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Retail trade rises by 0.2% in May: ABS

Australia's retail trade for May rose marginally by 0.2 per cent to $14.823 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. Trade at chains and large retailers increased by 3.6%, while 'smaller' retailers (sourced from a sample) increased ...

$A at 5-year high after RBA decision

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
The Australian dollar jumped even higher than its overnight rise, following news from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) that it had decided to leave interest rates unchanged. The RBA left the official cash rate at 4.75 per cent today, despite some ...

RBA board meeting brings mixed forecasts

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2003
Economists believe the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board is unlikely to cut interest rates when it meets today for the first time since its American counterpart cut US rates to 1 per cent. HSBC economist Anthony Thompson predicted the Reserve would ...

S&P announces 2002/03 financial year results of indices

Standard and Poor's (S&P) annual announcement of the S&P/Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) price and accumulation index returns has revealed the S&P/ASX 20 returned -8.34 per cent in the price index, and -4.54% in the accumulation index, between June ...

Healthcare expenditure at record highs: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said current spending on health care amongst its member states - including Australia - is at a record high, with the bulk of that spending largely due to the rising cost of pharmaceuticals ...

Government blocks ALP super theft compensation bid

The Government last night blocked an ALP bid to ensure 100 per cent compensation for superannuation fund members whose savings are lost through theft and fraud. "The Howard Government's decision to only provide part compensation in limited circumstances ...

Growth funds record highest returns (5.8%) since December 2001: InTech survey

In its latest performance survey of growth funds InTech has said that the median growth fund has returned 5.8 per cent for the three months to May 2003, the largest return since the December 2001 quarter following the September 11 terrorist attacks. ...

ABS releases third survey on venture capital trends

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released the results of its third venture capital survey, indicating further strong growth occurring during 2001-02. The ABS said that as at June 30 2002, investors had $6.9 billion committed to venture ...

Departing residents increasingly accessing their superannuation: Senator Coonan

Senator Helen Coonan, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue, has said more that 13,000 temporary residents per week are seeking the prompt return of superannuation deducted from Australian wages are flocking to the new Australian Tax Office (ATO) ...

New car sales rise 3.5% in May: ABS

New motor vehicles sales for May 2003 increased 3.5 per cent (or 77,349) in May as compared to April's figure of 74,597, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported today. Included in the figures are 50,185 passenger cars (48,507 in April) and ...