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Population

 

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Estimated resident population

 At 31 March 2013 4,464,000 P

Births

 December 2012 year 61,178

Deaths

 December 2012 year 30,099

Migration

 April 2013 year 4,776
Employment

 

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Total employed

 March 2013 quarter 2,380,000 S

Males employed

 March 2013 quarter 1,183,000 S

Females employed

 March 2013 quarter 1,051,000 S

Unemployment rate

 March 2013 quarter

6.2%

 S

Average weekly earnings

 March 2013 quarter

$1,031.39

  
Wage inflation March 2013 year

+1.8%

  
Economic indicators

 

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CPI

 March 2013 quarter +0.4%
GDP in volume terms Change from December 2012 quarter +0.3% S
GDP in current prices Year ended March 2013 $211 billion  
GDP per capita in current prices

Year ended March 2013

 $47,600  
Current account balance March 2013 quarter -$2,209 million S
 

Change from last quarter

 -$330 million S
Net international position March 2013 quarter -$146,674 million
Symbols:
S seasonally adjusted
P provisional