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ICAP economists say interest rate hike is unwarranted

... RBA, saying that the GDP has grown well below trend by just 2.6 per cent over the past year. They said the non-farm inventories (contributing 1.2% to GDP over the past year) will at some stage over coming quarters will see the stocks level pared back ...

GDP up 1.2 per cent in September quarter: ABS

... increased 1.3 per cent in the quarter for an annual lift of 6.4 per cent, adjusted. The ABS said that private non farm inventories added 0.1 percentage points to GDP growth in the quarter, and added 1.2 percentage points over the year, in adjusted te ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

... November (University of Michigan preliminary) had risen 3.9 index points to 93.5, the highest since May 2002. Business inventories rose 0.3% and sales rose 0.6%. The inventories to sales ratio remained at a record low. Homebuilder optimism eased a touch ...

GDP rises 0.1% from March to June quarter: ABS

... household expenditure (contributing 0.7%), public gross fixed capital formation (0.3%) and changes in private non-farm inventories (0.2%). These positive contributions were offset by a significant negative contribution from net exports (-1.5%) and a ...

ABS releases latest business indicators data

... goods and services in the wholesale trade, on the other hand, rose 1% for the June quarter and 5.6% for the year. Inventories across Australia rose 1.3% for the quarter and 1.5% for the year. Company profits before income tax Australia-wide, decreased ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up in late trade

... June, below consensus forecasts and below the 50 level that marks manufacturing expansion. But forward orders rose and inventories declined, possibly signalling an acceleration in manufacturing activity in coming months. Markets were also helped by the ...

GDP grows 2.9% for 2002-2003 and 0.7% in the March quarter: ABS

... improvement in the terms of trade. On the expenditures side, the increase in GDP was driven by changes in private non-farm inventories (contributing 1%) and growth in household final consumption expenditure (0.6%). These positives were offset by negative ...

Company profits before income tax rises 20.7% in the March quarter

... for the year. Wholesale trade rose by 1.9% for the quarter while for the year the increase was 5.1%. The value of inventories rose 1.6% for the quarter and for the year was a rise of 1.3%. ABS also said that company gross operating profits rose 1.4% ...