Business Indicators, Australia

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Quarterly estimates of private sector sales, wages, profits and inventories

Reference period

September 2023

Released

4/12/2023

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Key statistics

Seasonally adjusted, current price estimates for:

Company gross operating profits fell 1.3%
Wages and salaries rose 2.7%

Seasonally adjusted, chain volume estimate for:

Inventories rose 1.2%

Key data items
			Jun Qtr 23 to Sep Qtr 23 (%)	Sep Qtr 22 to Sep Qtr 23 (%)
			Sales of goods and services (Chain volume measures)
	Manufacturing
		Trend	na	na
		Seasonally Adjusted	0.1	-0.2
	Wholesale trade
		Trend	na	na
		Seasonally Adjusted	-1.5	-2.6
Inventories (Chain volume measures)
		Trend	na	na
		Seasonally Adjusted	1.2	1.2
Company gross operating profits
		Trend	na	na
		Seasonally Adjusted	-1.3	-1.7
Wages and salaries
		Seasonally Adjusted	2.7	9.7

na - not available. Trend estimates have been suspended due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Inventories

Chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimates
	Quarterly (%)	Year on Year (%)
Sep 2017	0.2	0.9
Dec 2017	0.1	0.9
Mar 2018	0.4	0.2
Jun 2018	1.0	1.7
Sep 2018	0.2	1.7
Dec 2018	-0.5	1.0
Mar 2019	0.9	1.6
Jun 2019	-0.9	-0.4
Sep 2019	-0.1	-0.7
Dec 2019	0.0	-0.1
Mar 2020	-1.3	-2.3
Jun 2020	-3.2	-4.5
Sep 2020	-0.3	-4.7
Dec 2020	0.1	-4.7
Mar 2021	2.4	-1.0
Jun 2021	0.5	2.7
Sep 2021	-1.5	1.4
Dec 2021	1.2	2.5
Mar 2022	3.1	3.2
Jun 2022	0.7	3.5
Sep 2022	3.2	8.4
Dec 2022	-0.2	6.9
Mar 2023	1.6	5.3
Jun 2023	-1.3	3.2
Sep 2023	1.2	1.2

0.0%

Chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted estimates

["","Quarterly","Year on Year"]

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Trend estimates have been suspended

Company gross operating profits

Current prices, seasonally adjusted estimates
	Quarterly (%)	Year on Year (%)
Sep 2017	1.2	19.7
Dec 2017	6.6	5.0
Mar 2018	4.4	6.4
Jun 2018	-1.8	10.6
Sep 2018	2.9	12.4
Dec 2018	6.1	11.8
Mar 2019	3.7	11.1
Jun 2019	1.3	14.6
Sep 2019	-0.7	10.6
Dec 2019	-0.3	4.0
Mar 2020	2.7	2.9
Jun 2020	10.5	12.3
Sep 2020	4.5	18.2
Dec 2020	-2.4	15.7
Mar 2021	-0.6	12.1
Jun 2021	3.4	4.8
Sep 2021	5.0	5.3
Dec 2021	6.1	14.4
Mar 2022	8.6	25.0
Jun 2022	6.2	28.4
Sep 2022	-10.4	9.7
Dec 2022	12.2	16.0
Mar 2023	1.0	7.8
Jun 2023	-12.1	-10.7
Sep 2023	-1.3	-1.7

Current prices, seasonally adjusted estimates

["","Quarterly","Year on Year"]

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Trend estimates have been suspended

Notes on release

Suspension of trend series

In the March quarter 2020, trend estimates were suspended due to the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The trend series attempts to measure underlying behaviour in business activity. In the short term, this measurement has been significantly affected by changes to regular patterns in business activity due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Therefore, the publication of trend estimates for this period may provide a misleading view of underlying business activity. With underlying business activity now being less affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19), the ABS will continue to review the trend series with a view to reinstating trend data in the near future.

