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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2004
... results that could set the tone for their respective sectors. As well, three property trusts release results and consumer sentiment data is revealed.

Westpac Consumer Index rises by 4.5% in July

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index rose by 4.5% to 119.5 in July, which represents its highest level since July 1994. There have been only seven months in the 30-year history of this survey that consumer sentiment has exceeded ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2004
... digests key announcements from Foster's, DCA and aristocrat from earlier in the week. From an economic standpoint consumer sentiment and housing finance data are both expected to be released this morning.

S&P says winds blowing in favour of Aust life insurers

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2004
... least the remainder of calendar 2004. "The earnings outlook for the Australian life insurance sector is sound, consumer sentiment appears to have begun to rebound, and anecdotal evidence suggest that business inflows for investment-linked contracts have ...

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... S&P 500 Index, also up 1.6%, or 17.64 points to 1113.05. Minor relief from rising oil prices and luke-warm consumer sentiment data was enough to spark a relief rally on US equity markets overnight. The gains included a key technical breach of 1110 on ...

Aust May consumer sentiment rises modestly in wake of Budget

Australian consumer sentiment rose modestly in May, in the wake of the federal Budget. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of consumer sentiment rose by 0.3 % in May to 115.7. This follows a 1.1% gain in April. However, consumer sentiment is still ...

Consumer inflationary expectations rise sharply in April

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... unchanged," it said. The increase in inflationary expectations this month occurred alongside a small rise in consumer sentiment, the Melbourne Institute said. The survey found the mean expected annual hourly wage change for all occupations rose significantly ...

Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Australian consumer sentiment has risen in April, with households feeling confident about their personal financial outlook. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.1% in April to 115.4, seasonally adjusted, from 114.2 in ...

Consumer sentiment falls from nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 3.8% this month, seasonally adjusted, from a nine-year high reached in February. All components of the index fell this month. Consumers were the least optimistic about family finances ...

Consumer confidence at decade-high: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... economy now than at any time in the past ten years, according to a survey conducted by MasterCard International. Consumer sentiment toward the economy, employment, a regular income, the stock market and overall quality of life rose to a reading of 80.9 ...