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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... deficit narrowed by 5.0% to A$2.01 billion in August from A$2.12 billion in July (revised from A$2.41 billion), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. This is better than market expectations for a A$2.3 billion trade gap and the lowest deficit ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... hasn't been 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... reported that 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 ...

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
... up one month 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 ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... which is significant as it gives the system a lot of inherent flexibility. According to recent statistics by the Australian Bureau thereof, over a quarter of post-65 retirees are opting to receive superannuation as an income stream, up from 20% in 2003-04. ...

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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 5.4% in the June quarter following a similar 5.4% decline in the three months to period and worse than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australia dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tally on building approvals show total new dwellings approved jumped by a sharp 11.3% in the month of July, more than offsetting the declines registered in June (-4.7%) and ...