Biggest upgrade to investment plans in 19 years

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Business investment Investment falls: New business investment (spending on buildings and equipment) fell by 0.5 per cent in the September quarter to be down 0.6 per cent over the year.

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No signs of flagging in consumer confidence

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Consumer sentiment Consumer sentiment: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.7 per cent to 118.6 in the past week. The index is well above the average of 114.2

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Federal Budget in best shape for a decade

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Monthly Financial Statements Budget continues to improve: In the twelve months to October 2018, the Budget deficit stood at $2,345 million (less than 0.2 per cent of GDP) and down from

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Solid run of spending growth continues

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), a measure of economy-wide spending, rose by 0.7 per cent in trend terms in October – the 20th month

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Best annual wages growth in three and a half years

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Wage Price Index; Consumer sentiment Wages: The wage price index rose by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter following a downwardly- revised 0.5 per cent increase (previously +0.6 per

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Biggest weekly fall in petrol prices in a decade

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Petrol prices; Credit & debit cards Unleaded petrol price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 6.7 cents a litre last week to

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Low inflation prevails

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Consumer price index Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, broadly in line with expectations.

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Record-high Aussie life expectancy, WA building approvals hit 17-year low

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Building approvals; Consumer sentiment; Life expectancy Life expectancy: Life expectancy at birth stands at 82.5 years for all Aussies – amongst the highest in the world. Life expectancy for females remained

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CommSec State of the States – October 2018

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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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Hobart skilled job vacancies hit 4-year high – Record job ads for health & welfare workers

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Skilled job vacancies; Manufacturing Skilled vacancies: The Internet Vacancy Index fell by 0.6 per cent in September. The index is 1.6 per cent higher than a year ago – the slowest annual

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