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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 ...

Building activity worth $11.21 billion during the June quarter: ABS

Building activity across Australia during the June quarter reached $11.216 billion, driven primarily by construction activity in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, although the highest increase during the quarter was recorded in the Northern ...

Import price index dips 3.4% in the September quarter: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said the import price index for all groups of goods, commodities and transactions had a negative 3.4 per cent change from the June quarter of 2003 to the September quarter. The change in the import price ...

Superannuation assets jump in June quarter: APRA

The value of Australian superannuation assets recovered strongly in the June quarter, and now stands at record levels, according to latest data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But APRA said most of the rise was due ...

Australia secures fourth place on global managed fund ranking

Australia has climbed up to fourth place on the global managed fund ladder, overtaking Italy in its total managed fund assets, an Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) survey has revealed. The international survey of investment funds ...

Economy strong; rates will rise: NAB survey

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
Australian business conditions remained robust in September, indicating unrelenting strength in the economy, the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) business survey shows. While business conditions were marginally lower than the strong levels of August ...

Building activity falls: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
Building activity fell in the June quarter for the first time in more than two years, new figures released today showed. Total building activity for the three months to June fell 2.5 per cent to $11.27 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Investors stick to property, despite lure of rising sharemarkets: ING

Despite the lure of rising sharemarkets, investors have decided to stay focused on property investment and debt reduction, the latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report for the September quarter revealed today. For the second ...

Latest employment data released by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest employment data for Australia have revealed that its trend figures indicate a 0.1 per cent reduction in full-time employment during August 2003to 6,781,200, but a rise of 1.4% for the year. Part-time ...