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Aust June quarter final PPI rises 1.1%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Australia\'s producer price index at the final stage of production rose 1.1% in the June quarter for an annual rise of 2.3%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This compares with an unrevised rise of 0.6% in the March quarter. In the quarter ...

Economic activity growth in H2 to be stronger than H1 - index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
An index forecasting the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months ahead today reported that growth in the second half 2004 should remain below its average pace. The Westpac Bank/Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity was 3% ...

Paying off debt still top priority for households

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2004
Paying off debts remains the most popular use of new savings for Australian households, followed closely by investing in real estate, a new investment survey revealed on Tuesday. The latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings & Investment Report ...

Building work jumps in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
Building activity jumped almost 6% in the December quarter to the second highest level on record, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building work done rose 5.9%, allowing for seasonal factors, to $12.08 billion ...

Business expectations stay flat for quarter ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Business expectations remain flat for the quarter ahead, as the outlook for profits and sales stay at 12 month lows, a new survey has revealed. The latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey showed executives' expectations for the ...

CFSI launches infrastructure fund

Australia's largest fund manager Colonial First State Investment (CFSI) plans to launch an infrastructure fund in the June quarter aimed at the wholesale market, the company said. CFSI hopes its Wholesale Infrastructure Income Fund will have $200 million ...

Current account improves marginally in Q4

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
Australia's current account deficit improved marginally in the three months to December after a recovery in rural exports. But the deficit of $12.01 billion, from an upwardly revised $12.09 billion in September, was substantially above market expectations ...

Total managed funds during the September quarter is $671.4 billion: ABS

The total value of superannuation funds during the September quarter was $319.72 billion, whilst in the June quarter the figure was $310.53 billion, and $285.06 billion during the September quarter of 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
Australian wages growth should continue following the recent drop in unemployment but it is unlikely to affect inflation, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the September quarter Wage Cost Index (WCI) today, and ...

ASFA strongly argues in favour of a cut in super contributions tax

The elimination of the 15 per cent contributions tax on super in next year's budget would benefit the economic wellbeing of Australians and the nation as a whole, than another minor income tax cut, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds ...