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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 ...

Merchandise imports up 20%: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004
Merchandise imports soared 20% to $11.3 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In its monthly merchandise imports report, the bureau said imports of machinery and transport equipment jumped by $1 billion or 25%. Imports of ...

Business expectations stay flat for quarter ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Business expectations remain flat for the quarter ahead, as the outlook for profits and sales stay at 12 month lows, a new survey has revealed. The latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey showed executives' expectations for the ...

Merchandise imports fall to $9.45 billion in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

Capital expenditure in line with strong Q4 growth

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
A rise in the amount businesses spent on capital equipment in the December quarter bodes well for strong economic growth but as spending intentions soften growth will slow, economists said. Real private capital expenditure rose 2% in volume terms, seasonally ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... years. This was evidence of the need to better inform consumers, she said. The taskforce will develop a national plan to equip all Australians with the skills to make important financial decisions over the course of their lives, Senator Coonan said.

Merchandise imports down in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
Merchandise imports dropped in January to $9.942 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell 9.6% in the month, from $10.998 billion in December. Imports of food and live animals fell to $408 million ...

CPI down 2.4% in year to December 2003

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
Inflation dropped slightly to 2.4% in the year to December despite strong rises in the prices of food and holidays. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said prices rose 0.5% in the three months to December, giving an annual inflation rate of 2.4%, down ...

Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Home building activity picked up in the three months to September, the first rise in a year, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the September quarter rose 5.5 per cent after falling ...

Full steam ahead for growing BOQ

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2003
Bank of Queensland Ltd continues to steam ahead as Australia's fastest growing bank, reporting its highest sales ever last week despite interest rate hikes and a property market slow-down. Speaking after the bank's annual general meeting in Brisbane ...