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Retail trade up 0.6% in September

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... the ninth month in a row as shoppers spent up large on homewares, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail trade rose 0.6 per cent, defying market expectations for a fall, following a rise of one per cent in August. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

... National retail sales figures for September, and for the September quarter, are expected from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. As well, the Reserve Bank of Australia is scheduled to publish the commodity price index. Job advertisements numbers for ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

... Australian building approvals rose 7.5 per cent to 15,936 units in September, seasonally adjusted, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported today. The market had expected a small fall in approvals in the order of 1.0 per cent.

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

... release revealing the property boom shows no sign of slowing did not impact on the local unit. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals rose 7.5 per cent in September, much higher than the modest one per cent climb expected by ...

Better times coming for exports: Vaile

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
... of the world widened in September as a rebound in imports outpaced a recovery in farm exports. Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealed the trade deficit increased to $2.28 billion last month, from a revised $1.97 billion shortfall. But Mr Vaile ...

Building approvals strong: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
... signs of slowing with building approvals up strongly in September, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals rose 7.5 per cent in September, much higher than the modest one per cent climb expected by ...

Trade gap widens in September

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... Australia's trade gap widened in September as a rebound in imports outpaced a recovery in exports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit increased to $2.28 billion in September, from a revised $1.97 billion shortfall in August ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... household goods spending, a rising Australian dollar and a firming in housing construction, they said. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures for September could drop 0.6 to 0.8 per cent after a 1.0 per cent rise in August, economists ...

Rise in building approvals expected: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
... along at high levels, economists said. Building approvals for September are due for release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday and a majority of economists anticipate a rise of around 1.0 per cent, seasonally adjusted. Approvals fell 2.4 ...

Building activity worth $11.21 billion during the June quarter: ABS

... although the highest increase during the quarter was recorded in the Northern Territories, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. The highest recorded building activity during the June quarter included the Northern Territories (an increase of ...