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What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... quarter of 2017 is not looking so good especially if the recent decline in exports persists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's trade surplus dropped by 61% to A$1.3 billion in January from A$3.3 billion in the previous ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
It was good. Nay, it was very good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... positive outlook on wages the day before. One that's been almost instantaneously contradicted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest estimates which showed total wages growth remained at a record low 1.8% in the year to the December 2016 ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... Inopportune perhaps for Gov Lowe's positive outlook on wage growth came on the same day that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest update on Australian wage growth... and it was weak. The good news is that wages grew in line with ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... and scale to drive costs down; for most people this is aspirational," Anthony said. Meanwhile, the quarterly super statistics released by APRA yesterday showed assets with SMSFs grew 8.3% over the December 2016 quarter; 1.1% greater than total superannuation ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... financial markets and tea-leaves reading would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one month and disappoint the next, or ...

British inflation quickens but still off-target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... expected 1.9% increase, this is the fastest gain in consumer prices since June 2014. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), "The latest rise in CPI was mainly due to rising petrol and diesel prices, along with a significant slowdown in ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... it remains below the PBOC's 3.0% target. Moreover, this isn't likely to last for according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), much of the increase in consumer prices in January was due to higher food and travel costs heading into the Lunar New ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... custody industry. Assets held in custody increased by 1.4% to $2.9 trillion in the half-year to 30 June 2016. Year-end statistics are soon to be released. On the regulatory and advocacy front, ACSA facilitated the implementation of the new Accounting ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Bah, humbug! This appears to be the message from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on retail spending. The report showed that domestic retail sales fell by 0.1% in the month of December following a small 0.1% gain in the previous ...