Record home building with bevy of work ahead

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Consumer sentiment; Building activity Record home building: In real trend terms, a record $19.8 billion of work was done in building new homes in the September quarter. New starts: The

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Petrol set to lift; Credit cards in reverse

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Weekly Petrol Prices; Credit & debit cards Petrol: According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.9 cents last week to

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The big issues of 2019

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For the past 17 years we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over the forthcoming

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Record profits; Petrol slides most in a decade

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Job Ads; Weekly Petrol prices; Business Indicator Profits: Company operating profits rose by 1.9 per cent in the September quarter to stand 13.5 per cent up on the year. Profits in

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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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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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