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Regional recovery under way: report

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
... many drought stricken regions. According to the Westpac Regional Economic Report Summer 2004, the regional consumer sentiment index rose to 167 in January - close to a nine and half year high - and almost back to the level reached prior to the lift in ...

Consumer sentiment reaches nine-year high

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
Australian consumer sentiment rose to its highest in nine years in January, despite two rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia late last year. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 4.8% this month to 118.7, from 113.3 ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in December, at six month lows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
... on imported inflation." The fall in inflationary expectations in December occurred alongside a small fall in consumer sentiment last month. Meanwhile, the average forecast annual hourly wage change for all occupations fell to 3.2 per cent in December ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

... business confidence has surged to 22.7 from 11.5 a year ago. The report also cited US economic data which shows consumer sentiment for November (University of Michigan preliminary) had risen 3.9 index points to 93.5, the highest since May 2002. Business ...

Consumer expectations fall to 3.9% in November

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... increasingly expected." The fall in inflationary expectations occurred alongside a two per cent fall in Australian consumer sentiment in November. The mean expected annual hourly wage change for all occupations was unchanged at 3.6 per cent in November ...

Consumer sentiment falls 2% in November: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
The surprise rise in interest rates pushed Australian consumer sentiment down a notch in November after hitting nine year highs the previous month. The Westpac Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 2.0 per cent to 115.5 per cent from ...

Westpac delivers double-digit cash earnings growth

... declining and stable interest rates Westpac now expects moderate interest rate rises in Australia in 2004. However consumer sentiment is expected to remain generally high as business activity gathers momentum and inflation remains low." Dr Morgan continued ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... maintain retail sales at a very healthy clip through the last four or five months." In an underlying sense, consumer sentiment was very strong and spending seemed quite buoyant, he said. "What's really boosted retail spending growth in the last few months ...

Consumer sentiment rises to nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
Consumer sentiment rose to a nine-year high in October with Australian households more confident about the economic outlook, a survey has found. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.5 per cent in October to 117.8, the ...

Morning Market Wrap: Gains continue; US$ weakens

... volume of 577 contracts. In the news today, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute are due to release their October consumer sentiment survey. A number of companies will hold annual general meetings today including Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Amrad Corp ...