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Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Australians, all, should we rejoice? A day before we celebrated Australia Day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest update on the country's inflation. Overall consumer prices rose by 0.5% in the December quarter, easing from ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.8% in December, the highest rate since June this year and was more than expectations for ...

Offline Australian retail sales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... from 3.5% in October. But I wonder whether Australians' increasing take-up of online shopping is skewing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) traditional retail sales estimate. Retail spending is an important metric for the economy because it's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Australia employment There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... November from October while employment was flat at a low +1 reading. Australia residential property prices The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... quarter from 0.6% in the three-months ended June. That turned out to be highly optimistic. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest National Accounts update showed the Australian economy contracted by 0.5% instead - the first ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 4.0% in the September quarter. While worse than market expectations for a 2.5% fall, the third quarter figure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... 4.9% in the year to October after recording a 0.7% rise in the previous month. Australia building approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on building approvals further confirms the weakening trend in the property market and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
Australia managed funds industry The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Australia construction work done This will be a drag. A drag on Australian third quarter GDP that is. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a ...