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Fewer Australians able to save: ING survey

... any new savings in shares rose, with over 7% saying they would invest new savings in shares, up from 6.1% in the March quarter. -with AAP

Investors warming to shares: ING June quarter report

... the people surveyed, more than 7 per cent said that they would invest new savings in shares, up from 6.1% in the March quarter, but down on the previous June quarter of 9.2%. As well, the number of people who held shares (34.1%) rose to the highest point ...

Building activity slows down slightly in the March quarter: ABS

Building activity across Australia in the March quarter has decelerated over the past year, but by a margin less than expected, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed today. The yearly change in the construction of new dwellings from March ...

House prices rise by 3.4% in March quarter: ABS

House prices in Australian capital cities rose by an average of 3.4 per cent in the March quarter, according to figures today released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Brisbane has experienced the steepest rise in prices over the last 12 ...

Costello warns of drought-led economic slowdown

... Australian economy." "The drought is estimated to have subtracted 0.1 of a percentage point from GDP growth in the March quarter and a similar subtraction is expected for the June quarter," he said. "The ABS estimates that the drought will reduce agricultural ...

GDP grows 2.9% for 2002-2003 and 0.7% in the March quarter: ABS

... 2003 quarter was 0.7%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The non-farm GDP rose 0.8% for the March quarter while the farm GDP fell by 4.1%. The ABS also said that the real gross domestic income (1.1%) grew more strongly than GDP due ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent till the March quarter of 2004 and may rise to 5% in June 2004 and onwards to 5.25% in September 2004, according to National Australia Bank (NAB) predictions. ...

Company profits before income tax rises 20.7% in the March quarter

Company profits before income tax increased 20.7 per cent from the December 2002 quarter to the March quarter while the figure rose 44% over the past twelve months. In the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today, the income ...

Total managed funds fall 2% to $624.21 billion: ABS

The total value of managed funds in Australia during the March quarter stood at $624.21 billion, down 2 per cent from $635.09 billion during the December quarter and significantly lower than the $656.52 billion in March last year, the Australian Bureau ...

New private capital expenditure falls 5.3% in March quarter

New private capital expenditure for the March quarter decreased 5.3 per cent to $13.20 billion compared to the December 2002 quarter, but has risen 18.2% since March 2002, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ...