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Australia's balance of trade improves in October, boosted by the Rugby World Cup

... the data for September due to an increase in international arrivals for the Rugby World CUp, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. The October balance on goods and services also improved by 27% to a value of -$1,648 million, from September's ...

Brisbane has highest housing price increase for the year: ABS

... prices with a 27.8 per cent rise in its house price index for the year to September 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Close on its heels is Canberra with a 24.4% in its housing price index for the year, whilst Adelaide comes third at 22.8% ...

GDP up 1.2 per cent in September quarter: ABS

... domestic product (GDP) rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.2 per cent in the September quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Over the year to September, GDP rose 2.6 per cent. This compared with an upwardly revised rise of 0.3 per cent in the ...

Homeowners, government brace for rate rise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... be followed by at least one more hike by the middle of next year. New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggests that last month's rate increase has done little to dampen spending. Retail sales lifted 1.2 per cent in October, double ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar pushes over 73 US cents

... will hike the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent. In other economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the latest gross domestic product figures. Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average pulled back slightly ...

Retail trade and hospitality services increase 1.2% to $15.57 billion in October: ABS

... billion for October, which represents a rise of 1.2 per cent on the figures for September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau said that the value of retail trade and hospitality services had increased by 0.8% in September ...

Building approvals increase 1.6% to 16,264 units in October: ABS

... of building approvals in Australia during October had risen 1.6 per cent to 16,264 units, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Building approvals for private sector houses during October was 10,521, which is a rise of 9.2% compared with ...

Current account deficit improves in September quarter after some exports recover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... deficit improved marginally in the September quarter after a recovery in some rural exports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the deficit narrowed to $11.94 billion from a record $12.31 billion in the previous quarter, a three per cent ...

Total managed funds during the September quarter is $671.4 billion: ABS

... the figure was $310.53 billion, and $285.06 billion during the September quarter of 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Investments by superannuation funds which are held and administered by life insurance offices stood at $167.55 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

... decision on Wednesday. The RBA last month raised rates by 25 basis points to 5.0 per cent. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the Balance of Payments, International Investment and Business Indicators data for the September quarter. ...