Term deposits in vogue; Inflation lifts

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Private sector credit; Air traffic; Weekly petrol prices Lending & deposits: Private sector credit rose by 0.4 per cent in September to be up 5.6 per cent over the year.

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CommSec State of the States – October 2016

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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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Full-time jobs record biggest fall in 5½-years

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Labour force Employment fell by 9,800 in September after falling by a revised 8,600 people in August (previously -3,900). Full-time jobs fell by 53,000 while part-time jobs rose by 43,200.

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Volatile airfares: It pays to watch the oil price

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Domestic Airfares Airfares: Discount airfares fell by 15.6 per cent in October after spiking 27.4 per cent higher in September In smoothed terms discount fares are up 5.2 per cent

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Tourism: China & Indonesia challenge NZ

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Weekly petrol prices; Tourism data Tourist arrivals/departures: Arrivals fell by 0.2 per cent in August in seasonally adjusted terms. And departures fell by 0.8 per cent. China record: Tourists from

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Happy 25th birthday Australian economy

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National accounts Record expansion: The Australian economy has just completed 25 consecutive years of economic growth. The last recession ended in June 1991. Solid growth: The economy grew by 0.5

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Election jitters flatten spending

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) – a measure of economy-wide spending – was little-changed in July but was more mixed across industries. The

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Wages outpace prices by largest margin in 3½-years

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Wage price index Wage growth at record low: The wage price index rose by 0.5 per cent June quarter after a similar rise in the March quarter. Annual wage growth

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Sydney petrol at 11-year lows

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Weekly petrol prices Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 3.2 cents per litre to 111.2 cents per

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Slide in prices of imported consumer goods

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International trade prices Export & import prices: Import prices fell by 1.0 per cent in the June quarter and were down 2.8 per cent on a year ago. Prices of

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