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Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... for acceleration to 3% from 1.8% in the June quarter prove accurate. We'll find out this Wednesday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the September quarter figures. Sure these numbers tell the story of synchronised accelerating growth ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... registering outright negative year-on-year growth from the March quarter of 2013 to the June quarter of this year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update shows that Australian companies might be starting to take a sip with actual private ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the feeling I got after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its Wage Price Index (WPI) report showing that the country's employers continue to play Mr. ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... and made even sweeter (well depending on one's viewpoint, certainly not the RBAs) by last week's report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing the country's headline CPI inflation rate decelerated to a lower than expected 1.8% in the September ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) "Labour Force" report shows the door to employment is not only open but it's getting wider. The trend is ...

NZ Super Fund invests in Aussie farm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... land as an attractive long-term investment and a good diversifier for our portfolio," he said. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights opportunities for institutional investors; during 2015-16, the gross value of Australian agriculture ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... not spending - continues, we could forget Westpac's outlook for steady rates through to the year 2019 too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report showed retail spending dropped by a bigger-than-expected 0.6% in the month of August. ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... disposable incomes that, in turn, weakens consumer spending and by extension, overall growth in the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'Household Income Account' report showed that the annual growth rate in gross disposable income slowed ...

BGL integrates with Xero for single database

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... have greater access to information when shaping their investment, policy and decisions." Comparatively, the Australian Bureau of Statistics examines the entire businesses community in a yearly count of entries and exits, but doesn't provide regular or ...