Chapter 4: Business Conditions


4.1 Value of Retail Sales

4.1 Value of Retail Sales

2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Value (a) – $ million
          
New South Wales
70 318
74 357
76 024
77 358
79 972
Victoria
57 623
60 045
62 738
63 964
64 441
Queensland
48 359
49 079
50 196
52 100
54 678
South Australia
16 959
17 260
17 319
17 383
17 319
Western Australia
25 437
26 093
27 165
29 810
31 913
Tasmania
5 154
5 287
5 161
5 199
5 059
Northern Territory
2 556
2 672
2 701
2 823
2 889
Australian Capital Territory
4 311
4 507
4 584
4 643
4 853
Australia
230 718
239 301
245 888
253 280
261 125
Annual change – per cent
          
New South Wales
2.6
5.7
2.2
1.8
3.4
Victoria
5.9
4.2
4.5
2.0
0.7
Queensland
5.8
1.5
2.3
3.8
4.9
South Australia
7.9
1.8
0.3
0.4
-0.4
Western Australia
3.5
2.6
4.1
9.7
7.1
Tasmania
7.7
2.6
-2.4
0.7
-2.7
Northern Territory
13.3
4.6
1.1
4.5
2.3
Australian Capital Territory
3.5
4.6
1.7
1.3
4.5
Australia
4.8
3.7
2.8
3.0
3.1
           
(a) Seasonally-adjusted data
     

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

4.2 Passenger vehicle sales

 
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
           
Number (a)
          
New South Wales
 173 073
 183 623
 182 772
 183 887
 182 954
Victoria
 153 829
 166 421
 161 976
 159 972
 163 443
Queensland
 99 956
 111 046
 103 642
 107 310
 106 092
South Australia
 36 015
 38 375
 36 720
 36 360
 35 637
Western Australia
 56 066
 57 845
 57 079
 57 398
 59 558
Tasmania
 9 514
 10 084
 9 443
 8 308
 9 269
Northern Territory
 4 035
 4 259
 4 204
 4 284
 4 161
Australian Capital Territory
 10 287
 10 426
 10 420
 10 435
 10 836
Australia
 542 775
 582 079
 566 256
 567 954
 571 950
           
Annual change – per cent
          
New South Wales
-13.7
6.1
-0.5
0.6
-0.5
Victoria
-11.9
8.2
-2.7
-1.2
2.2
Queensland
-19.1
11.1
-6.7
3.5
-1.1
South Australia
-8.2
6.6
-4.3
-1.0
-2.0
Western Australia
-16.3
3.2
-1.3
0.6
3.8
Tasmania
-12.8
6.0
-6.4
-12.0
11.6
Northern Territory
-12.8
5.6
-1.3
1.9
-2.9
Australian Capital Territory
-9.2
1.4
-0.1
0.1
3.8
Australia
-14.1
7.2
-2.7
0.3
0.7
           
           
(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.

4.3 Dwelling approvals

4.3 Dwelling approvals

 
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
           
Number (a)
          
New South Wales
 24 897
 34 777
 34 631
 35 328
 40 430
Victoria
 41 788
 57 701
 60 516
 50 482
 48 635
Queensland
 29 572
 36 341
 29 596
 27 670
 29 712
South Australia
 12 206
 12 872
 11 836
 8 623
 8 799
Western Australia
 19 514
 25 653
 20 998
 19 251
 24 886
Tasmania
 3 234
 3 355
 3 124
 2 126
 1 795
Northern Territory
 1 462
 1 433
 1 536
 1 617
 2 182
Australian Capital Territory
 2 885
 4 538
 5 866
 4 863
 3 802
Australia
 135 558
 176 670
 168 103
 149 960
 160 241
           
