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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... Australian manufacturing sector than there has been for some years. Following the retail trade data, buoyant new vehicle sales data and a growing momentum in the housing market, inflationary pressures have been felt in the latest recording for the TD-MI ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... stalling of interest rate moves over the last six months has caused a comeback in the housing market, improved new vehicle sales numbers and now, further evidence that the retail market is buoyant. All this means more pressure on the RBA to increase ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... will thereafter have to re-examine its interest rate stance. In addition to the CPI data, that on retail sales, new vehicle sales, average wage growth and the housing market will need monitoring. Building Approvals data was released yesterday showing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... now be worth about $31 billion-hence the tight labour market there. The prosperity in WA is mirrored in new motor vehicle sales which, although they have been generally volatile downwards in most states, are now at a healthy 4.7 new cars registered per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... be seen as a consequence of further evidence of a slowing national economy as retail sales remain flat, new motor vehicle sales volatile and softening, a national drought now expected to yield 60 per cent less agricultural crops than last year and a ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... vehicles in response to the consumer demand that has been driven by the expanding economy. However, the new motor vehicle sales numbers have been volatile downwards recently as higher interest rates made their impact and although retail trade has seen ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... most of the last couple of years although the year on year total peaked in September 2005 at 995,000. In general, vehicle sales have been a little volatile after that peak was reached and related consumer demand numbers like the retail sales data have ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... However, sales are still 3 per cent below their level of a year ago. With the ABS tables it can be seen that passenger vehicle sales rose by 2.1 per cent and sports utility vehicle sales by 10.4 per cent. Analysis of ABS international trade price indices ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... at 0824 AEST, the December share price index contract was 22 points higher at 5323. Today the September new motor vehicle sales figures are due as well as international trade prices indexes for the September quarter. And annual general meetings will ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... figures for the August sales of new cars, which fell by 2.3 per cent. Analysis of the data shows that passenger vehicle sales fell by 1.1 per cent, other vehicles by 1.8 per cent and sports vehicles by 7.2 per cent. Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania ...