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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

6.5e Foreign Debt

Net foreign debt - per cent of Gross Domestic Product (a)

September

quarter

December

quarter

March

quarter

June

quarter

1975-76

4.0

1976-77

5.7

1977-78

7.5

1978-79

8.5

1979-80

6.2

1980-81

6.5

1981-82

11.1

1982-83

14.1

1983-84

15.8

1984-85

23.7

1985-86

31.7

1986-87

32.4

1987-88

31.9

1988-89

32.5

32.0

32.6

33.5

1989-90

33.3

34.0

34.7

34.1

1990-91

34.5

36.1

36.8

35.9

1991-92

36.2

38.2

38.5

39.4

1992-93

41.0

41.9

40.2

41.3

1993-94

41.7

41.4

39.8

37.5

1994-95

36.7

36.4

37.4

39.4

1995-96

39.0

38.7

38.4

38.4

1996-97

39.6

40.0

39.1

40.2

1997-98

40.8

40.3

39.7

39.1

1998-99

40.8

(a) Net foreign debt at the end of the period as a proportion of GDP for 4 quarters up to that period.

Source: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, ABS (5302.0)
National Income, Expenditure and Product, ABS (5206.0)

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