Comparison between company gross operating profits and gross operating surplus

Valuation changes have had an impact on the value of inventories held by Australian businesses this quarter. An Inventories Valuation Adjustment (IVA) is applied in the calculation of the Gross Operating Surplus of private non-financial corporations (GOS) estimate in the Australian National Accounts. The IVA for the September quarter 2023 is -$1,413m which is $559m lower than the June quarter 2023 IVA of -$854m.

No adjustment is made to the Company Gross Operating Profits (CGOP) estimate in this publication and, as a result, users should exercise caution when comparing CGOP and GOS. It should be noted that there are other differences between the two series. In particular, changes are made to GOS when annual benchmarks are applied, and slightly different seasonal factors apply to the two series. Given this, while CGOP movements are an appropriate indicator for GOS, the two series will not have equivalent seasonally adjusted movements from quarter to quarter.

Re-referencing of chain volume estimates

Each September quarter the reference and base year for chain volume estimates for the Business Indicators Survey are updated. A new base, 2021-22, has been introduced into the chain volume estimates which has resulted in minor revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2021-22. Additivity is preserved in the quarters of the reference year and subsequent quarters. Re-referencing affects the level of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates.

Analysis by industry

Featured series

The following graphs and commentary refer to seasonally adjusted estimates for sales of goods and services and inventories in volume terms, and wages and salaries and company gross operating profits in current price terms.

Total all industries

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Total industry, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	145,630	115,494
Dec 2020	147,466	112,723
Mar 2021	150,884	112,073
Jun 2021	153,926	115,864
Sep 2021	152,134	121,602
Dec 2021	155,512	128,981
Mar 2022	158,811	140,065
Jun 2022	164,313	148,812
Sep 2022	168,588	133,349
Dec 2022	173,307	149,558
Mar 2023	176,614	151,051
Jun 2023	180,170	132,848
Sep 2023	184,983	131,103

Total industry, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits fell 1.3%
Wages and salaries rose 2.7%

Inventories

Total industry, Chain volume measures (a)
	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	188,238
Dec 2020	188,336
Mar 2021	192,942
Jun 2021	193,849
Sep 2021	190,860
Dec 2021	193,118
Mar 2022	199,137
Jun 2022	200,555
Sep 2022	206,935
Dec 2022	206,481
Mar 2023	209,736
Jun 2023	206,987
Sep 2023	209,455

Total industry, Chain volume measures (a)

["","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

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Total inventories limited to: Accommodation and food services; Electricity, gas, water and waste services; Manufacturing; Mining; Retail trade; Wholesale trade

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Inventories rose 1.2%

Mining

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Mining, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	6,619	34,998
Dec 2020	6,590	41,827
Mar 2021	6,639	47,687
Jun 2021	6,860	52,862
Sep 2021	7,039	58,475
Dec 2021	7,243	57,630
Mar 2022	7,404	70,459
Jun 2022	7,559	80,014
Sep 2022	7,678	67,488
Dec 2022	7,918	76,864
Mar 2023	8,040	75,169
Jun 2023	8,306	59,441
Sep 2023	8,668	54,873

Mining, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits fell 7.7%
Wages and salaries rose 4.4%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Mining, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	112,705	28,392
Dec 2020	112,480	27,469
Mar 2021	113,698	26,437
Jun 2021	112,320	26,625
Sep 2021	113,498	25,801
Dec 2021	113,110	25,734
Mar 2022	112,110	25,271
Jun 2022	114,178	24,608
Sep 2022	114,118	28,531
Dec 2022	120,223	27,687
Mar 2023	118,686	28,212
Jun 2023	120,547	27,022
Sep 2023	118,388	29,418

Mining, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services fell 1.8%
Inventories rose 8.9%

