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Newspaper job ads rise 0.3% in March: ANZ

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
The number of Australian newspaper job advertisements in March rose to their highest level since October 2002, an ANZ jobs survey showed. According to the March ANZ job ads survey, the number of newspaper jobs rose by 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, to an ...

March inflation remain subdued

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
Prices of consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates ...

Retail spending growth stalls in March: Cashcard

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
Australian consumers are cooling their love affair with spending and growth has stalled, according to the Cashcard Retail Activity Index for March. The seasonally adjusted index was unchanged in March following growth of 0.3% in February and 0.8% in ...

Total job vacancies in February quarter fall 3.3%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Job vacancies fell 3.3% in the three months to February, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said job vacancies fell to 104,700 in the quarter and were 5.1% weaker than the same time last year. The ABS said the sectors ...

Housing market continues to slow despite Februrary approval rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Australian building approvals unexpectedly rose 3.2% in February but the gain may signal a demand and supply balance that isn't positive for the housing market, economists warned. The gain in overall approvals, seasonally adjusted, followed four months ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened firmer after a security scare on the Eurostar train in France and fears Japan may stop intervening in the currency market, drove the United States dollar down against most currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

Leap year boosts February retail figures: Cashcard

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
An extra day thanks to the leap year helped Australian retail spending levels nudge higher in February but the shortest month in the calendar remains the lowest one for turnover, research found. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index showed retail spending ...

February newspaper job ads posts biggest rise in nine months

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2004
The number of Australian job advertisement in major metropolitan newspapers recorded their strongest increase in nine months, climbing 6.4% in February to a seasonally adjusted 22,119 a week. The ANZ Australian newspaper job advertisements survey found ...

Australia close to full employment: Costello

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
Treasurer Peter Costello today said Australia was getting close to full employment at its current jobless rate. Figures for February put the jobless rate at 5.7%, up from several months at 5.6%, a level which has not been bettered since the early 1980s. ...