CommSec Research – State of the States April 2019

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Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work

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Inflation dragon tamed

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Consumer price index Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – was unchanged in the March quarter, below expectations. In seasonally adjusted terms the

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Petrol prices hit 24-week highs

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Weekly Petrol Prices Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 5.5 cents in the past week to 150.0

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Financial markets and Federal elections

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Financial market events In the past seven elections, both the Australian dollar and the Australian sharemarket have risen in the three weeks following poll day. The Australian dollar has lifted

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Petrol price eases; Mixed signals on job hiring

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Weekly Petrol Prices; ANZ Job Ads Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.1 cents in the past

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Aussie shares outperform property

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Home prices; Manufacturing Home prices: The CoreLogic Home Value Index of national home prices fell by 0.6 per cent in March – the smallest decline since October – to be

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Petrol spikes to fresh 4-month highs

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Weekly Petrol Prices Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 9.1 cents in the past week to 143.7

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Aussie jobless rate at 10-year low; Queensland population growth rate at 5-year high

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Labour force; Population Employment rose by 4,600 in February after a revised 38,300 increase in jobs in January (previously reported as a 39,100 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by

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Spending growth lifts in February

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending is growing at the fastest rate in nine months according to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI). The BSI, a measure of

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Aussie housing wealth falls; Sydney home sales activity hits 15½-year low

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Home prices; Consumer sentiment; Reserve Bank Board minutes Home prices: The Bureau of Statistics reports that Australian home prices fell by 2.4 per cent in the December quarter to stand

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