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CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message from the September quarter inflation update. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Consumer Price Index, Australia, Sep 2016" report shows the annual headline CPI inflation rate accelerating to 1.3% ...

ANZ appoints former Finance Department boss

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She began her career in public service at the Australian Bureau of Statistics and later took a key role in Australia's people smuggling taskforce. ANZ chair David Gonski said he was "delighted to have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Australia employment The heading of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report says it all, "Shift to part-time employment continues". Overall employment fell by 9,800 in September following an 8,600 decline in August ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... of the economy - as far as it relates to the near-term outlook." Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the value of total value of dwelling finance commitments (excluding alterations and additions) declined ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the expected 0.2% increase - after recording ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... some firms had taken a more cautious approach towards hiring". Australia building approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the number of total dwelling units approved fell by 1.8% in the month of August. This is better than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Australian residential property prices Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed residential property prices in the country's eight capital cities rebounded by 2.0% in the June quarter. Although this is less than market expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... and down the next and/or beat expectations one month and disappoint the next, or vice-versa. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Labour Force' report provided another excitement (confusion?) to financial markets when the seasonality adjusted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...