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Total job vacancies in February quarter fall 3.3%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
Job vacancies fell 3.3% in the three months to February, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said job vacancies fell to 104,700 in the quarter and were 5.1% weaker than the same time last year. The ABS said the sectors ...

Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Retail sales edged up just 0.1% in February, new figures showed today, further reducing any chance of an interest rate rise next week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said sales were 8.3% higher than the same time last year, at $15.76 billion. But ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Figures showing Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world was narrowing indicated interest rates did not need to rise, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said yesterday. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed the trade deficit narrowed to $1.72 ...

DEWR skilled vacancies fall 0.2% in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
Vacancies for skilled workers slipped 0.2% in March but remained 5.4% higher than the same time last year, official figures showed today. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) said its skilled vacancies index fell to 111 in March ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Home building activity surged in the three months to December, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the December quarter rose more than eight per cent, above analysts' expectations. ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

Labor says we were wrong on super blooper

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Federal Labor was yesterday forced to admit to an embarrassing bungle in its latest pensions promise and confessed it had no plans to pay retirees an extra $25-a-week. The opposition owned up to the mistake after Treasurer Peter Costello seized on Opposition ...

Study shows many Australian retirees on low incomes

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The majority of retired Australians are living on no more than $320 per week, but that hasn't deterred people from leaving work years before the traditional retirement age, a study released yesterday found. Figures that validate growing concern in Canberra ...

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
New loans to property investors plunged 15.5% in January, figures showed today, confirming higher interest rates have cooled interest in the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said borrowing for property investment fell for the ...

Federal budget deficit $2.656 billion to end January

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The federal Budget was $2.656 billion in deficit to January 31, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said on Friday. The fiscal balance to January 31 was $1.1 billion. The government has forecast a Budget surplus of $4.6 billion for 2003-2004, and the monthly ...