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Home lending falls off in December

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
... Bank from raising rates again in coming months, given the overall strength of the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said home lending dipped 0.8% in December, on top of a 3.9% fall in November. A record 33.5% of all loan approvals were ...

Market Wrap

... currency strategist Craig Ferguson. The Australian dollar lost some ground yesterday after the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the January labour report, showing a slight increase in the unemployment rate, compared with consensus expectations ...

LPTs to benefit from strong retail sales

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
... 2003 will have boosted the incomes of listed property trusts (LPTs) this reporting season. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today released the final retail sales figures for 2003, showing growth of 8.1% against the previous December. Analysts said ...

Retail sales drop 0.6% in December

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... year in December, following two back-to-back interest rate rises, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail trade fell 0.6% in December, following a revised increase of 1.1% in November. It was the first negative ...

Building approvals slide for second month in a row

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
... indicating two back-to-back interest rate rises have taken some steam out of the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals fell 1.5% in December, following a 6.7% slump in November. The apparent slowing in the ...

December trade balance widens to $2.55 billion: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... December as consumers took advantage of cheaper imported goods in the lead-up to Christmas. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade balance blew out to $2.55 billion, compared with the $1.72 billion in November and the $2 billion expected ...

December goods and services deficit $2.5 billion

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... seasonally adjusted, in December from an downwardly revised deficit of $1.7 billion in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. Exports fell 2.0% in adjusted terms while imports were up 5.0%.

CPI down 2.4% in year to December 2003

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
... slightly to 2.4% in the year to December despite strong rises in the prices of food and holidays. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said prices rose 0.5% in the three months to December, giving an annual inflation rate of 2.4%, down from 2.6%. Fruit ...

December quarter final PPI up 0.1%

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
... the final stage of production rose 0.1% in the December quarter for an annual rise of 1%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This compares with a rise of 0.5% in the September quarter. In the quarter, at the intermediate stage the PPI fell 0.4% ...

International merchandise imports rise in December

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2004
... international merchandise imports rose by $847,000 in December compared with the previous month. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said imports of goods last month totalled $11,033 million, up from $10,186 million on November. This data is not seasonally ...