Annual change – per cent
          
New South Wales
-22.3
39.7
-0.4
2.0
14.4
Victoria
-2.6
38.1
4.9
-16.6
-3.7
Queensland
-34.7
22.9
-18.6
-6.5
7.4
South Australia
-9.0
5.5
-8.0
-27.1
2.0
Western Australia
-17.7
31.5
-18.1
-8.3
29.3
Tasmania
9.3
3.7
-6.9
-31.9
-15.6
Northern Territory
16.8
-2.0
7.2
5.3
34.9
Australian Capital Territory
23.3
57.3
29.3
-17.1
-21.8
Australia
-17.3
30.3
-4.8
-10.8
6.9
           
           
(a) Houses and other dwellings (e.g. flats) intended for long-term residential use; includes both private and public sector dwellings.

4.4 Business investment

4.4 Business investment

 
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
           
Chain volume measures (a) – $ million
        
New South Wales
 46 138
 47 272
 49 941
 53 614
 58 261
Victoria
 41 010
 40 626
 42 071
 43 517
 39 426
Queensland
 43 277
 36 806
 44 959
 61 831
 67 217
South Australia
 9 986
 9 951
 10 922
 12 295
 12 337
Western Australia
 45 893
 45 085
 49 601
 68 976
 74 817
Tasmania
 3 173
 2 425
 2 646
 2 997
 2 392
Northern Territory
 5 099
 3 260
 2 622
 5 458
 9 723
Australian Capital Territory
 2 395
 2 418
 2 384
 2 682
 2 595
Australia
 197 044
 188 004
 205 315
 251 370
 266 769
           
Annual change – per cent
          
New South Wales
-3.6
2.5
5.6
7.4
8.7
Victoria
-2.4
-0.9
3.6
3.4
-9.4
Queensland
4.9
-15.0
22.2
37.5
8.7
South Australia
1.2
-0.4
9.8
12.6
0.3
Western Australia
13.3
-1.8
10.0
39.1
8.5
Tasmania
8.4
-23.6
9.1
13.3
-20.2
Northern Territory
29.9
-36.1
-19.6
108.2
78.1
Australian Capital Territory
-0.6
1.0
-1.4
12.5
-3.2
Australia
3.1
-4.6
9.2
22.4
6.1
           
           
(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 2011–12.

4.5 Bankruptcies

4.5 Bankruptcies

 
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
           
Number (a)
         
New South Wales
 10 497
 9 762
 8 115
 7 627
 6 799
Victoria
  247
  249
  195
  172
  206
Queensland
 5 984
 5 718
 4 500
 4 249
 4 180
South Australia
 6 243
 7 012
 6 167
 6 251
 6 052
Western Australia
 1 944
 1 941
 1 589
 1 523
 1 493
Tasmania
  103
  151
  114
  80
  102
Northern Territory
 1 660
 1 886
 1 700
 1 567
 1 469
Australian Capital Territory
  842
  790
  713
  694
  575
Australia
 27 520
 27 509
 23 093
 22 163
 20 876
           
Annual change – per cent
          
New South Wales
5.6
-7.0
-16.9
-6.0
-10.9
Victoria
16.0
0.8
-21.7
-11.8
19.8
Queensland
4.4
-4.4
-21.3
-5.6
-1.6
South Australia
9.8
12.3
-12.1
1.4
-3.2
Western Australia
-6.9
-0.2
-18.1
-4.2
-2.0
Tasmania
-20.2
46.6
-24.5
-29.8
27.5
Northern Territory
16.7
13.6
-9.9
-7.8
-6.3
Australian Capital Territory
12.0
-6.2
-9.7
-2.7
-17.1
Australia
6.0
0.0
-16.1
-4.0
-5.8
           
           
(a) Bankruptcies and Administration Orders (Part IV and XI of the Bankruptcy Act 1966). Number of new debtors, creditors petitions, and part XI deceased estates bankruptcy administration which have occurred in the reporting period.
Source: Australian Financial Security Authority
https://www.afsa.gov.au/resources/statistics/provisional-bankruptcy-and-personal-insolvency-statistics/time-series

 

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