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All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017

... improved across the consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors. The strongest expansion was signalled at intermediate goods producers and the slowest in the consumer goods category." November data for the services PMI is not yet available but ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016

... in overall industrial output was driven by increases in durable consumer goods (4.9%), capital goods (2.6%), intermediate goods (2.0%) and energy (1.5%). Production of non-durable consumer goods dipped by 0.1%. China trade balance China's trade surplus ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016

... the back of contractions in the production of energy (-4.3%), capital goods (-2.3%), durable goods (-1.4%), intermediate goods (-0.4%) and non-durable consumer goods (0.1%). The annual rate of growth in industrial output slowed to 0.5% in May from 2.2% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016

... (PPI had been negative since August 2013). An 8.0% drop in energy prices and a 2.3% decline in the price of intermediate goods accounted for most of the 2.7% decrease in the overall PPI in the year to May.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

... month), output in major categories dropped in March: non-durable consumer goods (-1.9%); capital goods (-1.1%); intermediate goods (-0.8%); durable consumer goods (-0.4%). In year-on-year terms, euro industrial production inched higher by 0.2% in March ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016

... the survey all remained lacklustre during April. Output growth slowed to marginal rates at both consumer and intermediate goods producers, while the investment goods sector stagnated."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016

... 2.2% in the year to February led by increased purchases of capital goods (5.6%), non-oil products (4.8%) and intermediate goods (2.5%). South Korea consumer confidence Consumer confidence among South Koreans improved to a reading of 100 - an equal number ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014

... can afford to - so much for those claiming weakness in spending. We're spending on Capital goods (up 10.5%), Intermediate goods (up 2.3%) and Consumption goods (up 0.6%). But real gross domestic income has fallen by 0.3% in the June quarter as the terms ...

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

... evidence of continuing strength in domestic demand, imports edged up by 1% in August. Rises in consumption and intermediate goods, and service debits, were only partly offset by a decline in capital goods imports. An unwinding of earlier civil aircraft ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

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Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

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Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

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First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

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