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Westpac-Melbourne Institute index indicates rise in economic activity

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2003
... after the fourth consecutive monthly rise in a leading indicator. The annualised growth rate of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was 4.6 per cent in July, a rise of 0.7% from June and above its long-term trend of 3.2%. ...

Domestic job figures to give new clues to economy

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... clues to the underlying strength of the economy following signs of growing consumer confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey found consumer confidence has hit a nine-year high, based on rising house prices, a share market recovery and signs ...

Westpac leading indicator strengthens in June

... according to Bill Evans, Westpac's Chief Economist. Mr Evans was commenting on the release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index, which strengthened to 5.5% in June. The June result compares with the index's long-term trend of 3.3%. "The leading ...

Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries gain ground

... consumer confidence recorded in the country in nine years. According to the Westpac Banking Corporation and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, consumer sentiment is at its highest since July 1994. The banking sector had ...

Annualised domestic growth rate jumps to 6.2%: Westpac

... Australia's annualised growth rate of economic activity was 6.2 per cent in April, according to the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. Westpac said the growth rate was an "extraordinary turnaround" from March's reading of ...

Fewer Australians able to save: ING survey

... to save, with less than half of the nation's households saving part of their income, the June quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Saving Report has revealed. The report, which surveyed 1,200 households across Australia, found 46.4 per cent of respondents ...

Investors warming to shares: ING June quarter report

The latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment report for the June quarter has revealed that investors are slowly warming to the share market and have eased on their enthusiasm for property. It also showed that for the first time ...

Australians continue shift to property investment: report

... an investment option, according to the March quarterly report on saving trends carried out by ING and the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. The report said that over 32 per cent of households would invest new savings in real ...

Inadequate returns deter super top-ups: survey

In its March 2003 quarterly report, ING Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research that found 10.5 per cent of Australian households would hesitate to invest more in superannuation due to inadequate returns. Of the 1,200 respondents ...