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Monthly statistical bulletin

The monthly statistical bulletin is also available in pdf. These are updated at the beginning of every month. As a companion to the monthly statistical bulletin, longer time series of the statistics available within the publication are available electronically at Monthly statistical bulletin e-data. These time series are updated as new figures are released but are only available to senators and members through the Parliamentary Library's intranet.


(previously known as Monthly economic and social indicators)

This publication is produced by the Statistics and Mapping Section. It contains a selection of the latest economic and social statistics. It is issued during the first week of each month and contains statistics available on or before the day of release. All figures are original data unless otherwise noted.

Discard previous issues
Upon receipt of each issue, users should discard the previous issue as it may contain statistics which are no longer the most current or which have been revised.

Update time
It should be noted that between issues many series are updated or revised. An indication of when each series is likely to be updated is included at the foot of each page.

Feature article
From time to time, feature articles are published in this bulletin. These articles explain aspects of, changes to, and developments in the various statistics that appear in this publication. An index of previous feature articles and the date they appeared is also provided.

Related publications
Electronic links to publications referred to in the text are available before the glossary.

Glossary
Some economic and social terms may be unfamiliar to readers. Many of these terms are described in the glossary at the end of this publication.

Enquiries and comments
Stephen Barber
Director, Statistics and Mapping Section
Telephone: (02) 6277 2480



Historical data

Long-term data series for every table which appears in this publication are available electronically to all senators and members. These series are updated as new data are released.

The long-term series, with printable tables and graphs, are contained in Excel workbooks and can be found at: //libiis1/Library_Services/Quicklinks/msb_edata/index.htm.

Contents

Introduction
Historical data
Key release dates
Feature articles
Related publications–links
Glossary

Tables

Labour market

Wages and prices

National accounts

Business conditions

Finance

External transactions

Demographics

International comparisons

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