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Trade deficit rises to almost $2 billion in March - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world widened in March after a weaker-than-expected rise in exports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit rose 15% to to $1.99 billion, defying economists' expectations of a fall ...

Economic growth likely slowed in March quarter: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Weaker domestic demand offset by a further improvement in net exports likely drove a mild slowing in Australia's economic growth during the March quarter. The AAP economic indicator for May shows gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown ...

IMF says world economic outlook rosy

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2004
... upgraded its forecasts for global growth on the back of a pick-up in the United States and Asia. In good news for Australian exports, the global economy was expected to grow 4.6% this year - from 4% in September - and 4.4% next year. The US economy was ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... did not suit the United States or Europe, it benefited Australia as higher prices for metals, minerals, fuel and farm exports offset some of the adverse impact of the appreciating Australian dollar. In five of the six months to February, China displaced ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... figures showed the trade deficit narrowed to $1.72 billion in February, from a revised $1.87 billion in January. Rural exports dipped 1%, largely due to a 35% drop in meat exports, while exports of other goods fell 6%. But imports of consumable and capital ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... fundamentals of the Australian and New Zealand economies were sound due to solid domestic demand and strong business sentiment. Exports should recover in the year ahead, led by a recovery in the rural sector. Further "modest" increases in interest rates ...

Annual economic growth lifts to 4%: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the economy expanded by 1.4% in the December quarter, despite a continued drag from weak exports. It is the fastest annual growth in 18 months, after the economy was buffeted by the drought, weak world conditions and ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... world economy. Treasurer Peter Costello said the current account deficit was still significant and showed Australia's farm exports had not yet recovered from the drought. However, exports are still expected to cut 0.5 percentage points from economic ...

Current account improves marginally in Q4

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
Australia's current account deficit improved marginally in the three months to December after a recovery in rural exports. But the deficit of $12.01 billion, from an upwardly revised $12.09 billion in September, was substantially above market expectations ...

American wheat growers slam FTA

... week, had failed to bring down the export monopoly enjoyed by AWB Ltd. AWB, through its subsidiary AWB International, exports all of Australia's wheat in competition to separate companies based in other countries. Wheat Associates chairman Alan Lee said ...