| Monthly Statistical Bulletin | |||||||||||||
| 6.2 Balance on current account | |||||||||||||
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| Quarter | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008-09 | ||||||||
| Value (a) – $ million | |||||||||||||
| September | -14 111 | -13 328 | -12 933 | -17 363 | -9 736 | ||||||||
| December | -15 200 | -13 843 | -14 737 | -19 057 | |||||||||
| March | -14 877 | -12 843 | -15 619 | -19 748 | |||||||||
| June | -11 945 | -13 113 | -16 205 | -14 043 | |||||||||
| Proportion of gross domestic product (a) – per cent | |||||||||||||
| September | -6.5 | -5.7 | -5.1 | -6.4 | -3.2 | ||||||||
| December | -6.9 | -5.7 | -5.7 | -6.8 | |||||||||
| March | -6.6 | -5.3 | -5.9 | -6.9 | |||||||||
| June | -5.2 | -5.3 | -6.0 | -4.8 | |||||||||
| Value – 12 months ending quarter shown – $ million | |||||||||||||
| September | -48 909 | -55 472 | -52 242 | -63 531 | -62 516 | ||||||||
| December | -53 225 | -53 646 | -53 351 | -68 574 | |||||||||
| March | -55 960 | -52 401 | -56 149 | -72 199 | |||||||||
| June | -56 325 | -52 839 | -58 999 | -70 171 | |||||||||
| Proportion of gross domestic product – | |||||||||||||
| September | -5.7 | -6.1 | -5.3 | -6.0 | -5.4 | ||||||||
| December | -6.1 | -5.7 | -5.3 | -6.3 | |||||||||
| March | -6.3 | -5.5 | -5.5 | -6.5 | |||||||||
| June | -6.3 | -5.5 | -5.6 | -6.2 | |||||||||
| (a) Seasonally adjusted. | |||||||||||||
| Sources: ABS, Balance of payments and international investment position, Cat. no. 5302.0 | |||||||||||||
| ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure and product, | |||||||||||||
| Cat. no. 5206.0 | |||||||||||||
| Update | |||||||||||||
| 3 March 2009 for current account | |||||||||||||
| 4 March 2009 for gross domestic product | |||||||||||||