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Home loan affordability lowest in over eight years

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004
... the end of 2003, making it even more difficult for first home buyers to enter the property market. During the December quarter of 2003, home loan affordability in every state and territory plunged to its lowest level since the June 1995 quarter, according ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the December quarter rose more than eight per cent, above analysts' expectations. Construction of stand-alone houses rose 6.2% to the highest level ...

Housing affordability down in December

Housing affordability for first-time home buyers fell 8.4%, reaching a record low in the December quarter, according to a report released yesterday by the Commonwealth Bank and the Housing Industry Association. Figures from the survey indicate that ...

House prices after surge 6% in Q4

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2004
... 2003. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released yesterday showed a house price index jumped 6% in the December quarter - the largest quarterly rise in almost 15 years. This compared to a rise in the index of 3.4% in the September quarter, with ...

Building approvals slide again in January: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004
... housing market. But separate Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed house prices increased 6% in the December quarter, almost double September's rate. The ABS said building approvals fell 3.3% in January, following a 1.5% dip in December ...

Annual economic growth lifts to 4%: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... latest national accounts from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the economy expanded by 1.4% in the December quarter, despite a continued drag from weak exports. It is the fastest annual growth in 18 months, after the economy was buffeted ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... live up to expectations of a significant improvement, the gap narrowing only slightly to $12.01 billion in the December quarter. The deficit ballooned by 47% to $46.8 billion last year, due partly to a 30% rise in the Aussie as well as a weak world economy. ...

Current account improves marginally in Q4

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
... quarter last year with the drought, the weak world economy and the SARS epidemic. Today's figures showed the December quarter deficit was almost $1.4 billion higher than it was a year ago. But in good news, separate figures showed retail sales rose 0.7% ...

Business indicators show firm end to 2003, but lowers GDP forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
While Australian business indicators for the December quarter pointed to a robust finish for the economy in 2003 economists have sharply revised down their expectations for the December quarter GDP outcome. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported ...

Inventories up 0.3% in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
The estimate of income from sales by manufacturers in the December quarter, in seasonally adjusted chain volume measures, rose 0.6% to $70.505 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This is 0.5% higher than a year ago. Estimated income from ...