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Not showing: inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... pressure on inflation. The Canadian dollar's appreciation since the rate hike could produce the same thing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the consumer price index report for the June quarter this coming Wednesday - one that would ...

Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... seemingly hawkish turn the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conveyed in the minutes of its 4 July board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported total employment grew by 14,000 in June. This was lower than market expectations for a ...

Aussie agriculture reaches new highs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
Agriculture Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights opportunities for institutional investors as the total value of Australia's agriculture production continues to rise. During 2015-16, the gross value of Australian agriculture ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
The first snapshot results of the 2016 Census have been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and for the wealth management industry they paint a picture of a rapidly changing nation and marketplace. For starters, population growth is increasing. ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... had a full head of hair then...and I had three and 3/4 children. If only I knew. If only I had access to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Census. The 2016 Census is out and the data it contains is a treasure-trove for long-time and budding entrepreneurs ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... Authority (APRA) would be pleased with the National Statistician's latest update on residential property prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures that showed the weighted average residential property price in Australia's eight ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Hip, hip! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Business Indicators' report (released yesterday) eased growing concerns that tomorrow's National Accounts would show that the Australian economy weakened sharply - if not outright contracted -- in ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that total dwelling approvals increased by 4.4% in the month of April. While only partially reversing ...

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 ...