.7
Australia	100.0	103.8	108.1	112.4	117.1

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	3.8	3.6	4.1	3.8	3.8
Victoria	3.2	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.8
Queensland	3.6	3.8	4.4	4.5	4.2
South Australia	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.9	4.7
Western Australia	3.2	4.3	4.5	4.7	5.8
Tasmania	3.3	4.1	4.1	4.3	3.9
Northern Territory	3.3	3.7	4.3	3.9	3.9
Australian Capital Territory	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.1
Australia	3.6	3.8	4.1	4.0	4.2


(a) Annual average.
(b) Total hourly rate of pay index excluding bonuses, all sectors. Base: 2003–04 = 100.0.
Source: ABS, Labour Price Index, Cat. No. 6345.0

2.6 Consumer price index


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Consumer price index (a)
Sydney	144.1	147.7	152.1	156.2	160.9
Melbourne	142.8	145.7	150.2	154.2	159.6
Brisbane	144.8	148.5	153.2	158.3	164.8
Adelaide	147.0	150.4	155.2	159.2	164.4
Perth	139.6	144.0	150.1	156.1	161.7
Hobart	142.6	147.1	151.8	155.7	160.3
Darwin	138.7	141.8	146.5	152.9	158.3
Canberra	143.4	146.7	151.9	156.4	162.0
Weighted average eight capital cities	143.5	147.0	151.7	156.1	161.4

Annual change – per cent
Sydney	2.2	2.5	3.0	2.7	3.0
Melbourne	2.3	2.0	3.1	2.6	3.6
Brisbane	2.9	2.6	3.1	3.3	4.1
Adelaide	3.0	2.3	3.2	2.6	3.3
Perth	2.1	3.2	4.3	3.9	3.6
Hobart	2.5	3.2	3.2	2.5	3.0
Darwin	1.4	2.2	3.4	4.4	3.5
Canberra	2.6	2.3	3.6	2.9	3.6
Weighted average eight capital cities	2.4	2.4	3.2	2.9	3.4


(a) Annual average.
Source: ABS, Consumer Price Index, Cat. No. 6401.0

3.1 Gross state product


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Gross state product, chain volume measures (a) – $ million
New South Wales	317 755	323 072	329 578	335 828	345 336
Victoria	229 745	235 149	241 242	247 789	255 705
Queensland	174 178	182 931	189 502	198 514	209 050
South Australia	65 758	66 359	67 896	68 327	70 922
Western Australia	119 186	123 707	129 996	139 247	146 444
Tasmania	18 751	19 383	19 785	20 221	20 907
Northern Territory	11 850	12 517	13 325	14 014	14 555
Australian Capital Territory	19 785	20 236	20 983	21 734	22 287
Australia	956 017	982 786	1 012 269	1 045 674	1 084 156

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	2.1	1.7	2.0	1.9	2.8
Victoria	4.5	2.4	2.6	2.7	3.2
Queensland	6.4	5.0	3.6	4.8	5.3
South Australia	4.2	0.9	2.3	0.6	3.8
Western Australia	5.9	3.8	5.1	7.1	5.2
Tasmania	4.3	3.4	2.1	2.2	3.4
Northern Territory	2.3	5.6	6.5	5.2	3.9
Australian Capital Territory	1.5	2.3	3.7	3.6	2.5
Australia	4.0	2.8	3.0	3.3	3.7


(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2006–07.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. No. 5220.0

3.2 Gross state product per capita


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Gross state product per capita, chain volume measures (a) – $
New South Wales	317 755	47 945	48 495	48 927	49 783
Victoria	229 745	47 014	47 554	48 105	48 862
Queensland	174 178	46 458	46 963	48 154	49 547
South Australia	65 758	43 076	43 683	43 513	44 696
Western Australia	119 186	61 991	63 911	67 011	68 837
Tasmania	18 751	40 023	40 532	41 154	42 200
Northern Territory	11 850	61 890	64 421	66 441	67 407
Australian Capital Territory	19 785	62 105	63 578	65 076	65 857
Australia	956 017	48 590	49 337	50 220	51 253

