Gross domestic product – overview for September 2020 quarter

GDP rose 14.0 percent in the September 2020 quarter (down 2.2
percent annually).

Activity in the Activity in the goods- Activity in the

service industries producing industries primary industries
rose 11.1 percent rose 26.0 percent rose 4.6 percent
(down 1.4 percent (down 3.8 percent (down 4.9 percent
annually). annually). annually).

Retail, accommodation,
and restaurants rose
42.8 percent (down 2.6 Construction rose 52.4
percent annually), percent (down 5.1
driven by percent annually) driven
accommodation, by construction services.
restaurants, and bars. Mining rose 16.1
Manufacturing rose percent (down 4.8
Business services rose 17.2 percent (down 3.5 percent annually).
8.4 percent (down 1.4 percent annually) driven
percent annually), Forestry and logging
by metal product rose 23.2 percent (down
driven by professional, manufacturing, and
scientific, and technical 9.4 percent annually).
transport equipment,
services. machinery, and Agriculture rose 1.0
Rental, hiring, and real equipment percent (down 4.7
estate rose 5.0 percent manufacturing. All percent annually).
(up 1.2 percent manufacturing Fishing, aquaculture,
annually), driven industries rose this and support services fell
primarily by real estate quarter. 2.3 percent (down 0.2
services. Electricity, gas, water, percent annually).
Arts, recreation, and and waste services rose
other services rose 26.8 5.6 percent (down 1.7
percent (down 5.7 percent annually).
percent annually).
 Expenditure on GDP – overview for September 2020 quarter

GDE rose 15.6 percent in the September 2020 quarter (down 0.8
percent annually).

Exports of goods and

Spending by
Investment in fixed services rose 4.9 percent
households rose (down 8.4 percent
assets rose 27.1
14.8 percent (down annually). Imports of Good
percent (down 6.2 and Services rose 10.6
1.4 percent
percent annually). percent (down 12.0
annually). percent annually).

Investment in
Export of goods rose 6.4
residential building and
percent (down 4.2
non-residential building
percent annually),
Spending on services rose 42.0 and 33.6
driven by exports of
rose 12.1 percent (down percent respectively
metal products,
3.3 percent annually). (down 4.9 and 10.2
machinery and
percent annually).
Spending on durable equipment, and
goods rose 29.7 percent, Plant, machinery, and agriculture and fishing
driven by motor vehicles equipment investment primary products.
and audio visual rose 19.0 percent (down
Export of services rose
equipment (up 0.1 5.5 percent annually).
6.7 percent (down 18.8
percent annually). Investment in transport percent annually).
Spending on non- equipment rose 40.5
Import of goods rose
durable goods rose 12.3 percent, driven by
16.2 percent (down 9.0
percent (up 1.0 percent private road vehicles
percent annually),
annually), due to (down 26.5 percent
driven by intermediate
alcohol, petrol, and annually).
and capital goods.
recreation activites. Investment in
Import of services was
intangibles rose 8.2
down 7.7 percent (down
percent (up 1.0 percent
20.1 percent annually).
annually).