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Economy finished 2003 on strong note: NAB

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
... conditions strengthening to near record levels, the National Australia Bank (NAB) said today. According to NAB's December quarter business survey, the broader economy continued to strengthen in the second half of 2003, with expectations of on going growth ...

GDP up 1.4 percent in December quarter

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
... economic indicator for January showed gross domestic product (GDP) was likely to grow by 1.4 per cent in the December quarter for an annual rate of 3.6 per cent. GDP grew by 1.2 per cent in the September quarter. Economists said exports should contribute ...

Property investment interest falls in December quarter: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... Report found that those considering investing new savings in property fell 3.6 per cent to 26.7 per cent in the December quarter, to be down 5.9 per cent since the March quarter. However, the number of people surveyed looking to invest in property is ...

Business conditions strong, but confidence falls: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
... points to 22 index points, compared to 18 points in the previous quarter and a cyclical high of 24 points in the December quarter 1994, as measured by the Composite Index. In November, most sectors reported stronger business conditions, with double-digit ...

Business expectations deteriorating: ACCI/Westpac

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2003
The economy continued to steam ahead in the December quarter, a new survey showed today, but expectations for the next quarter have deteriorated. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)/Westpac survey of industrial trends showed firms ...

NAB survey reveals unrelenting business strength in October

... that the acceleration of growth through the September quarter has been maintained into the first part of the December quarter. The surge in both forward orders and confidence suggests that this growth momentum is likely to continue for some time and ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
Australian businesses remain bullish about 2004 with capital investment intentions on the rise, a survey has found. The October Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) survey shows the business outlook is much stronger than it was at the same time in 2002. D&B Australia ...

Agribusiness conditions improve marginally for the September quarter: NAB survey

... conditions, including trading conditions, profitability performance and employment has improved markedly for the December quarter. Business confidence has thus exceeded to pre-drought levels. In summary, the NAB survey has revealed that business conditions ...

Costello warns of drought-led economic slowdown

... domestic spending. "Private business investment also fell by 0.4% in the quarter, after very strong growth in the December quarter," the Treasurer said. "Dwelling investment declined by 0.7% in the March quarter but remained at high levels." Overall ...

Total managed funds fall 2% to $624.21 billion: ABS

... Australia during the March quarter stood at $624.21 billion, down 2 per cent from $635.09 billion during the December quarter and significantly lower than the $656.52 billion in March last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. ...