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Daily Economic Update

Latest National Accounts figures show that the Australian economy grew by a lower-than-expected 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - boosting expectations of continued steady interest rates in the near term. This followed an upwardly revised 0.3 per ...

Australian consumption spending now top 5 in the region

Visa Australia says Australian consumption expenditure will top $1.4 trillion this year, following last year's level of $1.3 trillion. If Australia reaches its $1.4 trillion in consumption expenditure, it will be in the top five spenders in the Asia ...

Weekly economic round-up

... cash rate to move one way or the other. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) December quarter report on capital expenditure confirmed widely held views of business investment (and exports) taking over the driver's seat from consumer spending in ...

Daily economic update

... selected industries in equipment, plant and machinery largely contributed to the December quarter surge in capital expenditure. Total investment in equipment, plant and machinery rose by 9.9 per cent during the quarter while investment in buildings and ...

Weekly economic round-up

... rates in the short term. This week's major domestic releases include updates on actual and planned Australian capital expenditure, wages growth, construction work and house prices. Financial markets will also be watching out for the release of US CPI ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

... 2005-06, not including about $1 billion in government co-contributions, making superannuation the largest government tax expenditure. The Labor Party has also pledged that it will introduce measures to reunite individuals with lost or forgotten super ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... quarter in 2004. Capital expenditures rose by 10.6 per cent in the June quarter. Looking forward, the survey of capital expenditure plans shows that Australian companies expect to increase investment to A$63.62 billion in the year ending June 2006. This ...

Business investments overtakes consumer spending

... gained 10.1 per cent over the three-month period and 32.3 per cent over the year. Meanwhile, the survey of capital expenditure plans shows that companies expect to increase investment to A$63.62 billion in the year ending June 2006. This is 11.6 per ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... provide investors with updates on consumer spending (retail sales) and business investment (planned and actual capital expenditure). International trade and construction work data are also set for release this week. Overseas, the US will again be the ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that its wage price index - which measures hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - increased by 1 per cent in the third quarter following a 1.1 per cent rise in the previous three-month period. The index ...