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Merchandise imports up 20%: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004
... Bureau of Statistics said today. In its monthly merchandise imports report, the bureau said imports of machinery and transport equipment jumped by $1 billion or 25%. Imports of mineral fuels and lubricants rose 9.7% to $885 million, while food and live ...

Manufacturing shows strong demand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... Specifically, 33% of manufacturers recorded a rise in the March 2004 quarter, which was stronger than allied industries such as transport and storage and business services, he said. Australian Business economic adviser Jeff Schubert noted 11% of firms ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
... manufactured articles, up to $1.4 billion. Imports of food and live animals fell to $353 million, imports of machinery and transport equipment were down to $4.08 billion, and imports of beverages and tobacco dropped to $61 million. The figures are not ...

Mellon target institutional investors with new trusts

... Tactical Asset Allocation Trust and the Mellon Global Equities Trust. The group said the former trust follows an "alpha transport strategy" with a target of 15% to 20% alpha per year, while the latter has a global equity core strategy, with a 2% to 3% ...

Merchandise imports down in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... the month, from $10.998 billion in December. Imports of food and live animals fell to $408 million while machinery and transport equipment dropped to $4.4 billion. Mineral fuels and related materials imports fell to $748 million and chemicals and related ...

AIF to maintain dividends, after reporting $11.2 million net profit

... investment despite the numerous shock events such as September 11 2001, Bali bombing, Iraq war and SARS. In the non-transport assets AIF said the sales proceeds of its investment in Epic Energy had commenced and an outcome was expected before June 2004. ...

Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... and live animals fell to $398 million, imports of mineral fuels dropped to $164 million, and imports of machinery and transport equipment were down to $4.86 billion. The only category to rise was animal and vegetable oils, which edged up to $23 million ...

Business conditions strong, but confidence falls: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2003
... Index. In November, most sectors reported stronger business conditions, with double-digit improvements in wholesaling, transport and storage and agribusiness. However residential construction and related services, communications and some parts of manufacturing ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market likely to follow weak offshore indices

... After closing more than 10 times oversubscribed, Virgin Blue, owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Australian transport logistics company Patrick Corp, have set the final price for shares in its initial public offering at $2.25 each, giving ...

Signs of slowing in property-related sectors: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... sensitivity of these sectors to interest rate rises (actual and prospective), according to the index. Growth in the transport and storage, and accommodation, cafes and restaurants sectors also eased. The retail trade and personal and recreational services ...