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Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... employment remained unchanged at a solid seven reading - confirmed by the acceleration in the annual growth rate of the ANZ job ads series to 12.8% in July from 10.5% in the previous month. Nice. But while these suggest strengthening growth momentum ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... business confidence and conditions are showing up in rising advertisements for jobs. The ANZ reported a 1.4% increase in job ads in April following a 0.8% rise in the previous month. This took the annual rate of growth in job advertisements up to 10.1% ...

Help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
The ANZ job advertisement survey is a definite positive no matter how it's measured. Job ads increased by 4.4% over the month of January following a 2.2% decline in the previous month. Over the past 12 months, growth in job advertisements quickened ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... weather events might also have affected demand for some types of consumer-oriented services in November". Australia ANZ job ads Total job advertisements jumped by 1.7% in the month of November following a 1.0% increase in the previous month and marking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australia ANZ job ads "The rise in job ads is encouraging and points to ongoing improvement in labour market conditions. It was consistent with the moderate pace of economic growth, as well as above average business and consumer sentiment" is how ANZ's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
Australia ANZ job ads The latest ANZ job ads survey shows that the total number of job advertisements fell by 0.3% in the month of September following the strong 1.7% jump in the previous month. The year-on-year growth in job ads slowed to 3.7% last ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ job ads The "increased uncertainty following the close federal election on July 2 and the shock decision by the UK to leave the European Union on June 24" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett explained the sharp 0.8% drop in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... Private sector dwellings excluding houses fell by a sharp 11.3% in the month of May and 18.2% over the past 12 months. ANZ job ads The latest ANZ job advertisement survey reflects data before the Brexit uncertainty, and more recently, the inconclusive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Australia ANZ job ads Continued improvement in the Australian labour market in the coming months. This is the indication from the ANZ's latest job advertisement tally. Total job ads increased by 2.4% - the fastest pace in eight months - 157,942 - the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... Australia declined by 0.8% in April following a 0.1% increase in the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and is the slowest pace since March 2015. Internet ads fell ...