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	Country statistical profile: Australia 2009

		Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	Gross domestic product
	Gross domestic product (GDP)	Bln USD curr. PPPs	524.8	552.2	584.9	622.3	655.9	696.8	742.6	794.6
	GDP per capita	USD current PPPs	27 233	28 281	29 610	31 139	32 429	33 963	35 666	37 565
	Gross national income (GNI) per capita	USD current PPPs	26 492	27 524	28 770	30 239	31 249	32 586	34 090	..
	Economic growth
	Real GDP growth	Annual growth %	1.9	3.8	3.2	4.0	2.8	3.0	3.2	4.4 e
	Net saving rate in household disposable income	%	2.2	0.6	-2.7	-3.2	-2.1	-0.2	0.8	..
	Gross fixed capital formation	% of GDP	22.0	22.9	24.8	25.4	25.8	27.0	26.9	27.7 e
	GDP per hour worked	Annual growth %	-1.2	3.9	1.8	2.2	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.6
	GDP deflator	Annual growth %	4.9	2.8	3.0	3.5	3.8	4.6	4.6	4.4
	Economic structure
	Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing	Annual growth %	4.1	3.2	-23.5	28.2	4.1	2.9	-17.7	8.3
	Real value added: industry	Annual growth %	-0.8	3.4	5.4	1.5	1.5	2.3	4.1	3.5
	Real value added: services	Annual growth %	3.5	3.8	3.7	4.0	3.3	3.3	4.1	4.0
	Government deficits and debt
	Government deficit	% of GDP	0.9	-0.1	1.3	1.8	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.6
	General government debt	% of GDP	25.0	22.2	20.1	18.8	17.0	16.7	16.1	15.4
	Expenditure
	Public expenditure on health	% of GDP	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.9	5.9	5.9	..
	Total expenditure on health	% of GDP	8.3	8.4	8.6	8.6	8.8	8.8	8.7	..
	Public social expenditure	% of GDP	17.8	17.3	17.5	17.8	17.7	17.1	..	..
	Public pension expenditures	% of GDP	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.6	..
	Private pension expenditures	% of GDP	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.7	3.9
	Net official development assistance (Aid)	% of GNI	0.27	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.30	0.32
	Taxes
	Total tax revenue	% of GDP	31.1	29.6	30.5	30.6	31.1	30.8	30.6	..
	Taxes on income and profits	% of GDP	18.1	16.7	17.2	17.3	18.2	18.2	18.1	..
	Taxes on goods and services	% of GDP	8.9	8.9	9.2	9.1	8.9	8.6	8.3	..
	Taxes on the average worker	% of labour cost	30.6	27.3	27.7	28.0	28.0	28.3	28.3	27.7
	Trade
	Trade in goods and services	% of GDP	22.5	21.1	20.4	18.8	19.9	21.0	21.2	20.7 e
	Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods	Bln USD	-4.0	2.4	-4.5	-14.6	-17.3	-13.2	-9.3	-16.8
	Imports of goods	Bln USD	67.8	60.9	69.5	84.8	103.8	119.0	132.7	157.8
	Exports of goods	Bln USD	63.8	63.3	65.0	70.2	86.4	105.8	123.3	141.0
	Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services	Bln USD	0.9	0.7	1.2	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.9	1.2
	Imports of services	Bln USD	18.9	17.3	18.3	21.8	27.9	30.4	32.2	39.1
	Exports of services	Bln USD	19.9	18.1	19.6	23.6	28.5	31.0	33.1	40.3
	Current account balance of payments	% of GDP	-3.6	-1.9	-3.7	-5.2	-5.9	-5.5	-5.1	-6.1 e
	Foreign direct investment (FDI)
	Outward FDI stocks	Mln USD	85 385	..	..	161 949	204 347	178 481	227 445	..
	Inward FDI stocks	Mln USD	111 138	..	..	199 340	261 552	207 952	249 867	..
	Inflows of foreign direct investment	Mln USD	13 950	8 297	16 996	7 975	36 105	-35 206	18 889	23 577
	Outflows of foreign direct investment	Mln USD	3 158	11 962	7 852	16 205	10 960	-33 438	23 816	25 689
	Prices and interest rates
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items	2000 = 100	100.0	104.4	107.5	110.5	113.1	116.1	120.2	123.0
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food	2000 = 100	100.0	106.2	110.2	114.3	116.6	118.9	130.2	132.5
	Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy	2000 = 100	100.0	102.5	103.3	108.6	115.5	126.9	138.8	140.7
	Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing	2000 = 100	100.0	103.1	103.3	103.8	107.9	114.3	123.4	126.3
	Long-term interest rates	%	6.31	5.62	5.84	5.37	5.59	5.34	5.59	6.00
	Purchasing power and exchange rates
	Purchasing power parities	ISK per USD	1.31	1.33	1.34	1.35	1.37	1.39	1.41	1.42
	Exchange rates	ISK per USD	1.72	1.93	1.84	1.54	1.36	1.31	1.33	1.20
	Indices of price levels	OECD = 100	81	77	80	90	98	104	105	114
	Energy supply and prices
	Total primary energy supply (TPES)	Mtoe	110.6	108.4	111.6	112.8	113.1	120.7	122.5	128.2
	Total primary energy supply per capita	Toe per capita	5.74	5.55	5.65	5.65	5.60	5.90	5.90	6.15
	TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs	Toe per '000 USD	0.21	0.20	0.20	0.19	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.19
	Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply	%	5.9	6.1	6.2	5.9	5.9	5.5	5.3	6.0
	Crude oil import prices	USD per barrel	30.79	26.61	25.80	31.24	40.93	56.71	66.71	77.13
	Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
	ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation	%	26.0	24.7	24.2	22.9	21.4	18.9	..	..
