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Australian manufacturing up 1.1 points in July: Ai Group/PwC survey

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
... printing and publishing sectors the strongest contributors. Activity in the food and beverages sector was steady, as was the clothing and footwear, chemicals, petroleum and coal products sectors. Excluding auto, the index only grew marginally with a ...

Retail turnover rises 1.1% in June: ABS

... June was a 14.1% jump in department store turnover, and which the ABS attributed to an early start in mid-year sales. Clothing and softgood retailing also bounced back by 5.9% following a sharp decline in May. After allowing for price movements, the ...

Business confidence to slow in the months ahead: AIG-PwC survey

... reported a rise in production in the June quarter 2003, down from +27% in the previous quarter. Production fell in the clothing and footwear and wood, wood products and furniture sectors. The moderation in domestic conditions was also reflected in sales ...

Australians are the second biggest spenders after Americans

... on food (21 per cent) while housing accounts for 20% of income, transport 14%, recreation 9%, medical 7%, durables 6%, clothing 5% and education a mere 2%. This contrasts with 35% of income being spent by the average Australian in the 1960's on food. ...