Manufacturing

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Manufacturing, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	13,877	10,274
Dec 2020	13,855	9,240
Mar 2021	14,146	9,483
Jun 2021	14,283	9,443
Sep 2021	14,153	10,212
Dec 2021	14,404	12,598
Mar 2022	14,573	11,235
Jun 2022	15,141	12,729
Sep 2022	15,239	10,133
Dec 2022	15,355	11,261
Mar 2023	15,524	12,054
Jun 2023	15,633	11,201
Sep 2023	15,967	11,671

Manufacturing, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 4.2%
Wages and salaries rose 2.1%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Manufacturing, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	99,669	53,946
Dec 2020	101,826	52,538
Mar 2021	102,768	52,579
Jun 2021	103,615	53,114
Sep 2021	102,675	53,095
Dec 2021	103,840	53,975
Mar 2022	102,279	56,278
Jun 2022	102,838	58,161
Sep 2022	101,342	58,057
Dec 2022	100,254	58,499
Mar 2023	103,328	58,330
Jun 2023	100,997	58,415
Sep 2023	101,096	58,743

Manufacturing, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.1%
Inventories rose 0.6%

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Electricity, gas, water and waste services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	1,521	4,357
Dec 2020	1,535	4,185
Mar 2021	1,504	4,159
Jun 2021	1,552	4,036
Sep 2021	1,586	3,914
Dec 2021	1,601	4,016
Mar 2022	1,649	4,228
Jun 2022	1,631	4,210
Sep 2022	1,631	4,216
Dec 2022	1,689	4,651
Mar 2023	1,738	5,034
Jun 2023	1,813	4,805
Sep 2023	1,811	4,974

Electricity, gas, water and waste services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 3.5%
Wages and salaries fell 0.1%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Electricity, gas, water and waste services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	21,498	1,412
Dec 2020	21,608	1,383
Mar 2021	20,784	1,363
Jun 2021	22,663	1,422
Sep 2021	22,524	1,461
Dec 2021	22,272	1,404
Mar 2022	21,780	1,308
Jun 2022	24,372	1,293
Sep 2022	24,401	1,331
Dec 2022	23,773	1,466
Mar 2023	23,129	1,397
Jun 2023	23,835	1,415
Sep 2023	23,284	1,462

Electricity, gas, water and waste services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services fell 2.3%
Inventories rose 3.4%

Construction

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Construction, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	15,178	7,530
Dec 2020	14,892	6,904
Mar 2021	15,282	6,996
Jun 2021	15,742	6,105
Sep 2021	15,709	6,756
Dec 2021	16,111	7,075
Mar 2022	16,718	7,353
Jun 2022	17,400	6,839
Sep 2022	17,980	6,509
Dec 2022	18,846	6,874
Mar 2023	19,273	7,328
Jun 2023	19,803	7,406
Sep 2023	19,931	8,036

Construction, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 8.5%
Wages and salaries rose 0.6%

Sales of goods and services

Construction, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	89,714
Dec 2020	90,359
Mar 2021	93,666
Jun 2021	96,513
Sep 2021	95,223
Dec 2021	95,503
Mar 2022	96,420
Jun 2022	96,877
Sep 2022	95,547
Dec 2022	95,903
Mar 2023	94,561
Jun 2023	96,327
Sep 2023	97,022

Construction, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.7%

Wholesale trade

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Wholesale trade, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	9,809	8,386
Dec 2020	10,121	8,879
Mar 2021	10,416	8,842
Jun 2021	10,526	8,407
Sep 2021	10,471	8,363
Dec 2021	10,630	8,731
Mar 2022	10,934	9,810
Jun 2022	11,163	9,716
Sep 2022	11,453	9,605
Dec 2022	11,675	11,161
Mar 2023	11,798	10,695
Jun 2023	11,973	10,210
Sep 2023	12,090	10,294

