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February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... continuing to demonstrate spending power, based on the strong retail sales in November and December. Record breaking Black Friday sales, which are expected to be up by 2.7% on last year's sales figures, were quickly followed by record Boxing Day ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... shopper activity, retail turnover rose 2% in seasonally adjusted terms in the month of November on the back of Black Friday sales. This equates to shoppers spending over $36.5 billion in the month. On an annual basis retail volume grew 2.2%. Cafes, restaurants ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... According to Ben James, director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys at the ABS: "We have seen strong growth in Black Friday sales, both in areas such as electrical goods and online sales, but also in areas such as clothing and furniture... While seasonal ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... influenced by the release of the iPhone X and the increasing popularity of promotions in November, including Black Friday sales." These are big adds considering that household goods retailing accounts for 18% of total retail sales while other retailing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell on poor Black Friday sales and a China manufacturing slowdown. At 0819 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less ...

Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... have already read about the weaker-than-expected 'Black Friday' shopping in America. ShopperTrak reports that Black Friday sales were down 1.8% over the same day last year. Then again, if you look closely, this was because Americans had been shopping ...

Those tight Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... US consumers would be dipping more into their savings and goin' a-shoppin'. This is also consistent with the Black Friday sales witnessed in the US last week. According to Bloomberg, "Black Friday sales increased 6.6 percent to the largest amount ever..." ...
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