Monthly Statistical Bulletin
8.1 Economic growth
						Quarters (a) (b)
	Annual average (c) (d)					2008	2009
Country	2005	2006	2007	2008		Dec	Mar	Jun	Sep
Australia	2.8	2.8	4.0	2.4		0.7	0.3	0.6
Canada	3.0	2.8	2.6	0.4		-0.9	-2.3	-3.2
China	10.4	11.6	13.0	9.0		6.8	6.1	7.9	8.9
France	2.0	2.4	2.3	0.4		-1.7	-3.6	-2.8
Germany	0.9	3.4	2.5	1.0		-1.8	-6.7	-5.9
Indonesia	5.7	5.5	6.3	6.1		5.2	4.4	4.0
Italy	0.8	2.1	1.5	-1.0		-3.0	-6.0	-5.9
Japan	1.9	2.1	2.3	-0.7		-4.5	-8.4	-7.2
Korea (South)	4.0	5.1	5.1	2.3		-3.3	-4.3	-2.2
Malaysia	5.3	5.8	6.3	4.6		0.1	-6.2	-3.9
New Zealand	2.8	2.7	3.1	-1.1		-2.2	-2.0	-1.2
Philippines	5.0	5.4	7.2	4.6		2.9	0.6	1.5
Singapore	7.3	8.4	7.8	1.1		-4.2	-9.5	-3.5
Thailand	4.6	5.2	4.9	2.6		-4.2	-7.1	-4.9
United Kingdom	2.2	2.9	2.5	0.6		-2.0	-5.0	-5.5
United States	3.1	2.7	2.2	0.4		-1.8	-3.4	-3.8
OECD average	2.7	3.1	2.7	0.9		-2.1	-4.7	-4.6
G7 average	2.2	2.6	2.2	0.6		-2.2	-4.7	-4.7
EU average	1.8	3.0	2.6	0.6		-2.0	-5.0	-5.0
(a) Percentage change in gross domestic product at constant prices over corresponding
quarter of previous year.
(b) Seasonally adjusted, except for China
(c) Percentage change in gross domestic product at constant prices over previous year.
(d) Years shown are calendar years.
Sources: Datastream
ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure and product,
Cat. no. 5206.0
												Update
												Late November 2009