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Building approvals strong: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
The property boom shows no signs of slowing with building approvals up strongly in September, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals rose 7.5 per cent in September, much higher than the modest one ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares close higher

The Australian share market delivered a solid performance to finish higher today, driven by gains in resource stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 10.4 points at 3273.8, while the all ordinaries added 9.9 points to 3284.6. In resources ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... getting the moderation in growth, back to more a sustainable level." Westpac Bank senior economist Andrew Hanlan said the figure could drop by 0.2 per cent in September amid anecdotes of softer monthly EFTPOS transactions and some consolidation at higher ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

... $US0.7075 was now being targeted. "I think the market is keen to see the 70.75 taken out and then ofcourse move onto the big figure 71 cents," he said. He said demand for Australian dollars has come from all sectors over the past few days, local corporates ...

ABS announces a 0.6% increase in the September quarter's CPI

There has been a 0.6 per cent increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the September quarter of 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau also said that the CPI had increased 2.6% for the year to September. The highest ...

ABS releases figures for producer price indexes for the year

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released the latest producer price indexes, which showed 1.5 per cent increase in the price of final commodities for the year to September 2003. The index recorded a 0.5% increase in the same price value ...

Building activity falls: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
Building activity fell in the June quarter for the first time in more than two years, new figures released today showed. Total building activity for the three months to June fell 2.5 per cent to $11.27 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Overseas arrivals and departures data reveal slight upsurge: ABS

The latest data for overseas arrivals and departures has revealed a 0.4 per cent increase in the number of short-term visitor arrivals for the month of August, compared with the data for July. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed ...

Small caps fire investor interest: fund managers

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
Funds managers have noted renewed investor enthusiasm for Australia's small cap stocks, which continue to outperform the general market recovery of recent months. This week marks seven months since the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and most Asian ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
The Australian dollar shot closer to six-year highs this week, riding on a strong economy and weak US dollar, and is expected to push towards $US0.7000 in the short term. The local currency broke through the $US0.6850 resistance level this week, reaching ...