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Australia's balance of trade improves in October, boosted by the Rugby World Cup

The seasonally-adjusted value of Australia's international trade in goods and services for October showed a two per cent increase in exports of goods and services (to $11,755 million) as compared with the data for September due to an increase in international ...

Brisbane has highest housing price increase for the year: ABS

Brisbane leads the nation's capital cities by recording the highest increase in housing prices with a 27.8 per cent rise in its house price index for the year to September 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Close on its heels is Canberra ...

BT Wrap reaches $10 billion, as platform launches new suite

BT Financial Group (BT) has announced its Wrap platform has reached $10 billion in funds under administration (FUA), describing it as "a major milestone that coincides with a suite of new enhancements being launched across the platform". BT said the ...

Worst over for the economy: TD Securities

TD Securities Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has said the latest national accounts confirm that the worst is over for the Australian economy, but the recovery is anything but robust. With the GDP rising 1.2 per cent in the September quarter after ...

Costello says inflationary pressure in check

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
Treasurer Peter Costello said today's national accounts showed inflation remained in check. Figures today showed the economy expanded by 1.2 per cent in the September quarter, and 2.6 per cent over the year. "The national accounts provide further evidence ...

GDP up 1.2 per cent in September quarter: ABS

Australian real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.2 per cent in the September quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Over the year to September, GDP rose 2.6 per cent. This compared with an upwardly revised rise ...

Retail trade and hospitality services increase 1.2% to $15.57 billion in October: ABS

Retail trade and hospitality services in Australia was valued at $15.57 billion for October, which represents a rise of 1.2 per cent on the figures for September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau said that the value of ...

NAB predicts a 25bps increase in interest rates by the RBA

A strong GDP forecast of 1.8 per cent has led National Australia Bank (NAB) economists to predict a cash rate rise by the RBA by 25 bps to 5.25%. The RBA will meet today to deliberate on a rate change. NAB's latest data review report has indicated that ...

Current account deficit improves in September quarter after some exports recover

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
Australia's current account deficit improved marginally in the September quarter after a recovery in some rural exports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the deficit narrowed to $11.94 billion from a record $12.31 billion in the previous ...

Credit grows at fastest pace in 14 years

Annual growth in credit has accelerated to its fastest pace in 14 years with housing loans leading the way ahead of personal and business credit, TD Securities Chief Strategist Stephen Koukoulas has revealed. Overall credit rose 1.6 per cent during ...