Posted 31/08/2022 by Joanne Simon-Davies
This month: Australian lithium exports and the latest Agriculture Census.
Forthcoming releases
If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.
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Statistical reports |
Release
date |
| ABS |
Assets
and Liabilities of Australian Securitisers, June 2022 |
1 Sept |
| ABS |
Managed
Funds, June 2022 |
1 Sept |
| ABS |
Lending
Indicators, July 2022 |
1 Sept |
| AIHW |
Understanding
the Wellbeing Characteristics of Ex-serving ADF Members |
1 Sept |
| ANZ |
ANZ Australian
Job Ads, August 2022 |
5 Sept |
| ABS |
Business
Indicators, June 2022 |
5 Sept |
| ABS |
Retail
Trade, July 2022 |
5 Sept |
| ANZ |
Job
Advertisements, August 2022 |
5 Sept |
| ABS |
Government
Finance Statistics, June 2022 |
6 Sept |
| ABS |
Balance
of Payments and International Investment Position, June 2022 |
6 Sept |
| ABS |
Building
Approvals, July 2022 |
6 Sept |
| ABS |
Monthly
Household Spending Indicator, July 2022 |
6 Sept |
| AIHW |
Smoking Among
Australia's Veterans, 2020–21 |
6 Sept |
| ABS |
Australian
National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, April 2022 |
7 Sept |
| ABS |
International
Trade in Goods and Services, July 2022 |
8 Sept |
| ABS |
Industrial
Disputes, June 2022 |
8 Sept |
| ABS |
Weekly
Payroll Jobs and Wages in Australia, 13 August 2022 |
8 Sept |
| ABS |
Monthly
Business Turnover Indicator, July 2022 |
9 Sept |
| ABS |
Overseas
Arrivals and Departures, July 2022 |
13 Sept |
| ABS |
Total
Value of Dwellings, June Quarter 2022 |
13 Sept |
| ABS |
Labour
Account, June 2022 |
14 Sept |
| NCVER |
Government-Funded
Students and Courses: January to March 2022 |
14 Sept |
| ABS |
Labour
Force, August 2022 |
15 Sept |
| ABS |
Corrective
Services, June Quarter 2022 |
15 Sept |
| ABS |
Housing
Statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2021 |
16 Sept |
| ABS |
Labour
Force, Detailed, August 2022 |
22 Sept |
| ABS |
National,
State and Territory Population, March 2022 |
22 Sept |
| ABS |
Estimates
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, June 2021 |
22 Sept |
| ABS |
Retirement
and Retirement Intentions, 2020–21 |
23 Sept |
| ABS |
Tourism
Satellite Accounts: Quarterly Tourism Labour Statistics, June 2022 |
23 Sept |
| ABS |
Engineering
Construction Activity, June 2022 |
28 Sept |
| ABS |
Retail
Trade, August 2022 |
28 Sept |
| ABS |
Australian
National Accounts: Finance and Wealth, June 2022 |
29 Sept |
| ABS |
Job
Vacancies, August 2022 |
29 Sept |
| ABS |
Deaths,
2021 |
29 Sept |
| ABS |
Australian
Defence Industry Account, experimental estimates, 2020–21, (new release) |
30 Sept |
Note: Release dates may be subject to change without notice.
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Statistical news
On 26 October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will commence a new monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator. This first publication will occur alongside the ABS’ quarterly CPI data release. Thereafter, the monthly CPI indicator will be published around 4 weeks after the reference month concludes, starting with the October data release on 30 November. The November data will be an exception, to be published in January 2023. According to the ABS, the quarterly CPI will continue to be Australia’s key inflation measure.
Recent reports
In summary:
- Global demand for lithium has grown significantly in recent years. Due to its lightweight properties, lithium is a key component of rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and consumer devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and cameras.
- Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium. In 2020, 46% of the world’s lithium came from Australia and exports are expected to increase to $9.4 billion in revenue by 2023–24.
- Most Australian lithium is exported to China, accounting for over 85% of total lithium exports in each month of 2021 and over 94% in each month of 2022 (year to date). Western Australia accounted for over 99% of Australian lithium exports in each month since January 2021.
2020–21 Agriculture Census (ABS)
The 2020–21 ABS Agriculture Census reveals Australia has 387 million hectares of agricultural land, up by 3% from 2019–20. Of this land, 332 million hectares (86%) is used for grazing.
In 2020–21 Australian agriculture increased in value 17% to $71 billion. Total gross value of crops increased 41% to $40 billion in 2020–21. Improved seasonal conditions in many parts of the country saw increases in the production, and in turn, value of many crops. Notable increases in the production of wheat, barley and canola were observed, particularly in New South Wales which experienced near perfect growing conditions for many cereal crops.
By states and territories, in 2020–21:
- New South Wales produced 13 million tonnes of wheat.
- South Australia produced 52% of the nation’s wine grapes (872,000 tonnes).
- Western Australia produced 4.6 million tonnes of barley and 1.7 million tonnes of canola.
- Victoria has the country’s largest dairy herd with 1.4 million head.
- Queensland’s beef herd accounted for almost half of Australia’s total, at 10.6 million head.
- The Northern Territory had 53 million hectares of farmland and 1.7 million beef cattle.
- The total value of nurseries in the Australian Capital Territory was $2.4 million and accounted for over a quarter (26%) in 2020–21.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the 2020–21 financial year was the coolest and wettest since 2016–17. The improved water availability resulted in a 79% increase in the irrigation volume applied to crops and pastures. Many graziers used the improved seasonal conditions and better pastures to rebuild stocks following several poor seasons.
Data from the Agricultural Census are available by the following geography: Statistical Area 4, 3 and 2; Local Government Areas; Murray Darling Basin region and Natural Resource Management regions.
Articles of interest: Australia’s 2021–22 northern wet season, Water storage dashboard (Bureau of Meteorology)
Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population? Each month the Parliamentary Library publishes a Flag Post article listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list includes important upcoming ABS releases and other research organisations and government departments.