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	1.5	1.1	1.1	0.9	1.7
Victoria	3.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.6
Queensland	3.9	2.7	1.1	2.5	2.9
South Australia	3.6	0.3	1.4	-0.4	2.7
Western Australia	4.3	2.2	3.1	4.9	2.7
Tasmania	3.0	2.5	1.3	1.5	2.5
Northern Territory	1.9	4.0	4.1	3.1	1.5
Australian Capital Territory	1.1	1.6	2.4	2.4	1.2
Australia	2.8	1.6	1.5	1.8	2.1


(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2006–07.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. No. 5220.0

3.3 Labour productivity


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Labour productivity index (a)
New South Wales	96.7	98.2	99.3	100.0	100.0
Victoria	98.0	98.2	99.2	100.0	100.7
Queensland	99.9	99.5	100.2	100.0	102.9
South Australia	100.6	100.3	100.9	100.0	101.3
Western Australia	94.4	93.9	95.6	100.0	100.9
Tasmania	96.7	99.7	98.9	100.0	99.3
Northern Territory	93.9	99.4	102.7	100.0	99.9
Australian Capital Territory	98.6	98.4	102.5	100.0	105.0
Australia	97.4	98.0	99.2	100.0	101.0

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	0.6	1.5	1.2	0.7	0.0
Victoria	2.9	0.2	1.1	0.8	0.7
Queensland	2.7	-0.4	0.7	-0.2	2.9
South Australia	3.5	-0.3	0.6	-0.9	1.3
Western Australia	3.3	-0.5	1.8	4.6	0.9
Tasmania	0.1	3.1	-0.9	1.1	-0.7
Northern Territory	8.5	5.8	3.4	-2.7	-0.1
Australian Capital Territory	2.1	-0.2	4.2	-2.4	5.0
Australia	2.1	0.5	1.2	0.8	1.0


(a) Gross state product (chain volume measures) per hour worked, all sectors (i.e. market and non-market sectors), converted to an index. Reference year for the index is 2006–07.
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, Cat. No. 5220.0

4.1 Turnover of retail establishments


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Value – $ million
New South Wales	57 432	58 956	60 770	64 345	68 466
Victoria	44 846	46 391	47 725	50 772	53 633
Queensland	34 383	36 022	37 687	40 589	44 423
South Australia	12 120	12 637	12 975	13 890	15 077
Western Australia	17 831	19 203	20 503	22 794	24 208
Tasmania	3 803	3 990	4 306	4 475	4 709
Northern Territory	1 673	1 753	1 802	2 015	2 232
Australian Capital Territory	3 523	3 555	3 727	4 012	4 204
Australia	175 610	182 506	189 493	202 891	216 952

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	7.2	2.7	3.1	5.9	6.4
Victoria	8.9	3.4	2.9	6.4	5.6
Queensland	13.1	4.8	4.6	7.7	9.4
South Australia	5.2	4.3	2.7	7.1	8.5
Western Australia	8.7	7.7	6.8	11.2	6.2
Tasmania	13.6	4.9	7.9	3.9	5.2
Northern Territory	7.0	4.8	2.8	11.8	10.8
Australian Capital Territory	3.3	0.9	4.8	7.7	4.8
Australia	8.8	3.9	3.8	7.1	6.9


Source: Retail Trade, ABS (8501.0)

4.2 Motor vehicle sales


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Number (a)
New South Wales	196 950	194 388	189 326	199 142	200 661
Victoria	165 035	165 410	162 206	166 634	174 595
Queensland	112 928	120 450	120 679	126 114	123 514
South Australia	41 473	41 174	40 599	38 853	39 216
Western Australia	51 824	55 957	60 426	66 397	66 968
Tasmania	11 300	11 786	11 433	11 054	10 908
Northern Territory	4 414	4 522	4 408	4 697	4 626
Australian Capital Territory	10 490	10 340	10 283	11 233	11 325
Australia	594 414	604 027	599 360	624 124	631 813

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	2.5	-1.3	-2.6	5.2	0.8
Victoria	2.7	0.2	-1.9	2.7	4.8
Queensland	14.7	6.7	0.2	4.5	-2.1
South Australia	8.1	-0.7	-1.4	-4.3	0.9
Western Australia	9.6	8.0	8.0	9.9	0.9
Tasmania	25.3	4.3	-3.0	-3.3	-1.3
Northern Territory	13.2	2.4	-2.5	6.6	-1.5
Australian Capital Territory	0.7	-1.4	-0.6	9.2	0.8
Australia	6.1	1.6	-0.8	4.1	1.2


(a) Includes vehicles designed primarily for the carriage of people, such as cars, station wagons and people movers. Also includes four wheel drive passenger vehicles not classified as sports utility vehicles.
Source: Sales of New Motor Vehicles, ABS (9314.0.)