Wholesale trade, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[9809],[10121],[10416],[10526],[10471],[10630],[10934],[11163],[11453],[11675],[11798],[11973],[12090]],[[8386],[8879],[8842],[8407],[8363],[8731],[9810],[9716],[9605],[11161],[10695],[10210],[10294]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 0.8%
Wages and salaries rose 1.0%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Wholesale trade, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	147,616	63,996
Dec 2020	155,390	66,353
Mar 2021	159,615	68,499
Jun 2021	159,846	68,903
Sep 2021	150,364	66,923
Dec 2021	158,639	68,775
Mar 2022	163,669	70,487
Jun 2022	159,690	70,582
Sep 2022	162,538	71,742
Dec 2022	162,264	72,359
Mar 2023	166,270	74,898
Jun 2023	160,819	73,641
Sep 2023	158,387	73,510

Wholesale trade, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[147616],[155390],[159615],[159846],[150364],[158639],[163669],[159690],[162538],[162264],[166270],[160819],[158387]],[[63996],[66353],[68499],[68903],[66923],[68775],[70487],[70582],[71742],[72359],[74898],[73641],[73510]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services fell 1.5%
Inventories fell 0.2%

Retail trade

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Retail trade, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	11,598	8,741
Dec 2020	11,857	7,937
Mar 2021	11,741	6,098
Jun 2021	12,273	5,526
Sep 2021	11,611	5,434
Dec 2021	11,753	5,714
Mar 2022	11,984	6,883
Jun 2022	12,529	6,320
Sep 2022	12,905	6,081
Dec 2022	13,333	6,800
Mar 2023	13,485	6,774
Jun 2023	13,818	7,030
Sep 2023	13,930	7,640

Retail trade, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[11598],[11857],[11741],[12273],[11611],[11753],[11984],[12529],[12905],[13333],[13485],[13818],[13930]],[[8741],[7937],[6098],[5526],[5434],[5714],[6883],[6320],[6081],[6800],[6774],[7030],[7640]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 8.7%
Wages and salaries rose 0.8%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Retail trade, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	115,505	38,185
Dec 2020	119,990	38,188
Mar 2021	120,244	41,191
Jun 2021	120,907	40,847
Sep 2021	114,429	40,755
Dec 2021	121,221	40,413
Mar 2022	122,356	42,770
Jun 2022	122,819	42,696
Sep 2022	124,415	43,887
Dec 2022	124,393	43,037
Mar 2023	123,309	43,297
Jun 2023	123,893	42,891
Sep 2023	125,587	42,911

Retail trade, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[115505],[119990],[120244],[120907],[114429],[121221],[122356],[122819],[124415],[124393],[123309],[123893],[125587]],[[38185],[38188],[41191],[40847],[40755],[40413],[42770],[42696],[43887],[43037],[43297],[42891],[42911]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 1.4%
Inventories remained relatively unchanged this quarter

Accommodation and food services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Accommodation and food services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	5,581	4,506
Dec 2020	5,725	3,050
Mar 2021	5,917	1,815
Jun 2021	6,109	1,537
Sep 2021	4,697	1,330
Dec 2021	5,463	1,205
Mar 2022	5,634	685
Jun 2022	6,362	1,011
Sep 2022	6,853	1,568
Dec 2022	7,317	1,829
Mar 2023	7,420	1,581
Jun 2023	7,242	1,453
Sep 2023	7,755	1,622

Accommodation and food services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[5581],[5725],[5917],[6109],[4697],[5463],[5634],[6362],[6853],[7317],[7420],[7242],[7755]],[[4506],[3050],[1815],[1537],[1330],[1205],[685],[1011],[1568],[1829],[1581],[1453],[1622]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 11.6%
Wages and salaries rose 7.1%

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Accommodation and food services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)	Seasonally adjusted Inventories ($m)
Sep 2020	22,818	1,666
Dec 2020	24,780	1,522
Mar 2021	25,642	1,547
Jun 2021	26,453	1,608
Sep 2021	19,917	1,653
Dec 2021	25,112	1,697
Mar 2022	25,524	1,744
Jun 2022	28,516	1,854
Sep 2022	29,409	1,931
Dec 2022	30,214	1,962
Mar 2023	30,398	2,122
Jun 2023	30,509	2,043
Sep 2023	30,960	2,004

