SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending for consumption rose 1.2 percent in the second quarter to an inflation-adjusted A$80.08 billion ($63.71 billion), the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Tuesday.
Investment spending by the government and public enterprises jumped 11.9 percent to A$23.58 billion, implying total spending likely made some contribution to economic growth.
The data will feed into the gross domestic product (GDP) report for the June quarter due on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Wayne Cole)
