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Aust trade gap narrows in April as farm exports recover - ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
... trade gap with the rest of the world, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit fell 8.9% to $1.8 billion, allowing for seasonal influences. Exports rose six per cent, led by a 13% increase in rural goods ...

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

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2004
... 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 to about $1.5 billion. Exports rose just 1% after ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2004
... overnight showed US March consumer prices had increased by a larger than expected margin and that the US February trade deficit was narrower than expected. The data fuelled expectations that the US Federal Reserve would hike interest rates sooner rather ...

Fed Budget year to date February deficit of $4.455 billion

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... the school year. Finance Minister Nick Minchin said the underlying cash balance for the year to date February 2004 was a deficit of $4.455 billion, compared to forecasts of a $4.6 billion surplus in 2003-2004. The fiscal balance at February 29 was a ...

NSW government to run $300 million deficit in 2004-2005

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
The NSW government will run a deficit of approximately $300 million in 2004-2005, Treasurer Michael Egan said today. Egan also announced a 2.25% stamp duty levy on the sale of properties, except for farms and principle residences. Overall, the treasurer ...

Vaile says trade figures take pressure off interest rates

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... did not need to rise, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said yesterday. Australian Bureau of Statistics 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 ...

FPA projects $2 million deficit, plans to scrap education services

... Association (FPA), chairman Steve Helmich revealed yesterday. Releasing unaudited half-year results, the FPA projected a deficit of $2 million for the full year to June 30 2004 and a reported loss of $1.371 million for the period to December 31 2003. ...

Federal budget deficit $2.656 billion to end January

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The federal Budget was $2.656 billion in deficit to January 31, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said on Friday. The fiscal balance to January 31 was $1.1 billion. The government has forecast a Budget surplus of $4.6 billion for 2003-2004, and the monthly ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... as shoppers took advantage of cheap imported goods thanks to the higher Aussie dollar. But Australia's current account deficit failed to live up to expectations of a significant improvement, the gap narrowing only slightly to $12.01 billion in the December ...

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 ...