Accommodation and food services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales","Seasonally adjusted Inventories"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[22818],[24780],[25642],[26453],[19917],[25112],[25524],[28516],[29409],[30214],[30398],[30509],[30960]],[[1666],[1522],[1547],[1608],[1653],[1697],[1744],[1854],[1931],[1962],[2122],[2043],[2004]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 1.5%
Inventories fell 1.9%

Transport, postal and warehousing

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Transport, postal and warehousing, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	7,057	6,769
Dec 2020	7,164	5,106
Mar 2021	7,336	5,091
Jun 2021	7,393	5,126
Sep 2021	7,319	4,483
Dec 2021	7,309	5,898
Mar 2022	7,542	6,467
Jun 2022	8,046	7,026
Sep 2022	8,370	7,520
Dec 2022	8,748	8,030
Mar 2023	8,923	8,793
Jun 2023	8,977	7,825
Sep 2023	9,379	7,859

Transport, postal and warehousing, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[7057],[7164],[7336],[7393],[7319],[7309],[7542],[8046],[8370],[8748],[8923],[8977],[9379]],[[6769],[5106],[5091],[5126],[4483],[5898],[6467],[7026],[7520],[8030],[8793],[7825],[7859]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 0.4%
Wages and salaries rose 4.5%

Sales of goods and services

Transport, postal and warehousing, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	30,967
Dec 2020	33,083
Mar 2021	35,633
Jun 2021	36,604
Sep 2021	34,284
Dec 2021	35,485
Mar 2022	38,047
Jun 2022	39,860
Sep 2022	40,571
Dec 2022	40,625
Mar 2023	41,433
Jun 2023	42,617
Sep 2023	42,988

Transport, postal and warehousing, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[30967],[33083],[35633],[36604],[34284],[35485],[38047],[39860],[40571],[40625],[41433],[42617],[42988]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.9%

Information media and telecommunications

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Information media and telecommunications, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	3,232	4,620
Dec 2020	3,242	5,112
Mar 2021	3,258	4,286
Jun 2021	3,310	4,311
Sep 2021	3,279	4,334
Dec 2021	3,445	4,727
Mar 2022	3,755	4,848
Jun 2022	3,991	4,440
Sep 2022	4,103	4,267
Dec 2022	4,174	4,456
Mar 2023	4,204	4,504
Jun 2023	4,403	4,536
Sep 2023	4,788	4,501

Information media and telecommunications, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[3232],[3242],[3258],[3310],[3279],[3445],[3755],[3991],[4103],[4174],[4204],[4403],[4788]],[[4620],[5112],[4286],[4311],[4334],[4727],[4848],[4440],[4267],[4456],[4504],[4536],[4501]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits fell 0.8%
Wages and salaries rose 8.7%

Sales of goods and services

Information media and telecommunications, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	17,814
Dec 2020	18,793
Mar 2021	18,636
Jun 2021	18,945
Sep 2021	19,216
Dec 2021	20,816
Mar 2022	21,651
Jun 2022	22,263
Sep 2022	22,865
Dec 2022	23,369
Mar 2023	23,817
Jun 2023	24,143
Sep 2023	24,744

Information media and telecommunications, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[17814],[18793],[18636],[18945],[19216],[20816],[21651],[22263],[22865],[23369],[23817],[24143],[24744]]]

[]

[{"axis_id":"0","tick_interval":"4","axis_min":"","axis_max":"","axis_title":"","precision":-1,"axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"","table_units":"","data_unit_prefix":"","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 2.5%

