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Aust economic growth slows to just 0.2% in March qtr - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2004
Economic growth slowed dramatically in the opening months of the year, new figures showed today, the worst result in more than a year. The economy expanded by just 0.2% in the March quarter - about one-sixth of the revised 1.3% growth recorded in the ...

Current account deficit up to nearly $12b in March qtr - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
Australia's current account deficit worsened again in the first three months of the year, with consumer demand for imported goods outweighing a recovery in farm exports. The deficit increased 2% to just less than $12 billion, from a revised $11.8 billion ...

Total Aust building work done in Mar qtr falls 0.5%, adj

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2004
The value of total building work done in Australia during the March quarter fell 0.5%, seasonally adjusted. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said building work done in the March quarter was valued at $11.941 billion, seasonally adjusted, compared ...

Perpetual Trustess says FY net profit up at least 25%

Perpetual Trustees Australia said today its net profit for 2003/04 will be up by at least 25% over last year's result of $68.2 million. Perpetual Trustees chairman Charles Curran said revenues continue to grow from a quality range of financial services ...

Pat Handley retires from AMP board

AMP director Pat Handley announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the company\'s board, citing other commitments such as his chairmanship of Pacific Brands. He also plans to step down from the board of UK-based HHG, the former operations of AMP ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

AMP is transferring 10% of its Wellington based staff to Auckland as part of a strategy to improve the company's New Zealand performance. The restructuring of the 150-year-old firm was designed as part of a recovery programme mapped out after hefty ...

Economic growth likely slowed in March quarter: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Weaker domestic demand offset by a further improvement in net exports likely drove a mild slowing in Australia's economic growth during the March quarter. The AAP economic indicator for May shows gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown ...

Home lending picks up again in March: RBA

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Home lending picked up again in March to take annual growth to a new record high, new figures showed today, increasing the risk of an interest rate rise in coming months. Reserve Bank figures showed home lending jumped 2.1 per cent last month, from ...

Costello says CPI data consistent with growing economy

Treasurer Peter Costello said today the Consumer Price Index data for the March quarter was consistent with a growing economy. "The low level of inflation is consistent with a growing economy and it puts Australia well placed among the countries of ...

Inflation slows to lowest in more than four years

Inflation has slowed to the lowest level in more than four years despite increases in the price of fruit and vegetables, petrol and medication in recent months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said prices rose 0.9% in the March quarter, slightly ...