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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2005
... rose for a third day as investors snapped up the shares on hopes of a year-end rally, while a report showing strong wage growth revived concern about inflation and limited the Dow's gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.17 points to 10,530.76. ...

Wage growth accelerates in August quarter

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
Wage growth accelerated in the three months to August, new figures released today showed. Average full time adult ordinary time earnings rose 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, compared to a 0.1 per cent lift in the previous three months, the Australian ...

Average weekly earnings growth slows in August: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
Wage growth slowed in the three months to August, new figures showed today, with the average paypacket now $928.60 a week. Hourly rates of pay rose just 0.6 per cent in the August quarter, from 2.5 per cent in the previous quarter, the Australian Bureau ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... being very strong, this puts a lot more emphasis on wage numbers," he said. Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk said wage growth had been following on from Australia's tight labour markets, particularly in the construction area. "We are seeing some ...