| Monthly Statistical Bulletin |
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| 6.5 Foreign debt |
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| Quarter (a) |
2003–04 |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
2006–07 |
2007–08 |
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| Gross foreign
debt, public sector – $ million |
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| September |
66 249 |
72 848 |
84 914 |
93 777 |
80 953 |
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| December |
66 921 |
77 901 |
86 838 |
90 482 |
89 341 |
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| March |
69 471 |
80 850 |
86 529 |
77 710 |
88 645 |
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| June |
71 470 |
83 606 |
88 210 |
80 941 |
85 404 |
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| Gross foreign
debt, private sector – $ million |
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| September |
523 109 |
590 015 |
657 736 |
799 017 |
938 863 |
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| December |
543 934 |
618 847 |
690 318 |
833 723 |
932 401 |
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| March |
558 632 |
617 391 |
739 573 |
874 402 |
976 155 |
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| June |
585 665 |
638 529 |
765 284 |
908 796 |
987 060 |
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| Gross foreign
debt, total – $ million |
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| September |
589 359 |
662 864 |
742 651 |
892 794 |
1019 816 |
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| December |
610 855 |
696 748 |
777 156 |
924 205 |
1021 742 |
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| March |
628 103 |
698 241 |
826 102 |
952 111 |
1064 801 |
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| June |
657 135 |
722 135 |
853 494 |
989 737 |
1072 463 |
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| Net foreign
debt – $ million |
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| September |
357 302 |
400 194 |
451 669 |
516 007 |
581 246 |
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| December |
368 097 |
416 044 |
474 409 |
531 967 |
595 281 |
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| March |
376 509 |
424 343 |
492 264 |
539 941 |
604 491 |
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| June |
389 487 |
435 324 |
502 918 |
547 412 |
599 953 |
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| Net foreign
debt – percentage of gross domestic product (b) |
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| September |
45.0 |
46.7 |
49.4 |
52.3 |
54.5 |
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| December |
45.5 |
47.8 |
50.8 |
53.0 |
54.8 |
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| March |
45.7 |
48.1 |
51.8 |
52.7 |
54.7 |
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| June |
46.3 |
48.5 |
52.0 |
52.3 |
53.1 |
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| (a) At end of
period. |
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| (b) Net foreign
debt at the end of the period as a proportion of gross domestic product |
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| for four quarters up to that period. |
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| Sources: ABS, Balance of
payments and international investment position,
Cat. no. 5302.0 |
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Update |
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| ABS, Australian national accounts: national income, expenditure
and product, |
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2 December 2008 for foreign debt data |
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| Cat.
no. 5206.0 |
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3 December 2008 for gross domestic product |
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