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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

December maybe?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... actual versus 4.8% expected. The average workweek's a miss - 34.3 hours versus 34.5 hours expected. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) report shows that while jobs in the service sector increased in August, those in mining, construction, utilities ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 5.4% in the June quarter following a similar 5.4% decline in the three months to period and worse than market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australia dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tally on building approvals show total new dwellings approved jumped by a sharp 11.3% in the month of July, more than offsetting the declines registered in June (-4.7%) and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australia managed funds The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that funds under management in the managed fund industry rose by 3.0% to A$2,721.6 billion in the June quarter from A$2,646.7 billion in the previous three-month ...

Industry funds extend winning streak

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Industry super funds outperformed retail super funds by 2.7% in the 12 months to 30 June, the latest statistics from APRA reveal. The average industry fund returned 4% over the period versus 1.3% from the average retail fund. The numbers contribute ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Australia demographics The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest "Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2015" report showed the changes in the country's population dynamics over the past five years. Among the report's key findings ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... rate of growth in employment remains at roughly 2.0% -- 1.9% in July. This is consistent with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) declaration in its report that, "Over the past 12 months, trend employment increased by 212,300 (or 1.8%), which ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... Latest data show how the UK labour market was faring oh so good, before the Brexit vote that is. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that the country's unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in the April to June period, unchanged from the first ...

Life revenue drops, profit increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... the previous 12 months and despite a 36.1% drop in total revenue. Releasing its quarterly life insurance performance statistics yesterday, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said in the past 12 months life insurers posted total revenue ...