	ICT-related occupations: total employment	%	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	20.8
	Households with access to the Internet	%	..	42.0	46.0	53.0	56.0	60.0	64.0	..
	Environment
	Water abstractions	Mln m3	21 703	..	..	..	..	..	18 767	..
	Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports	'000 tonnes	185	187	187	215	231	237	192	..
	Aquaculture	'000 tonnes	37	40	44	44	51	48	54	..
	Municipal waste total	'000 tonnes	13 200	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Municipal waste per capita	Kg	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	CO2 emissions from fuel combustion	Mln tonnes	339	351	360	361	370	387	394	..
	Education
	University level: graduation rates in peer age group	%	36	42	46	50	47	59	59	..
	Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64	%	27.5	29.0	30.8	31.3	30.8	31.7	33.0	..
	Employment
	Employment rate in population aged 15-24	%	62.1	61.2	61.1	61.8	62.4	63.6	63.9	64.2
	Employment rate in population aged 25-54	%	76.3	76.3	76.7	77.2	77.4	78.8	79.2	80.0
	Employment rate in population aged 55-64	%	46.2	46.7	48.7	50.5	52.0	53.7	55.6	56.7
	Incidence of part-time employment	%	..	24.2	24.3	24.7	23.8	24.5	24.4	24.1
	Self-employment rate: total civilian employment	%	14.1	13.8	13.9	13.4	13.2	12.9	12.9	12.9
	Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment	%	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.2	15.9	15.5	15.5	15.5
	Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment	%	10.7	10.3	10.4	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8
	Unemployment
	Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force	%	6.3	6.7	6.4	5.9	5.4	5.1	4.8	4.4
	Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force	%	6.5	7.1	6.6	5.9	5.3	4.9	4.7	4.1
	Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force	%	6.2	6.5	6.2	6.0	5.6	5.2	5.0	4.9
	Long-term unemployment: total unemployed	%	25.5	22.0	22.3	21.3	20.5	17.7	17.8	15.5
	Labour compensation and hours worked
	Labour compensation per hour, total economy	USD	17.4	18.0	18.3	18.6	19.7	20.3	21.2	..
	Average time worked per person in employment	Hours per year	1 785	1 755	1 740	1 737	1 747	1 732	1 723	1 722
	Research and Development (R&D)
	Gross domestic expenditure on R&D	% of GDP	1.51	..	1.69	..	1.78	..	2.01	..
	Researchers: full-time equivalent	Per '000 employed	7.3	..	7.8	..	8.4	..	8.5	..
	Population
	Total population	'000 persons	19 153	19 413	19 651	19 895	20 127	20 395	20 698	21 015
	Population growth rates	%	1.2	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.5
	Total fertility rates	Children	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	..
	Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total	%	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.2
	International migration
	Net migration rate	Per '000 inhabitants	5.8	7.0	5.6	5.5	5.3	6.7	7.7	..
	Foreign-born population	% of population	23.0	23.1	23.2	23.4	23.6	23.8	24.1	..
	Foreign population	% of population	7.4	..	..	..	..	..	7.7	..
	Unemployment rate of native-born men	% of labour force	6.6	..	..	6.0	5.6	4.7	3.8	..
	Unemployment rate of foreign-born men	% of labour force	6.5	..	..	6.5	5.5	5.0	4.3	..
	Unemployment rate of native-born women	% of labour force	5.8	..	..	6.1	5.7	5.0	4.5	..
	Unemployment rate of foreign-born women	% of labour force	7.0	..	..	6.5	5.6	5.2	5.2	..
	Health
	Life expectancy at birth	Years	79.3	79.7	80.0	80.3	80.6	80.9	81.1	..
	Life expectancy at birth: men	Years	76.6	77.0	77.4	77.8	78.1	78.5	78.7	..
	Life expectancy at birth: women	Years	82.0	82.4	82.6	82.8	83.0	83.3	83.5	..
	Infant mortality	Per '000	5.2	5.3	5.0	4.8	4.7	5.0	4.7	..
	Society
	Suicide rates	Per 100 000 persons	..	..	..	..	11.1	..	..	..
	Household expenditure on recreation and culture	% of GDP	7.3	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.0	6.8	6.6	..
	Number of tourists	'000	4 530	4 435	4 420	4 354	4 774	5 020	5 064	5 644
	Road fatalities	Per mln inhabitants	95	90	87	82	79	81	78	77
Note: Last updated 6 April 2009
e	Estimated value
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook)

doi: 10.1787/20752288-2009-table-aus