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Aust property investment recovers in March - ABS

... increase after four months of decline following back-to-back interest rate rises last year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said property investors borrowed 1.9% more in March, taking new lending to $5.56 billion, although it was 4.3% weaker than ...

Housing finance may have finally risen in March: economists

... economists, while others expect the nation's overheated property market to have continued to cool. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the March housing finance for owner occupation data today. Housing finance has declined in volume ...

Aust building approvals fall 4.4% in March - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... in March, new figures showed today, making up for a surprise increase the previous month. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals fell 4.4% in March, in line with market expectations, after a 2.6% increase in February. The ABS ...

Aust bulding approvals likely to fall in March: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... hike in February, as approvals for units and apartments come off the boil, economists said. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish March building approvals figures [today]. The market is expecting a fall of 4.5%, while individual economists ...

Trade deficit rises to almost $2 billion in March - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
... with the rest of the world widened in March after a weaker-than-expected rise in exports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit rose 15% to to $1.99 billion, defying economists' expectations of a fall to about $1.5 billion. ...

Economic growth likely slowed in March quarter: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
... seasonally adjusted, for an annual rate of 4%. In the December quarter GDP grew by 1.4%, adjusted. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will publish March quarter GDP data on June 2. Economists said the moderation in final domestic demand in the first ...

Costello says CPI data consistent with growing economy

... Costello said. The consumer price index rose 0.9% in the March quarter, for an annual rate of 2%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This compared with a market expectation of a rise of between 0.7% and 0.8%. The CPI was unrevised in the December ...

Inflation slows to lowest in more than four years

... despite increases in the price of fruit and vegetables, petrol and medication in recent months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said prices rose 0.9% in the March quarter, slightly higher than market expectations of a 0.8% rise. The result ...

Merchandise imports up 20%: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004
Merchandise imports soared 20% to $11.3 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In its monthly merchandise imports report, the bureau said imports of machinery and transport equipment jumped by $1 billion or 25%. Imports of ...

Building work jumps in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
... 6% in the December quarter to the second highest level on record, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building work done rose 5.9%, allowing for seasonal factors, to $12.08 billion, a level exceeded only by the June ...