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Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

... that labour market conditions, probably reflecting strong construction activity, remained solid. Current and expected exports slowed sharply. Unfortunately, manufacturers in the export sector are suffering from the global economic slowdown. He also added ...

RBA hints at interest rate cut due to international downturn

... performance of the world economy we have seen to date, which is affecting Australia's trade performance," he explained. "Our exports have fallen appreciably, and there is less confidence that they will be lifted in the near future by firmer foreign demand." ...

Costello warns of drought-led economic slowdown

... "The ABS estimates that the drought will reduce agricultural production by 28.6 per cent in 2002-03." Costello said that exports declined by 0.4% in the March quarter, reflecting the ongoing impact of the drought but imports rose by 0.6%, in line with ...

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

... These positives were offset by negative contributions from the purchase of new machinery and equipment (-0.4%) and net exports (-0.3%). On the production side, the construction industry contributed 0.2% to growth and there were a number of industries ...

SAITeysMcMahon extends tax-effective grape offering

... "The objective is to develop and manage a high quality rural investment project which contributes to regional growth and exports, while providing good returns to investors," said the company. "Project infrastructure is already in place with water pipelines ...

No time for complacency despite economic resilience: CEDA

... number of strategic challenges remain," Edwards said. These include a disappointing net export performance, particularly in exports of high-tech value added products and potential future growth constraints due to the ageing population.

AMP Henderson to buy hair care company for $66 million

... for Sabre to take the investment and structuring steps needed to maximise its growth potential." Sabre Group imports, exports and distributes hair care, personal care and animal care products locally and internationally. Listed on the Australian Stock ...

Trade deficit down 22.24% in March: ABS

... $1.90 billion. In the latest economic figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the total value of exports of goods and services was $12.28 billion for March while February saw $12.34 billion in exports. The total volume of imports ...

Costello cautions supers against overseas equity investments

... higher accountability of investors and managers regarding what returns they expected to make. Costello said that rural exports would continue to suffer in the March and June quarters if the drought continues. Expensive aircraft acquisitions by Qantas ...