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Table 2.4
The indexes provided in Table 2.4 relate to the prices received by businesses classified
to the transport and storage industry for freight transport and storage services only.
Indexes for passenger transport are not currently available from the ABS.
Index numbers for financial years are simple averages of the four relevant quarterly
index numbers.
Table 2.5
Table 2.5 provides a number of measures of economic activity that may influence
the transport industry. Goods credits and goods debits figures provide measures of
the flow of exports and imports of physical goods over the full financial year. The
consumer price index provides a measure of annual changes in the price of consumer
goods for the June quarter of each financial year, while exchange rate and interest
rate data were measured in respect of the last day of the financial year (30 June).
5. The exchange rate data provided represent the $US value of one Australian
dollar.
6. The interest rate provided is the 90 day bank accepted bill rate at the close of
trading at the end of the financial year (30 June).
Table 2.6
State and territory population estimates are classified by capital city and rest of state
on the last day of the financial year (30 June). Population estimates are based on
census counts for census years, and are derived and updated by adding estimates of
natural increase and net overseas migration. After each census, population estimates
are revised to remove intercensal discrepancies. At the time of publication, Australian
population statistics by state/territory had been revised to incorporate the results of
the 2006 Census.
7. ACT capital city data include Queanbeyan (NSW) for the period 1971 to 1990. The
rest of state estimate for ACT is shown as na for this period.
8. Excludes Jervis Bay Territory from June 1994.
9. Data for 1991 to 1995 are based on 2001 Australian Standard Geographical
Classification boundaries.
10. Data for 1995–96 onwards are based on 2006 Australian Standard Geographical
Classification boundaries.
11. Rest of state estimates are calculated by subtracting the capital city population
from the corresponding state/territory total population.
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