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