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Market Wrap

... of trading for the day ahead, was seven points higher at 3444, with 520 contracts traded. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today releases its December quarter building work data, while its report on March merchandise imports is also due. In equities ...

Loans to property investors continue to fall: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... fourth month in a row, new figures showed today, dropping 3.7% in February. The figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirmed a slowdown in the property market, coming on top of a drop in home loan approvals earlier this week. Home ...

Market Wrap

... opening weaker, had exceptionally good support in the 10-year futures. In local data today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release February housing finance numbers at 1130 AEST.

Unemployment rate 5.6% in March: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... was a seasonally adjusted 5.6% in March, compared with an unrevised 5.9% rate in February, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Total employment rose by 66,900 to 9.637 million, adjusted. Of this, full time employment rose 39,200, and part time ...

Employment growth likely returned to solid levels in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... was weakness ahead as the housing sector continued its downturn, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish March labour force numbers on Thursday, with the market forecasting a rise in employment of 20,000 and a ...

Total job vacancies in February quarter fall 3.3%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Job vacancies fell 3.3% in the three months to February, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said job vacancies fell to 104,700 in the quarter and were 5.1% weaker than the same time last year. The ABS said the sectors ...

Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... new figures showed today, further reducing any chance of an interest rate rise next week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said sales were 8.3% higher than the same time last year, at $15.76 billion. But the monthly rise was smaller than economists' ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... narrowing indicated interest rates did not need to rise, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said yesterday. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed the trade deficit narrowed to $1.72 billion in February, from a revised $1.87 billion in January. Rural ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Home building activity surged in the three months to December, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the December quarter rose more than eight per cent, above analysts' expectations. ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ...