The Operating Expenses by Purpose series presents general government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data from 1961-62 to 1997-98 represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling. This conversion provides a basis for comparison with total expenses in the current series of accrual GFS information from 1998 onwards.

General government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data from 1961-62 to 1997-98 represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling.

General government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data from 1961-62 to 1997-98 represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling.

This dataset contains general government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling.

This data contains general government sector operating expenses, sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data and the Department of Treasury and Finance, categorised by ‘government purpose classification’ (GPC) and ‘classification of the functions of government’ (COFOG).

This dataset contains general government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data from 1961-62 to 1997-98 represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling.

This spreadsheet provides historical time-series data for the operating statement aggregates - income from transactions, expenses from transactions and net result from transactions - for the general government sector, and includes forecasts from the 2014-2015 Budget. Net result from transactions or net operating balance is a key fiscal aggregate and is revenue from transactions minus expenses from transactions. It is a summary measure of the ongoing sustainability of operations. It excludes gains and losses resulting from changes in price levels and other changes in the volume of assets. It is the component of the change in net worth that is due to transactions and can be attributed directly to government policies. The general government sector comprises all government departments, offices and other bodies engaged in providing services free of charge or at prices significantly below their cost of production. General government services include those which are mainly non-market in nature, those which are largely for collective consumption by the community and those which involve the transfer or redistribution of income.

This data contains general government sector operating expenses, sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data and the Department of Treasury and Finance, categorised by ‘government purpose classification’ (GPC) and ‘classification of the functions of government’ (COFOG).

This dataset contains general government sector operating expenses, sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics historical data, classified by government purpose. The underlying data from 1961-62 to 1997-98 represent a conversion from the original cash series to an accruals basis by estimating depreciation and superannuation expenses based on statistical modelling.