Financial and insurance services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Financial and insurance services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	10,935	376
Dec 2020	11,147	924
Mar 2021	11,515	864
Jun 2021	11,745	1,057
Sep 2021	12,145	979
Dec 2021	11,995	2,160
Mar 2022	11,964	1,563
Jun 2022	12,030	830
Sep 2022	12,256	568
Dec 2022	12,850	645
Mar 2023	13,185	815
Jun 2023	13,548	1,049
Sep 2023	13,717	1,039

Financial and insurance services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[10935],[11147],[11515],[11745],[12145],[11995],[11964],[12030],[12256],[12850],[13185],[13548],[13717]],[[376],[924],[864],[1057],[979],[2160],[1563],[830],[568],[645],[815],[1049],[1039]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits fell 1.0%
Wages and salaries rose 1.2%

Sales of goods and services

Financial and insurance services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	14,828
Dec 2020	15,755
Mar 2021	16,815
Jun 2021	16,513
Sep 2021	17,576
Dec 2021	19,418
Mar 2022	17,463
Jun 2022	16,863
Sep 2022	16,643
Dec 2022	16,802
Mar 2023	15,806
Jun 2023	15,717
Sep 2023	15,815

Financial and insurance services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[14828],[15755],[16815],[16513],[17576],[19418],[17463],[16863],[16643],[16802],[15806],[15717],[15815]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.6%

Rental, hiring and real estate services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Rental, hiring and real estate services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	3,704	6,126
Dec 2020	3,804	6,200
Mar 2021	4,069	6,079
Jun 2021	4,242	5,832
Sep 2021	4,157	5,691
Dec 2021	4,254	7,406
Mar 2022	4,197	6,994
Jun 2022	4,260	6,375
Sep 2022	4,334	5,982
Dec 2022	4,325	5,671
Mar 2023	4,305	6,185
Jun 2023	4,503	5,688
Sep 2023	4,615	6,109

Rental, hiring and real estate services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[3704],[3804],[4069],[4242],[4157],[4254],[4197],[4260],[4334],[4325],[4305],[4503],[4615]],[[6126],[6200],[6079],[5832],[5691],[7406],[6994],[6375],[5982],[5671],[6185],[5688],[6109]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 7.4%
Wages and salaries rose 2.5%

Sales of goods and services

Rental, hiring and real estate services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	24,571
Dec 2020	25,843
Mar 2021	27,639
Jun 2021	27,973
Sep 2021	27,601
Dec 2021	28,316
Mar 2022	28,128
Jun 2022	28,267
Sep 2022	28,085
Dec 2022	28,492
Mar 2023	28,453
Jun 2023	29,284
Sep 2023	29,380

Rental, hiring and real estate services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[24571],[25843],[27639],[27973],[27601],[28316],[28128],[28267],[28085],[28492],[28453],[29284],[29380]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.3%

Professional, scientific and technical services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Professional, scientific and technical services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	19,284	9,265
Dec 2020	19,645	6,557
Mar 2021	20,278	6,292
Jun 2021	20,500	6,678
Sep 2021	20,972	7,264
Dec 2021	21,430	7,622
Mar 2022	21,743	5,299
Jun 2022	22,263	5,227
Sep 2022	22,962	5,926
Dec 2022	23,442	6,778
Mar 2023	23,888	7,353
Jun 2023	24,600	6,833
Sep 2023	24,834	6,959

Professional, scientific and technical services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[19284],[19645],[20278],[20500],[20972],[21430],[21743],[22263],[22962],[23442],[23888],[24600],[24834]],[[9265],[6557],[6292],[6678],[7264],[7622],[5299],[5227],[5926],[6778],[7353],[6833],[6959]]]

[]

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[{"value":"0","axis_id":"0","axis_title":"$m","axis_units":"","tooltip_units":"(m)","table_units":"($m)","axis_min":null,"axis_max":null,"tick_interval":null,"precision":"-1","data_unit_prefix":"$","data_unit_suffix":"","reverse_axis":false}]

In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 1.9%
Wages and salaries rose 1.0%

