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Deaths involving influenza have increased in March and April 2025. The first four months of 2025 have recorded 216 deaths involving influenza, higher than 2024 (141 deaths) and 2023 (73 deaths), and ...
Further information on unpaid care experimental estimates, sex and age estimates in the Labour Account, outcomes of the Consultation Hub process, and details on further plans and future directions can ...
New information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). James Eynstone-Hinkins, ABS head of health statistics said: ‘This data ...
The trend unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in April. It has been within a relatively narrow range of 3.9 and 4.1 per cent for the past 17 months. Employment grew by around 26,000 people (0.2 ...
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia on 28 May 2025. This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to March 2021.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.6% this quarter. GDP rose 1.3% since December 2023, following a 0.8% increase through the year to September quarter. Modest growth was seen broadly across the ...
The estimates in this publication represent Australia’s first National Ecosystem Account. They include estimates for the extent and condition of Australia’s ecosystems, as well as measures of selected ...
The total number of dwellings commenced in Australia rose 4.6% to 43,247 dwellings in the September quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. Private sector new houses drove the increase in dwelling ...
New dwelling prices recorded their largest annual rise since the series commenced in the June 1999 quarter. Price rises continue to be driven by high levels of building construction activity combined ...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.9% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the December 2022 quarter, the CPI rose 7.8%. The most significant price rises were Domestic holiday travel and ...
Annual CPI inflation was 5.4 per cent in the September 2023 quarter, lower than the 6.0 per cent annual rise in the June 2023 quarter. This marks the third consecutive quarter of lower annual ...
The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August, down from a 3.5% rise in the 12 months to July. The annual movement for the monthly CPI indicator excluding volatile items and holiday ...