It was the first quarterly decline in net contributions – which includes both inflows and withdrawals – since compulsory super was introduced nearly three decades ago:
Contributions in the June 2020 quarter were $33.6 billion, which was an increase of 17.0 per cent from the March 2020 quarter ($28.7 billion) but 1.4 per cent less than in the June 2019 quarter. Personal contributions for the June 2020 quarter ($7.8 billion) were particularly soft, recording the lowest June quarter figure since June 2016. Total contributions for the year ending June 2020 were $120.6 billion.
Contributions in the June 2020 quarter were $33.6 billion, which was an increase of 17.0 per cent from the March 2020 quarter ($28.7 billion) but 1.4 per cent less than in the June 2019 quarter.
Personal contributions for the June 2020 quarter ($7.8 billion) were particularly soft, recording the lowest June quarter figure since June 2016. Total contributions for the year ending June 2020 were $120.6 billion.
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