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Australia Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in Australia was last reported at 5.2 percent in March of 2012. From 1978 until 2010, Australia's Unemployment Rate averaged 7.11 percent reaching an historical high of 10.90 percent in December of 1992 and a record low of 4.00 percent in February of 2008. The labour force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work. The nonlabour force includes those who are not looking for work, those who are institutionalised and those serving in the military. This page includes: Australia Unemployment Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia Balance of Trade

Australia reported a trade deficit equivalent to 1587 Million AUD in March of 2012. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly wheat and wool, minerals such as iron-ore and gold, and energy in the form of liquefied natural gas and coal. Australia is a major importer of machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines and telecommunication lasers. Its main trading partners are: Japan, China, The United States and New Zealand. This page includes: Australia Balance of Trade chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia Exports

Australia exports were worth 24521 Million AUD in March of 2012. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly wheat and wool, minerals such as iron-ore and gold, and energy in the form of liquefied natural gas and coal. The agricultural and mining sectors account for 57% of the nation's exports. Australia's largest export markets are Japan, China, European Union, South Korea and United States. This page includes: Australia Exports chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia Imports

Australia imports were worth 26107 Million AUD in March of 2012. Australia is a major importer of machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines and telecommunication lasers. Main import partners are European Union, China, United States, Japan and Singapore. This page includes: Australia Imports chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia Retail Sales

Retail Sales in Australia increased 0.9 percent in March of 2012 over the previous month. From 1982 until 2011, Australia's average Retail Sales was 0.51 percent reaching an historical high of 8.20 percent in June of 2000 and a record low of -10.70 percent in July of 2000. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's Retail Sales.

source: ABS

Australia Annual Retail Sales

Retail Sales in Australia increased 1.8 percent in March of 2012 over the previous year. From 1983 until 2011, Australia's average Retail Sales was 6.15 percent reaching an historical high of 31.90 percent in June of 2000 and a record low of -6.10 percent in June of 2001. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's Retail Sales.

source: ABS

Australia Business Confidence

In Australia, business confidence improved to 4 in April of 2012 from 3 in March of 2012. The National Australia Bank's monthly survey of business confidence measures current performance of the non-farm business sector and is based on a survey of around 350 small to large sized companies. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page includes: Australia Business Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: National Australia Bank

Australia Interest Rate

The benchmark interest rate in Australia was last reported at 3.75 percent. In Australia, interest rates decisions are taken by the Reserve Bank of Australia's Board. The official interest rate is the cash rate. The cash rate is the rate charged on overnight loans between financial intermediaries, is determined in the money market as a result of the interaction of demand for and supply of overnight funds. From 1990 until 2010, Australia's average interest rate was 5.81 percent reaching an historical high of 17.50 percent in January of 1990 and a record low of 3.00 percent in April of 2009. This page includes: Australia Interest Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia Inflation Rate

The inflation rate in Australia was last reported at 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012. From 1937 until 2010, the average inflation rate in Australia was 6.02 percent reaching an historical high of 17.60 percent in March of 1975 and a record low of -0.30 percent in September of 1997. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes: Australia Inflation Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia Consumer Confidence

In Australia, the consumer confidence fell 1.6% in April to 94.5 from a March reading of 96.1. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. Compiled from a survey of 1,200 Australians, index scores below 100 indicate that pessimists outweigh optimists. This page includes: Australia Consumer Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: Westpac Banking Corporation

Australia Current Account

Australia reported a current account deficit equivalent to 8374 Million AUD in the fourth quarter of 2011. Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, particularly wheat and wool, minerals such as iron-ore and gold, and energy in the form of liquefied natural gas and coal. Australia is a major importer of machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines and telecommunication lasers. Its main trading partners are: Japan, China, The United States and New Zealand. This page includes: Australia Current Account chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia GDP Annual Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Australia expanded 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the same quarter, previous year. Unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. Historically, from 1960 until 2011, Australia's average annual GDP Growth was 3.52 percent reaching an historical high of 9.00 percent in June of 1964 and a record low of -3.40 percent in June of 1983. This page includes: Australia GDP Annual Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for Australia GDP Quarterly Growth Rate, which measures growth over the previous quarter.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia GDP Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Australia expanded 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 1959 until 2011, Australia's average quarterly GDP Growth was 0.89 percent reaching an historical high of 4.60 percent in March of 1976 and a record low of -2.70 percent in June of 1974. Australia's economy is dominated by its services sector, yet its economic success is based on abundance of agricultural and mineral resources. Australia's comparative advantage in the export of primary products is a reflection of the natural wealth of the Australian continent and its small domestic market. The country is a major regional financial centre and a vital component of the global financial system. This page includes: Australia GDP Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for Australia GDP Annual Growth Rate, which measures growth over a full economic year.

source: Australian Bureau of Statistic

Australia GDP per capita

The GDP per capita in Australia was last reported at 24968 US dollars in December of 2009, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita in Australia standed at 25170 US dollars in December of 2008. The GDP per capita in Australia is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. Historically, from 1965 until 2009, Australia's average GDP Per Capita was 16816.93 dollars reaching an historical high of 25170.11 dollars in December of 2008 and a record low of 10449.84 dollars in December of 1965. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's GDP Per Capita.

source: World Bank

Australia GDP per capita PPP

The GDP per capita, adjusted by purchasing power parity, in Australia was last reported at 39407 US dollars in December of 2009, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita PPP in Australia standed at 37164 US dollars in December of 2008. The GDP per capita PPP in Australia is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. Historically, from 1980 until 2009, Australia's average GDP per capita PPP was 22450.28 dollars reaching an historical high of 39406.67 dollars in December of 2009 and a record low of 10244.60 dollars in December of 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's GDP per capita PPP.

source: World Bank

Australia Population

The total population in Australia was last reported at 22.5 million people in 2010 from 10.3 million in 1960, changing 119 percent during the last 50 years. Australia has 0.33 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 307 people on the planet is a resident of Australia. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's Total Population.

source: World Bank

Australia Government Debt To GDP

The Government Debt in Australia was last reported at 22.3 percent of the country´s GDP. From 1989 until 2010, Australia's average Government Debt to GDP was 19.67 percent reaching an historical high of 31.50 percent in December of 1994 and a record low of 9.50 percent in December of 2007. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure Australia's ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting Australia's borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia's General Government Gross Debt as a percent of GDP.

source: International Monetary Fund

Australia Government Budget

Australia reported a budget deficit equivalent to 4.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009/10 fiscal year. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes: Australia Government Budget chart, historical data and news.

source: Australian Government, ADB

Australia GDP

Australia Gross Domestic Product is worth 925 billion dollars or 1.49% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. Historically, from 1965 until 2009, Australia's average Gross Domestic Product was 287.02 billion dollars reaching an historical high of 1039.42 billion dollars in December of 2008 and a record low of 25.44 billion dollars in December of 1965. Australia's economy is dominated by its services sector, yet its economic success is based on abundance of agricultural and mineral resources. Australia's comparative advantage in the export of primary products is a reflection of the natural wealth of the Australian continent and its small domestic market. The country is a major regional financial centre and a vital component of the global financial system. This page includes: Australia Gross Domestic Product (GDP) chart, historical data, forecasts and news.

source: The World Bank Group

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