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A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
There's not much indication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... fastest rate since March last year - suggesting strengthening in the labour market. Lastly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on building permits should ease the RBA's concern over the financial stability threat from the housing market. ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... interpretations are often derived from which part of the animal you touched. Such is the case with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International Trade in Goods and Services". The numbers show that ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... hawks, doves and in-betweeners - in terms of RBA monetary policy direction. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index's latest report confirms whatever bias you have on the outlook for interest rates - up, down or ...

Super wealth reaches record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... hold in superannuation is climbing to a record high, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of December 2016, Australians held $2.6 trillion of household net worth in superannuation; up 10.5% from $2.34 trillion ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... biggest Australian trade surplus on record, that is. Us, Australians all, should be rejoicing at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that the country's international trade surplus widened by 138% to A$3.57 billion in February from A$1.5 ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... the housing market - have been coming in on the weak side of expectations. Only yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that retail sales fell by 0.1% in February, far below expectations for a 0.3% gain and making ...

Finance and insurance job market strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... and insurance professionals is forecast to grow in 2017. Based on the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the finance and insurance sector added 850 roles between November 2016 and February 2017. The finance sector represents about ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on residential property prices brought home the Reserve Bank of Australia's current concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around ...