Monthly Statistical Bulletin
6.5 Foreign debt
Quarter (a)	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Gross foreign debt,  public sector – $ million
September	72 848	85 059	94 043	82 991	109 229
December	77 901	86 937	90 825	91 254	147 892
March	80 850	86 726	78 213	91 581	124 023
June	83 606	88 451	81 374	89 500	113 614
Gross foreign debt,  private sector – $ million
September	590 015	659 275	801 180	946 998	1 083 146
December	618 847	692 200	836 068	940 062	1 115 145
March	617 391	741 782	876 732	988 824	1 103 196
June	638 529	767 840	913 277	1 007 054	1 076 324
Gross foreign debt, total – $ million
September	662 864	744 334	895 223	1 029 989	1 192 375
December	696 748	779 137	926 893	1 031 316	1 263 038
March	698 241	828 509	954 945	1 080 404	1 227 219
June	722 135	856 291	994 650	1 096 553	1 189 939
Net foreign debt – $ million
September	400 194	453 418	519 058	591 008	665 081
December	416 044	476 771	535 388	602 436	698 974
March	424 343	495 054	543 594	615 074	675 690
June	435 324	506 355	553 165	616 650	633 174
Net foreign debt – percentage of gross domestic product (b)
September	46.7	49.6	52.7	55.5	57.2
December	47.8	51.0	53.3	55.4	59.0
March	48.1	52.0	53.1	55.5	56.4
June	48.5	52.3	52.9	54.5	52.7
(a) At end of period.
(b) Net foreign debt at the end of the period as a proportion of gross domestic product
for four quarters up to that period.
Sources: ABS, Balance of payments and international investment position, Cat. no. 5302.0								Update
ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure and product,								8 December 2009 for foreign debt data
Cat. no. 5206.0								16 December 2009 for gross domestic product