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ERS applicants $3100 worse off

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... 2020. Most of this went towards the rent or mortgage, and household and credit card bills. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average withdrawals were $7728 and $7536 across the two tranches. The institute said in retrospect, the government ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... postponed during the height of the pandemic." This was how Michelle Marquardt, head of price statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), explained the latest figures on the growth in wages in the domestic economy. Growth in total wages accelerated ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... tensions between Beijing and Canberra, China cannot get enough of Australia's biggest commodity export. Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) figures show that, in terms of quantity, Beijing bought 4% more iron ore (lump) in the month of March ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Latest inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underscore both the Reserve Bank of Australia's prescience and governor Philip Lowe's expectation that the official cash rate will remain low until at least 2024. ...

ERS spending revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed what people who accessed their super early due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19 spent the money on. The ABS found that 29% of people who accessed their super in the early release of super program ...

Women participation rate booms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... participation in the workforce has reached a record high of 61.8%, the latest employment statistics show. Citing new Australian Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures, Senator Jane Hume said Australia has achieved the highest female participation ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... indicators began to turn for the better... even before the first Australian arm was inoculated with the vaccine. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest 'Labour Force' survey indicate that this circle of virtue is gaining momentum. ...

Chief economist update: ScoMo cannot miss new vaccination target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... of $7.5 million in February, notwithstanding China's restrictions on a number of Australian imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest report on job vacancies provide a good forward view of the domestic labour market. According ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... from stronger overseas growth, chances are Australia's GDP growth could be revised even higher. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 'Labour Force' report shows total employment is 1800 scalps short of the tally recorded last ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... there are now more jobs in the Australian economy than there were before the pandemic." True that. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 'Labour Force' report shows total employment increased by 88.7K heads to 13,006,900 workers in ...