Sales of goods and services

Professional, scientific and technical services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	55,949
Dec 2020	58,070
Mar 2021	58,516
Jun 2021	58,697
Sep 2021	58,065
Dec 2021	60,730
Mar 2022	62,461
Jun 2022	63,017
Sep 2022	63,718
Dec 2022	62,920
Mar 2023	62,385
Jun 2023	62,535
Sep 2023	62,820

Professional, scientific and technical services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[55949],[58070],[58516],[58697],[58065],[60730],[62461],[63017],[63718],[62920],[62385],[62535],[62820]]]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 0.5%

Administrative and support services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Administrative and support services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	10,921	3,250
Dec 2020	11,053	2,179
Mar 2021	11,135	1,856
Jun 2021	11,540	2,081
Sep 2021	11,854	1,583
Dec 2021	11,969	1,364
Mar 2022	12,099	1,182
Jun 2022	12,345	1,150
Sep 2022	12,562	1,143
Dec 2022	12,900	1,430
Mar 2023	13,104	1,526
Jun 2023	13,160	2,017
Sep 2023	13,563	2,018

Administrative and support services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 0.1%
Wages and salaries rose 3.1%

Sales of goods and services

Administrative and support services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	19,262
Dec 2020	20,933
Mar 2021	21,437
Jun 2021	22,613
Sep 2021	22,370
Dec 2021	23,700
Mar 2022	23,978
Jun 2022	24,110
Sep 2022	24,614
Dec 2022	25,304
Mar 2023	25,051
Jun 2023	25,512
Sep 2023	25,081

Administrative and support services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

[["Sep 2020","Dec 2020","Mar 2021","Jun 2021","Sep 2021","Dec 2021","Mar 2022","Jun 2022","Sep 2022","Dec 2022","Mar 2023","Jun 2023","Sep 2023"],[[19262],[20933],[21437],[22613],[22370],[23700],[23978],[24110],[24614],[25304],[25051],[25512],[25081]]]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services fell 1.7%

Education and training

Education and training, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)
Sep 2020	5,036
Dec 2020	5,096
Mar 2021	5,133
Jun 2021	5,137
Sep 2021	4,989
Dec 2021	5,068
Mar 2022	5,199
Jun 2022	5,339
Sep 2022	5,531
Dec 2022	5,514
Mar 2023	5,951
Jun 2023	6,093
Sep 2023	6,215

Health care and social assistance

Health care and social assistance, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)
Sep 2020	15,166
Dec 2020	15,550
Mar 2021	16,074
Jun 2021	16,147
Sep 2021	16,287
Dec 2021	16,425
Mar 2022	16,734
Jun 2022	17,266
Sep 2022	17,537
Dec 2022	17,931
Mar 2023	18,349
Jun 2023	18,649
Sep 2023	19,689

Arts and recreation services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Arts and recreation services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	1,603	2,498
Dec 2020	1,573	1,978
Mar 2021	1,692	1,248
Jun 2021	1,726	1,094
Sep 2021	1,386	1,128
Dec 2021	1,606	1,099
Mar 2022	1,751	1,050
Jun 2022	1,859	1,010
Sep 2022	1,927	788
Dec 2022	2,000	910
Mar 2023	2,047	849
Jun 2023	2,121	882
Sep 2023	2,288	958

Arts and recreation services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 8.7%
Wages and salaries rose 7.9%

Sales of goods and services

Arts and recreation services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	6,853
Dec 2020	7,648
Mar 2021	8,344
Jun 2021	8,252
Sep 2021	7,497
Dec 2021	8,500
Mar 2022	9,176
Jun 2022	9,632
Sep 2022	9,435
Dec 2022	9,742
Mar 2023	9,595
Jun 2023	9,646
Sep 2023	9,897

Arts and recreation services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services rose 2.6%

