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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... Conference of Economists (ACE) and the Econometric Society Australasian Meeting (ESAM) in Hobart. Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals and the retail trade figures, both for May, while the Australian Industry Group's ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... shot up 12.97 (0.66 per cent) to 1,973.20. Both were new records. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release May's international trade in goods and services data. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... businesses in Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up one quarter from one in five the previous year. Growth in social media use by business is accompanied ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business 2012-13 -- reveals that despite ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... economic news on Tuesday the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its monthly board meeting, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues May's new motor vehicle sales figures and the merchandise imports data for the same month. In equities ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... Superannuation Contribution (LISC) scheme, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). Using figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), ISA calculated that in New South Wales, 43.3% of women will be affected by the scrapping of the LISC. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 5,492. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for April. ANZ publishes its job advertisements series for May and National ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... March share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,533. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data for construction work done in the March quarter. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... March share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,498. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for April. In company news, Leighton holds its annual general ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... March share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,496. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for March. In company news, gas and oil explorer and producer Santos holds its annual ...