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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment is now 18.4 per cent which is down on the previous figure of 29.9 per cent and ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... Sims Group release their annual results. On the economic front, the Australian Bureau of statistics releases its June quarter balance of payments and international investment position. Resources and banks led a broad-based buying spree on the Australian ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... experience an increase and the best growth was in Western Australia and Tasmania. The value of construction work in the June quarter increased by 3.6 per cent to $25.6 billion, yet more evidence that the economy has not started to slow despite a couple ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
The release yesterday by the ABS of the House Price Index showed an increase of 3.1 per cent over the June quarter which tallies to an annual growth rate of 6.4 per cent which is the fastest annual rate since December 2003. Perth house prices led the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... Resources Ltd will announce first half results. On the economic front, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its June quarter house price indexes data. The Australian share market closed slightly higher yesterday, on one of the busiest days of ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... St.George Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry small business survey reported good growth in sales during the June quarter although profitability remained flat because although labour costs decreased so too did prices. The survey's index rose ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... that level. Nevertheless, the Housing Industry Association's (HIA)affordability index dropped by 5.3 per cent in the June quarter to be about 6.1 per cent lower than it was last Christmas. The HIA said that first home buyers are typically committing ...

Daily economic report

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... 5.25 per cent after 17 consecutive rate increases since June 2004, a result of rising energy and labour costs. The June quarter data showed that the annualised pace of growth halved to 2.5 per cent while labour costs jumped to their highest level for ...

Daily economic update

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
... noted that household demand continues to strengthen with the volume of retail sales rising by 0.6 per cent in the June quarter to an annualised figure of 3.6 per cent, up on the 2.9 per cent for the March quarter. Motor vehicle sales remain reasonably ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... sold off after higher-than-expected inflation figures concerned investors. The consumer price index (CPI) for the June quarter came in at 1.6 per cent pushing the annual rate to four per cent, well above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) two to ...