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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Australia retirement and retirement intentions The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey (conducted 2014-15) on retirement and retirement intentions show that Australians intend to work longer than ever before. The survey - which started a few ...

More Australians intend to retire later

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... retire beyond age 65 is increasing rapidly. According to a research note just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a survey conducted in 2015 showed 71% of people said they intended to retire at the age of 65 years or over, up from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... poor seasonal conditions across much of the country, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The growth in the value of Australia's agricultural production was largely driven by an increase in the gross value ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... speculations, underscored by the spike in the A$/US$ exchange rate from US$0.7175 to US$7295 after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest tally on the country's national accounts. Consensus betting was for Australian real GDP to ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), "Estimate 1 for 2016-17 is $82,572m. This is 19.5% lower than Estimate 1 for 2015-16." Whoa! Capex expectations may have ...

Australian wages grow slowest on record but real is better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on wages may have disappointed expectations but also confirmed what workers have been experiencing all along. The Wage Price Index - total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - grew by 2.2% ...

Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... These are based on the readings from the seasonally adjusted estimates. The reliability of the Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) seasonally adjusted estimates had been suspect since September 2014 (my records show) when it reported a 121,000 jump ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... resources to the non-mining sector of the economy, the Australian labour market remains resilient. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that total employment decreased by 1,000 in December. This is much less than market expectations for ...

Belabouring the labour market stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... fill up the big hole left by mining and job cut announcements... here, there and everywhere, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported yesterday that 71,400 jobs were created last month. And this, on top of another stupendous 56,100 heads added ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... This could all reverse at the next "Labour Force" publication. This is the very reason why the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) tells us that the trend estimate "is the best source of information for forecasting or making decisions about what to ...