Low petrol price provides a boost for familie

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Weekly Petrol Prices Petrol: According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 3.3 cents to 127.4 cents a litre in the

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CommSec Research: Aussies are spending, but cautiously

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Economic trends & issues The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released retail spending data for the December quarter. CommSec obtained detailed spending data from the ABS in nominal and

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CommSec Research: Aussies opt to stay and renovate

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Weekly Petrol Prices; Building Approvals; Job ads Building approvals: Council approvals to build new homes fell by 8.4 per cent in December to be down by 22.5 per cent over the

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Inflation: No room for complacency

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Consumer price index  Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter, above expectations. In seasonally adjusted

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CommSec State of the States – January 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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NSW & Victorian jobless rates at record lows

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Labour force Employment rose by 21,600 in December after a revised 39,000 increase in jobs in November (previously reported as a 37,100 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by 3,000, but

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Skilled job vacancies hit 6 1⁄2-year highs

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Skilled job vacancies Skilled vacancies: The Internet Vacancy Index rose by 0.7 per cent in trend terms to 9-month highs in December. It was the third straight gain in the trend

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CommSec Research: Fewer spare seats on domestic flights, consumers still positive and wine exports soar

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Domestic air travel; Consumer sentiment; Wine export Domestic air travel: In November, passenger numbers were up 0.2 per cent on a year ago while capacity fell 1.3 per cent. So

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Mixed Christmas spending

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), a measure of economy-wide spending, rose by 0.4 per cent in trend terms in December. While this result

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First-home buyer numbers surge

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Housing finance Number of home loans: The number of loans (commitments) by home owners (owner-occupiers) fell by 0.9 per cent in November after rising by 2.1 per cent in October (the

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