Builders again embrace houses

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Building approvals Dwelling approvals: Approvals by local councils to build new homes rose by 10.9 per cent in June after falling by 5.4 per cent in May. House approvals rose

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CommSec State of the States

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July 2017 – 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; business investment;

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Record number take to the air

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Air Travel; Reserve Bank speech Domestic air travel. In the year to May a record 59.17 million passengers flew on domestic air routes, up 1.6 per cent on a year

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Firm growth in spending across the nation

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending posted firm growth in June according to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI). In trend terms the BSI lifted by 0.7 per

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Chinese economic data beat forecasts

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Chinese economic data; Petrol prices Chinese economic data: The Chinese economy grew at a 6.9 per cent annual pace in the June quarter, above forecasts (+6.8 per cent). The economy

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Best business conditions in almost a decade

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Housing Finance; NAB Business survey; Consumer Sentiment Business survey: The NAB business conditions index rose from +10.9 points to a 9½-year high of +15.1 points in June. The business confidence

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Petrol near 9-month lows; Tame China inflation

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Petrol prices; China inflation data Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.1 cents to 120.1 cents a litre

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In Review 2016/17: Remarkable for being unremarkable

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Economic & financial perspectives Good year for shares: Total returns on Australian shares (All Ordinaries Accumulation index) came in at 13.1 per cent over 2016/17 (20-year average +10.8 per cent)

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Soggy sentiment; Construction corrects

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Consumer sentiment; Engineering construction Consumer confidence eases: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating eased from 112.4 to a 5-week low of 111.8 in the week to June 25. Engineering

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Fastest population growth in three years

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Population estimates; Census data Population: Australia’s population expanded by 372,805 people over the year to December 2016 to 24,385,625 people. Overall, Australia’s annual population growth rate rose from 1.547 per

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