The Big Issues for 2020

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The big issues of 2020 For the past 18 years we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected

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Record weekly lift in national petrol price

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Weekly petrol prices  Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by a record 10.9 cents last week to a 4-week

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Services sector activity hits 11-month high

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Consumer confidence lifts the most in 5 weeks Services sector gauges; Consumer sentiment Services sector: The Australian Industry Group (AiG) Performance of Services Index (PSI) rose from 51.5 points to an

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Weakest retail spending in 28 years

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Retail trade; Weekly petrol prices Job Ads; Inflation gauge Retail trade lifts: Retail trade rose by 0.2 per cent in September after a 0.4 per cent increase in August. Economists

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CommSec Research: Strongest growth in Canberra job vacancies in 3 years

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Skilled job vacancies Skilled job vacancies: In trend terms, the Internet Vacancy Index decreased by 0.7 per cent in September – the 9th successive monthly fall. The index is 7.1

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Federal Budget back in the red

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Monthly Financial Statements Budget position: Just over a week ago the July and August financial statements were released by the Department of Finance. In this report we look behind the

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Record wealth. Job vacancies ease. Foreign holdings of Aussie shares hit 6½-year high

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Financial Accounts; Job vacancies; Employment by Industry  Wealth: Total household wealth (net worth) rose by 1.6 per cent to a record high $10,455.3 billion in the June quarter after rising

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Consumer views on household purchases hit decade low

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Consumer sentiment  Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.7 per cent to 110.1 points, up from 2-year lows of 109.3 points in the previous week.

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Melbourne petrol prices hit 11-month high; Biggest lift in Singapore gasoline prices in 4 years

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Weekly petrol prices; Manufacturing & services sector gauges Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.6 cents in the past

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Oil in focus after drone attack on Saudi Arabia. Slowest Chinese production in 17½ years

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Weekly petrol prices: Chinese economic data Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 3.4 cents in the past week to

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