Comfortable Chinese inflation

From

China inflation Chinese inflation: Consumer prices rose by 1.2 per cent in the year to April (forecast +1.1 per cent). Non-food inflation rose from 2.3 per cent to 2.4 per

continue reading

Petrol prices differ markedly across the country

From

Petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 3.8 cents to 130.6 cents a litre in the past

continue reading

CommSec State of the States April 2017

From

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; unemployment; construction work

continue reading

Economy-wide spending picks up pace

From

Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) – a measure of economy-wide spending – rose by 0.6 per cent in trend terms in March –

continue reading

Luxury vehicle slowdown poses risks for homes

From

Consumer confidence; New vehicle sales; CommSec Luxury Vehicle index New vehicle sales: The Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that new vehicle sales rose by 1.9 per cent in March –

continue reading

Investor home loans slide; Petrol set to rise

From

Housing finance; Petrol prices Home loans: The number of loans (commitments) for budding home owners (owner-occupiers) fell by 0.5 per cent in February. Excluding the refinancing of dwellings, the number

continue reading

Cost of Cyclone Debbie and catastrophic flooding

From

Economic & financial issues Cyclone & floods: This note examines the cost and broader impact of Cyclone Debbie and resultant catastrophic flooding on the economy. In context It is not

continue reading

Record wealth! Job vacancies at 6-year highs

From

Financial Accounts; Job vacancies; New home sales Total household wealth (net worth) stood at a record $9,404.5 billion at the end of December 2016, up $328.1 billion or 3.5 per

continue reading

Confidence stabilises; Cyclone Debbie in focus

From

Consumer confidence; Cyclone Debbie Consumer confidence: The ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating lifted from an 11-month low, rising by 1.6 per cent in the latest week. Cyclone watch: Investors continue

continue reading

ATM use hits 15-year low; Petrol prices ease

From

Petrol price; Credit & debit card data Petrol: The national average wholesale (terminal gate) unleaded petrol price stands at 114.7 cents a litre, down by 1.0 cent a litre over

continue reading