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Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... revised upwards to show an annualised gain of 5.9 per cent from 5.7 per cent. Most of the quarter's strength was due to inventories (contributed 3.9 per cent to growth) and not consumer spending (added 1.2 per cent). Ahhh...but this is old hat. What's ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... inventory de-stocking that was prevalent over the past months? Seems that American businesses have chopped down their inventories enough and are now starting to re-stock their shelves. Industrial production increased by 0.9 per cent in January following ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... in February from 15.92 the previous month. A gain to 18.0 was expected. All components except for delivery time and inventories were in positive territory. A reading above zero indicates expansion. It would be a fallacy to extrapolate based on one good ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... month to its highest pace since August 2004. All components were above the 50 expansion/contraction mark except for inventories which posted less of a decline. Prices paid, production, new orders, backlog of orders, supplier deliveries and employment ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Smaller inventory de-stocking accounted for 3.4 per cent of the 5.7 per cent growth. Without the contribution from inventories growth would only be 2.3 per cent and the bulk of the US economy - personal spending - is slowing. Personal consumption slowed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... to life in the fourth quarter with a 5.7 per cent growth rate on the back of brisk business spending to replenish inventories. The Commerce Department figures showed growth accelerated from the 2.2 per cent pace in the third quarter, when the economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... $6.03 and Woodside declining 25 cents to $48.17. US stocks gained overnight on a report showing businesses increased inventories by a larger-than-expected amount in November, which suggests they are feeling more confident that sales will pick up. Oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... increase analysts had expected and better than the 1.1 per cent rise in October. Separate data also showed business inventories rose in October, while the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index increased more than expected in December. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... they will be able to make the biggest returns. Separately, the Commerce Department reported that businesses added to inventories at the wholesale level in October after a record 13 straight months of reductions. Investors hope it is a sign that businesses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... shares. Oil and gas producers declined after the price of crude dropped below $US77 a barrel overnight as US crude oil inventories data showed petroleum supplies continue to grow. Woodside was down 47 cents at $48.59, Santos fell 21 cents, or 1.37 per ...