Key Budget charts

Gross State Product measures the value-add of goods and services produced within a state, and is released annually by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. 

Job vacancies data relates to the number of positions available across all employing organisations in New South Wales. 

The unemployment rate is the share of the labour force not currently employed but actively seeking employment. 

Sydney CPI measures household inflation and is a measure of changes in the price of a "basket" of goods and services.

General government revenue represents the sources of revenue the Government receives from transactions, including revenue generated from State own sources (such as taxes, fees and fines) and grants from the Commonwealth Government.

 
General government expenditure reflects the operating expenditure of the Government including employee expenses, superannuation, depreciation and amortisation, interest and grants, subsidies and other expenses.

The Budget Result is one measure of the financial sustainability of the State's operation. It represents the difference between expenses and revenues from operating transactions in the general government sector. 

Net debt is a common measure used to assess the overall strength of a jurisdiction's financial position. It comprises the stock of selected gross financial liabilities* less selected financial assets**. High levels of net debt can impose a call on future revenue flows to service that debt and if unchecked can limit government flexibility to adjust expenditure.

^{* financial liabilities include deposits held, advances received, borrowings, and derivatives
** financial assets include cash and deposits, advances paid and investments, loans and placements}

Net worth is an economic measure of wealth. It is equal to total assets less liabilities.