Confident consumers; luxury cars retreat

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New vehicle sales; Consumer sentiment Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 1.2 per cent to 123.5 last week – the highest level in four years and

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17 Jan 2018

Debit card growth the strongest in 4½ years

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Credit cards Credit cards: The average credit card balance rose by $65.90 to $3,127.70 in November – the largest monthly increase in 12 months. However, the smoothed annual growth rate of

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15 Jan 2018

The Big Issues of 2018

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The Big Issues of 2018 For the past 16 years we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence

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05 Dec 2017

Rising petrol prices pressure households

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Weekly petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 4.4 cents last week to 141.5 cents a litre –

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28 Nov 2017

Australian home size hits 20-year low

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CommSec Home Size Trends Report The average floor size of an Australian home (houses and apartments) has fallen to a 20-year low. Data commissioned by CommSec from the Australian Bureau

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20 Nov 2017

Wage growth lifts from lows; Watchful consumers

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Wage Price Index; Consumer confidence Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment fell by 1.7 per cent in November after lifting 3.6 per cent in October and rising

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16 Nov 2017

Engineering construction at 10-year highs

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Consumer sentiment; Construction activity Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 0.7 per cent last week to 112.6 after rising 0.1 per cent in the prior week.

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08 Nov 2017

Higher oil prices spells bad news for motorists

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Weekly petrol prices, Job advertisements, Monthly inflation, CPI reweighting Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.1 cents last week

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07 Nov 2017

Oil seeds and beverage prices spike

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International trade prices Export & import prices: Import prices fell by 1.6 per cent in the September quarter and were down 0.4 per cent on a year ago. Prices of exports

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27 Oct 2017

Petrol pain; More unemployed 

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Weekly petrol prices; Census; Chinese property Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 1.5 cents to 127.4 cents a litre.

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24 Oct 2017