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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 ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... the ashes of COVID-19 will forever be etched in this lucky country's - and the world's - history. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts show the Australian economy expanded by 3.1% in the December 2020 quarter, a bit ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... February this year, this 'Land Down Under' has already been returning to pre-covid normality. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report is a case in point. But don't take my word for it, let's ...

Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... that's more than sufficient to cover all of Australia's population of 25.7 million (as at 30 June 2020, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show). Water, water everywhere but not all wants to drink. While there are enough vaccines to go around ...

Chief economist update: Australia's not jobless recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... going, chances are the RBA is going to revise up its unemployment rate projections in three months' time. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 29,100 workers found employment in January - in line with market expectations. ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... government's "JobKeeper" scheme beyond the end of March this year. Recent stats support Frydenberg's decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 50,000 workers found employment in December - in line with market expectations. ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... 1.9% drop in the June 2020 quarter - the largest quarterly fall in the 72 year history of the CPI. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's headline inflation growth decelerated from the 1.6% quarterly rate in the ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... domestic labour market... and it was good. "In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair." The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) reported that 50,000 workers found employment in December - in line with market expectations. Though ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... Payroll jobs had recovered to pre-COVID levels by early December 2020, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said early to mid-December is a seasonal peak for jobs each ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... household wealth increased 1.7% to a record high of $11.35 trillion, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of finance and wealth Amanda Seneviratne said the September quarter estimate surpassed the previous ...