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Industry Level Indicators 

Retail Trade

Retail Turnover, Real Estimates, March Quarter 2012


Quarterly Change (%) Annual Change (%)
South Australia 0.1
0.8
Australia 0.8
2.9

Note: Quarterly trend chain volume measures.  Annual change refers to percentage change between latest quarter and corresponding quarter from previous year.
Source: ABS, Retail Trade, Australia, March 2012, Cat No. 8501.0.

 

Building and Construction

Construction Work Done, Real Estimates, December Quarter 2011


Quarterly Change (%) Annual Change (%)
South Australia -1.9 -1.3
Australia 2.6
12.9

Note: Quarterly trend chain volume measures. Annual change refers to percentage change between latest quarter and corresponding quarter from previous year.
Source: ABS, Building Activity, Australia, December 2011, Cat. No. 8752.0.



Building Approvals, Percentage Changes, Through Year, Trend Estimates


No. of Dwellings Approved
(March 2012)*
Value of Building Approved
(March 2012)*
South Australia    -17.0 -33.0
Australia -14.1
-13.2

Note: * Percentage change March 2011 to March 2012. 
Source: ABS, Building Approvals, Australia, March 2012, Cat No. 8731.0.

 

Agriculture

Winter Crop Production, ABARE*

Winter Crop Production
Note: * South Australian winter crop production made up of wheat, barley, oats, canola, lupins, field peas, chickpea, triticale, faba beans and lentils. Australian production also includes linseed and safflower.
         ^ 2010/11 and 2011/12 is an ABARES estimate.
Source: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, Australian Crop Report, No. 161, February 2012.

 

Mining

Mineral Exploration Expenditure by State and Territory ($m)

 2004  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 % change
'10 to '11 '04 to '11
NSW 60 91 140 152 202 144 132 212 50 244
VIC 52 66 82 81 93 59 69 65 -20 33
QLD 154 185 252 319 418 375 501 892 72 580
SA 56 99 191 331 318 164 189 313 69 677
WA 540
614 685 1,039 1,400 1,120 1,402 1,825 27 300
TAS 8 13 28 27 31 14 31 39 54 782
NT 50 69 85 112 147 148 167 228 35 345
AUST 919 1,136 1,464 2,061 2,608 2,023 2,490 3,573 39 348

Source: ABS, Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia, Dec 2011, Cat No. 8412.0.

 

Petroleum Exploration Expenditure

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*
Expenditure for the year ($m)
South Australia 84 94 147 202 131 107 n.p. 141
Australia 922 1,156 1,687 2,661 3,361 3,641 3,569 3,293
Change from previous year (per cent)
South Australia 8.0 12 57 37 -35 -18 n.p. n.a.
Australia -10 25 46 58 26 8.3 -2.0 -7.8

Note: * Expenditure for year to date to December 2011. Derived from quarterly original estimates
          n.p. = not published n.a. = not available
Source:  ABS, Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia, December 2011, Cat No. 8412.0.


Mineral Exploration Expenditure, Quarterly

Note: Quarterly seasonally adjusted estimates. From July 2000, data no longer contains wholesale sales tax.
Source: ABS, Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Australia, December 2011, Cat No. 8412.0. 

 

Share of Gross State/Domestic Product by Industry (Per Cent)*

  South Australia Australia
  '90/91 '10/11 '90/91 '10/11
Agriculture, forestry & fishing 4.2
5.6
3.2 2.6
Mining 2.5
4.3
4.9 8.8
Manufacturing 16.2 9.3
12.9 7.7
Electricity, gas, water & waste services
2.8
2.8 3.7 2.2
Construction 7.0
6.6
6.7 7.1
Wholesale trade 5.0
4.3 5.1
4.0
Retail trade 5.1
4.9 4.8 4.3
Accommodation & food services
2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2
Transport, postal & warehousing 6.2
5.0
5.2 5.3
Information media & telecommunications
3.1 2.7 3.4 2.9
Financial & insurance services
5.3 8.4 5.6
9.8
Rental, hiring & real estate services
2.7 1.7
3.2
2.1
Professional, scientific & technical services 3.0 4.6 4.0
6.2
Administrative & support services 1.6 2.0
1.8 2.3
Public administration & safety
4.8
5.4 5.3 4.9
Education & training
4.7
4.7 4.4 4.4
Health care & social assistance
6.0 6.7
5.1
5.7
Arts & recreation services 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8
Other services 2.4 1.7
2.1
1.7
Total^ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Note:  * Share represents industry gross value added as a proportion of Gross State/Domestic Product.  Gross value added is the value of output at basic prices minus the value of intermediate consumption at purchasers' prices.  The shares presented here are based on current price (i.e. nominal) estimates of gross value added. (Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts, State Accounts, 2010/11, Cat. No. 5220.0).
           ^ Sum of individual components does not add up to 100 per cent as total Gross State/Domestic Product includes gross value added associated with ownership of dwellings, taxes less subsidies on products, and statistical discrepancy (all not shown).
Source: ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2010/11, Cat. No. 5220.0.