Monthly Business Turnover Indicator

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Experimental indicator of business turnover derived from monthly Business Activity Statements

Reference period
April 2025
Released
10/06/2025
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Key statistics

In seasonally adjusted terms, the April 2025 monthly business turnover indicator showed: 

  • Rises in seven industries, resulting in a 0.3% increase in the 13-industry aggregate
  • The largest rises were in Accommodation and food services (+3.8%) and Arts and recreation services (+3.7%)
  • The largest falls were in Administrative and support services (-2.1%), Construction and Information media and telecommunications (both -1.1%)

The 13-industry aggregate grew 0.3% in trend terms for the month of April.

Index base period: July 2019 = 100.0.

  • This experimental indicator is derived from Australian Taxation Office (ATO) Business Activity Statements (BAS) turnover data from monthly BAS remitters. It includes 13 of the 19 industry divisions classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 2006.
  • Monthly BAS reporting covers businesses with GST annual turnover of $20 million or more and a proportion of smaller businesses that report monthly on a voluntary basis.
  • The estimated monthly changes in business turnover are aligned as closely as is feasible to the Australian System of National Accounts concept of market output. Users should exercise caution in comparing the indicator to other ABS economic outputs due to differences in concepts, scope, coverage, and methods.

13-Industry aggregate

The MBTI 13-industry aggregate grew 0.3% for the April month in trend terms.

Index base period: July 2019 = 100.0.

Industry detail

In April 2025, seven of the 13 industry divisions included in the indicator showed rises in monthly turnover in seasonally adjusted terms. The most notable rises in monthly turnover were seen in:

  • Accommodation and food services (+3.8%)
  • Arts and recreation services (+3.7%)
  • Other services (+1.9%)
  • Transport, postal and warehousing (+1.8%)
  • Mining (+1.5%)

The most notable industries that showed falls in April 2025 were:

  • Administrative and support services (-2.1%)
  • Construction and Information media and telecommunications (both -1.1%)

Year-on-year, 11 of 13 industry divisions recorded rises in business turnover. The largest rises were recorded in:

  • Manufacturing (+11.4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (+10.6%)
  • Information media and telecommunications (+8.5%)

The two industries recording falls in business turnover in March 2025, compared with March 2024 were:

  • Mining (-3.1%)
  • Administrative and support services (-0.8%)

 

Note: Total turnover differs between industries. This should be considered when analysing month-to-month movements in the context of overall economic activity. Please see data limitations and revisions for additional considerations.

Mining

Manufacturing

Electricity, gas, water and waste services

Construction

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Accommodation and food services

Transport, postal and warehousing

Information media and telecommunications

Professional, scientific and technical services

Administrative and support services

Arts and recreation services

Other services

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Business Turnover Indicator - Monthly percentage changes and indexes, January 2010 onwards

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