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Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people believe now is a good time to be paying off debt. ...

Westpac MI Leading Index points to strong growth ahead

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... trend and as such further interest rate rises this year cannot be ruled out, Westpac said today. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months in advance, was ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in March

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... inflation in the coming year fell for the second consecutive month to 3.6% in March, a survey showed. The Melbourne Institute Consumer Inflationary Expectations survey said the result followed a sharp rise in January and falls in both November and December. ...

Consumer sentiment falls from nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 3.8% this month, seasonally adjusted, from a nine-year high reached in February. All components of the index fell this month. Consumers were the least optimistic about family finances ...

Prices rise 0.1% in February: survey

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
... but the overall trend confirms a trajectory to lower inflation, a monthly survey showed. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge said the prices of consumer goods and services increased 0.1% in February from a 0.4% ...

Westpac-MI leading index rises back above trend average

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine-months in the future, rose above its long-term trend in December. The annualised growth rate of the leading index was ...

Inflation rises 0.4% in January: report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... Australian prices for consumers goods and services rose 0.4% in January, a report said. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge said the firmer figure followed a flat result in December, to be 2.3% higher than a year ...

Westpac leading index slows in November

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
... expected after a sharp fall in the Westpac leading index for November. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity, which normally indicates the likely pace of economic activity six to nine months ...

January consumer inflation expectations record sharp rise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
... coming year rose sharply in January despite recent developments pointing to waning inflationary pressures. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations rose to 4.6% in January from 3.1% in December. Consumers expecting inflation to fall ...

Consumer sentiment reaches nine-year high

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
... nine years in January, despite two rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia late last year. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 4.8% this month to 118.7, from 113.3 in December. The index is 10% higher than a year ago ...