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Australia's merchandise trade grows despite drought, world economic sluggishness

... (18% for the EU and 17% for the Americas). Total merchandise trade with the EU rose 7% to $44.2 billion last year with exports rising by 1% to $14.9 billion while imports rose by 11% to $29.3 billion. Exports have risen by an average 10% per year over ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
... and down on the average of 58 points recorded in the last quarter of 2002. Underlying the result is the impact of weak exports and a higher Australian dollar on competitiveness, the Ai Group said. The production index was little changed at 54.8 points ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

Australian exports of goods and services rebounded by five per cent in August, helping to push the trade deficit back below $2.0 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. In a tentative sign foreign demand may finally be strengthening ...

New Zealand growth slows in second quarter, figures reveal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
... its slowest pace in 11 quarters in the three months to June 30, hit by a power supply crisis, the SARS virus and weak exports, according to data released today. Gross domestic product rose 0.2 per cent in the second quarter from the previous quarter ...

Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Australia's trade deficit is expected to have remained wide in August as rising exports levels were nullified by rising imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the balance on goods and services (BOGS) for August on Monday. Market forecasts ...

Midday market wrap: All Ords gain value despite exports fears

Despite concerns about the rise in the Australia dollar and its perceived negative impact on exports, the All Ordinaries rose 20.5 points or 0.639 per cent in trading this morning. The shares of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Kerry Packer's PBL and Fairfax ...

Domestic economic outlook improving: Costello

... Costello said today. Official figures last week showed the economy grew by just 0.1 per cent in the June quarter, with exports savaged by the drought, the SARS epidemic and weak global conditions. But Mr Costello said things were looking up. "Although ...

Interest rates on hold for 15th month in a row

... accounts reported a meagre growth rate of 0.1 per cent in the June quarter, which had been dragged down by a further slump in exports, and the aftermath of a devastating drought. The official cash rate stays at 4.75%, the same rate since June last year. ...

Mid-afternoon market wrap: Nikkei eases back as US stocks rise

... accounts reported a meagre growth rate of 0.1% in the June quarter; which had been dragged down by a further slump in exports, and the aftermath of a devastating drought. All Ordinaries 3223.9 +0 NASDAQ 1841.48 +31.03 Dow Jones 9523.27 +107.45 FTSE-100 ...

GDP rises 0.1% from March to June quarter: ABS

... non-farm inventories (0.2%). These positive contributions were offset by a significant negative contribution from net exports (-1.5%) and a negative contribution of 0.3%) from gross fixed capital formation on dwellings. On the production side there were ...