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What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... intermediate and other merchandise goods (4%) - a testament to the strong household consumption seen in the National Accounts report - and capital goods (3%) which suggest increased investment spending. And in case you haven't noticed, smaller as it ...

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 ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... 2014". Cross reference this statement with the "Production Chain Volume Measures" table on page 5 of the National Accounts report and you'll find that mining production slowed by 1.4% in the quarter (indicating that the inventory build-up is involuntary) ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... July). Yup, you got that right. The Fed's no longer concerned over disinflation. This tie in with the National Accounts report that showed the core consumption price deflator - the Fed's favoured inflation measure - rose to an annualised rate to 2.0% ...

Never good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... but... This is the overriding verdict of the country's oft-quoted economists to the latest Australian national accounts report that showed our economy grew by a larger-than-expected 0.8% (expectations 0.7%) in the December quarter and 2.8% year-on-year. ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... second quarter real GDP growth, haven't we already seen these numbers in one form or another when the US National Accounts report was released last week? Wall Street knows this. These are known knowns. They don't change the view that while the US economy ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... over the coming year, it is appropriate for interest rates to be closer to average." Today's Australian National Accounts report should affirm Governor Glenn Steven's post-meeting statement. The report is expected to show real GDP expanded by 0.9 per ...

Up and over in the land downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... up to the very end. In case you missed it, the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its National Accounts report showing the economy rebounded by 0.4 per cent in the March quarter. According to some media headlines this was a 'shock rise'. ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... interest rates. Given these positive indications, chances are it would do nothing. What about tomorrow's National Accounts report expected to confirm Australia's fall into technical recession? There will be many who will be tempted to spin and interpret ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... monetary policy as needed to bring inflation back to the 2-3 per cent target over time.' Today's Australian National Accounts report is one of these. The National Accounts is expected to confirm the slowdown in the economy, with growth in real GDP weakening ...