Peter Ngo Digital analysis, Australian Business Growth 2026, V4, 3 November 2026: net movement of 28,127 surviving businesses from employing to non-employing represents 33.8% of the 83,105 increase in the non-employing category during 2025-26. The movement cancels across categories and does not add businesses to the national total or measure jobs lost. Source: ABS 2026 data cube 1, Table 13. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/business-indicators/counts-australian-businesses-including-entries-and-exits/jul2022-jun2026

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