4.3 Dwelling approvals


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Number (a)
New South Wales	49 499	39 943	34 160	31 402	31 186
Victoria	46 415	42 547	36 529	37 942	42 842
Queensland	45 233	39 316	38 033	41 516	44 946
South Australia	12 019	11 143	11 458	10 818	13 125
Western Australia	23 834	24 233	26 170	25 087	23 641
Tasmania	3 168	2 778	2 634	2 940	2 938
Northern Territory	1 172	1 388	1 363	1 464	1 172
Australian Capital Territory	3 136	2 279	1 867	2 246	2 339
Australia	184 476	163 627	152 214	153 415	162 189

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	-1.3	-19.3	-14.5	-8.1	-0.7
Victoria	-3.7	-8.3	-14.1	3.9	12.9
Queensland	8.6	-13.1	-3.3	9.2	8.3
South Australia	10.5	-7.3	2.8	-5.6	21.3
Western Australia	9.3	1.7	8.0	-4.1	-5.8
Tasmania	47.6	-12.3	-5.2	11.6	-0.1
Northern Territory	23.4	18.4	-1.8	7.4	-19.9
Australian Capital Territory	-1.1	-27.3	-18.1	20.3	4.1
Australia	3.1	-11.3	-7.0	0.8	5.7


(a) Houses and other dwellings (e.g. flats) intended for long-term residential use.
Source: Building Approvals, ABS (8731.0)

4.4 Business investment


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Chain volume measures (a) – $ million
New South Wales	31 615	37 025	39 991	39 357	46 074
Victoria	27 738	31 460	35 353	36 266	41 277
Queensland	21 277	24 021	28 942	33 092	37 981
South Australia	8 491	9 134	9 347	9 514	9 207
Western Australia	17 526	18 220	25 470	31 075	38 110
Tasmania	1 666	2 127	2 416	2 017	2 624
Northern Territory	2 693	2 707	3 167	3 086	3 138
Australian Capital Territory	1 531	1 729	2 149	2 521	2 279
Australia	112 715	126 875	147 012	156 928	180 691

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	13.3	17.1	8.0	-1.6	17.1
Victoria	6.6	13.4	12.4	2.6	13.8
Queensland	15.1	12.9	20.5	14.3	14.8
South Australia	12.4	7.6	2.3	1.8	-3.2
Western Australia	20.6	4.0	39.8	22.0	22.6
Tasmania	14.3	27.7	13.6	-16.5	30.1
Northern Territory	9.7	0.5	17.0	-2.6	1.7
Australian Capital Territory	-3.0	12.9	24.3	17.3	-9.6
Australia	12.4	12.6	15.9	6.7	15.1


(a) Private business gross fixed capital formation for other buildings and structures, machinery and equipment, livestock and intangible fixed assets. Reference year for chain volume measures is 2006–07.
Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, ABS (5220.0)

4.5 Bankruptcies


	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08

Number (a)
New South Wales	5 971	6 248	7 495	9 247	9 938
Victoria	4 237	4 490	5 014	5 700	5 731
Queensland	4 814	4 693	5 378	5 752	5 711
South Australia	2 125	2 081	2 053	2 151	2 083
Western Australia	1 955	1 545	1 412	1 390	1 428
Tasmania	699	564	570	648	751
Northern Territory	92	86	117	124	127
Australian Capital Territory	603	794	260	226	212
Australia	20 496	20 501	22 299	25 238	25 981

Annual change – per cent
New South Wales	-4.9	4.6	20.0	23.4	7.5
Victoria	-4.5	6.0	11.7	13.7	0.5
Queensland	-16.9	-2.5	14.6	7.0	-0.7
South Australia	-2.5	-2.1	-1.3	4.8	-3.2
Western Australia	-10.6	-21.0	-8.6	-1.6	2.7
Tasmania	-29.3	-19.3	1.1	13.7	15.9
Northern Territory	-14.0	-6.5	36.0	6.0	2.4
Australian Capital Territory	-9.0	31.7	-67.3

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