Other services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Other services, Current prices
	Seasonally adjusted Wages ($m)	Seasonally adjusted CGOP ($m)
Sep 2020	4,509	3,800
Dec 2020	4,618	2,645
Mar 2021	4,749	1,276
Jun 2021	4,842	1,768
Sep 2021	4,480	1,654
Dec 2021	4,803	1,735
Mar 2022	4,931	2,008
Jun 2022	5,130	1,915
Sep 2022	5,268	1,554
Dec 2022	5,288	2,199
Mar 2023	5,378	2,390
Jun 2023	5,528	2,471
Sep 2023	5,743	2,549

Other services, Current prices

["","Seasonally adjusted Wages","Seasonally adjusted CGOP"]

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In current prices, seasonally adjusted:

Company gross operating profits rose 3.2%
Wages and salaries rose 3.9%

Sales of goods and services

Other services, Chain volume measures
	Seasonally adjusted Sales ($m)
Sep 2020	13,059
Dec 2020	14,138
Mar 2021	15,019
Jun 2021	15,337
Sep 2021	13,364
Dec 2021	15,478
Mar 2022	15,446
Jun 2022	15,662
Sep 2022	15,631
Dec 2022	16,070
Mar 2023	16,303
Jun 2023	16,869
Sep 2023	16,821

Other services, Chain volume measures

["","Seasonally adjusted Sales"]

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In chain volume measures, seasonally adjusted:

Sales of goods and services fell 0.3%

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Table 1. Inventories, chain volume measures
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Table 2. Inventories, chain volume measures, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 3. Inventories, current prices
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Table 4. Income from sales of goods and services, chain volume measures
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Table 5. Income from sales of goods and services, chain volume measures, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 6. Income from sales of goods and services, current prices
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Table 7. Income from sales of goods and services by state, current prices
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Table 8. Income from sales of goods and services by state, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 9. Company profits before income tax, current prices
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Table 10. Company profits before income tax, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 11. Company gross operating profits, current prices
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Table 12. Company gross operating profits, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 13. Unincorporated gross operating profits, current prices
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Table 14. Unincorporated gross operating profits, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 15. Business gross operating profits, current prices
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Table 16. Business gross operating profits, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 17. Wages and salaries, current prices
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Table 18. Wages and salaries, current prices, percentage change from the previous quarter
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Table 19. Wages and salaries by state, current prices
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Table 20. Wages and salaries by state, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter
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Table 21. Sales/wages and salaries ratio, current prices, original
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Business Indicators - Quarterly estimates of private sector sales, wages, profits and inventories

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Inventories

Company gross operating profits

Notes on release

Suspension of trend series

Comparison between company gross operating profits and gross operating surplus

Re-referencing of chain volume estimates

Analysis by industry

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Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Inventories

Mining

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Manufacturing

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Construction

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Wholesale trade

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Retail trade

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Accommodation and food services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services | Inventories

Transport, postal and warehousing

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Information media and telecommunications

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Financial and insurance services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Rental, hiring and real estate services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Professional, scientific and technical services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Administrative and support services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Education and training

Wages and salaries

Health care and social assistance

Wages and salaries

Arts and recreation services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

Other services

Company gross operating profits | Wages and salaries

Sales of goods and services

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Time series spreadsheets

Table 1. Inventories, chain volume measures

Table 2. Inventories, chain volume measures, percentage change from previous quarter

Table 3. Inventories, current prices

Table 4. Income from sales of goods and services, chain volume measures

Table 5. Income from sales of goods and services, chain volume measures, percentage change from previous quarter

Table 6. Income from sales of goods and services, current prices

Table 7. Income from sales of goods and services by state, current prices

Table 8. Income from sales of goods and services by state, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter

Table 9. Company profits before income tax, current prices

Table 10. Company profits before income tax, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter

Table 11. Company gross operating profits, current prices

Table 12. Company gross operating profits, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter

Table 13. Unincorporated gross operating profits, current prices

Table 14. Unincorporated gross operating profits, current prices, percentage change from previous quarter

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