Australian Bureau of Statistics

JULY KEY FIGURES JULY KEY POINTS TOTAL DWELLING UNITS The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.3% in July. The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 5.2% in...

JUNE KEY FIGURESACTUAL EXPENDITURE (VOLUME TERMS) The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure fell by 0.6% in the June quarter 2018 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell by...

The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 1.3 per cent in July 2018 in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."The fall was mainly...

The average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults in Australia in May 2018 was $1,585.30, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.This was an increase of 1.0 per...

Unemployment RateThe trend unemployment rate was 5.4% in the month of July 2018, according to latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. "Over the year to July, the...

Wage Price IndexThe seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.6 per cent in June quarter 2018 and 2.1 per cent through the year, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of...

JUNE KEY FIGURES Personal Finance Commercial Finance JUNE KEY POINTS JUNE 2018 COMPARED WITH MAY 2018: HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION The total value of owner occupied housing commitments...

More than 1 million Australians changed employers or the business they ran in the 12 months to February 2018, according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.ABS...

JUNE KEY FIGURES Trend estimates Seasonally adjusted estimates Jun 2018 May 2018 to Jun 2018 Jun 2018 May 2018 to Jun 2018 Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b) $m % change $m %...

JUNE KEY FIGURES Jun 18 May 18 to Jun 18 Jun 17 to Jun 18 no. % change % change TREND Total dwelling units approved 18 736 0.1 2.1 Private sector houses 10...

Australia’s population is due to reach 25 million shortly after 11pm (AEST) tonight according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population clock.ABS Director of Demography, Anthony...

Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in June 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures.This follows a 0.4 per cent rise in...

Trade BalanceJUNE KEY POINTS BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,428m in June 2018, an increase of $186m on the surplus in May 2018. In...

Building ApprovalsThe number of dwellings approved in Australia rose by 0.1 per cent in June 2018 in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."The...

Toyota has again topped the list of registered passenger vehicle makes in Australia with 2.9 million registrations in 2018, according to newly released ABS Motor Vehicle Census data ."Toyota had over...

CPI Index NumberThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 per cent in the June quarter 2018, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a rise of 0.4 per cent in...