| Monthly Statistical Bulletin |
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| 3.5 Labour
productivity |
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| Quarter |
2003–04 |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
2006–07 |
2007–08 |
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| Labour
productivity index (a) (b) |
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| September |
95.5 |
98.1 |
98.6 |
99.6 |
101.7 |
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| December |
97.2 |
97.7 |
99.8 |
101.4 |
101.6 |
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| March |
98.2 |
96.6 |
101.3 |
101.6 |
102.5 |
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| June |
98.3 |
97.9 |
100.3 |
100.8 |
101.6 |
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| Annual |
97.3 |
97.6 |
100.0 |
100.9 |
102.0 |
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| Quarterly change
(a) – per cent |
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| September |
0.8 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
-0.7 |
0.9 |
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| December |
1.8 |
-0.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
-0.1 |
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| March |
1.0 |
-1.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
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| June |
0.1 |
1.3 |
-1.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.9 |
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| Annual change
(a) – per cent |
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| September |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
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| December |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
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| March |
4.8 |
-1.6 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
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| June |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
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| Annual |
3.0 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
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| (a) Quarterly
figures are seasonally adjusted. |
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| (b) Reference
year for index is 2005–06 = 100.0. |
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| Source: ABS, Australian national
accounts: national income, expenditure and product, |
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| Cat.
no. 5206.0 |
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Update |
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3 December 2008 |
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