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