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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
... meeting and Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Glenn Stevens speaks in Melbourne as the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the December quarter labour price index. NEW YORK - US tech stocks fell, led by declines in semiconductor shares while ...

Daily economic update

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that sales of new motor vehicles rose by 2.6 per cent to 83,728 units in January following a 0.8 per cent increase in December. High petrol prices continue to take their toll on sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released lending finance figures for December. While the report showed a statistical correction in the seasonally adjusted series - commercial and lease finance commitments fell during the month while ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
... on the economics front the National Australia Bank January Monthly Business Survey is due and Australian Bureau of Statistics December lending finance data is also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks extended losses, as renewed worries about further interest-rate ...

Daily economic update

... policy and improving affordability appears to be making positive inroads on the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that the total value of dwelling finance commitments -- excluding alterations and additions ...

Daily economic update

... continued to slow since August last year when it hit a rate of 4.2 per cent. This is reinforced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) trend measure of employment showing that jobs growth has been flat since the second half of 2005. The weakening ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2006
... while Patrick Corp fronts shareholders at its annual general meeting. On the economics front the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases January labour force data while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute February surveys of consumer unemployment expectations ...

Daily economic update

... dropped to a four-year low with a reading of one. Meanwhile, consistent with the weak trend in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) measure of retail sales, the Cashcard Retail Activity Index fell by 0.6 per cent in January as consumers sobered ...

Daily economic update

... another indication that domestic interest rates will remain on hold in the near term. Based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures, the total number of dwelling units approved fell by 3.5 per cent in December, reversing the 3.4 per cent ...

Daily economic update

... Australia (RBA) and financial markets will welcome the country's latest inflation figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that headline consumer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - less than market expectations for ...