CommSec State of the States – April 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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Weekly market update – week ending 29 April, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares pulled back a bit over the last week not helped by some disappointing earnings results from US tech stocks and

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Record share of seniors in workforce

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Detailed job data Detailed job data: The Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released detailed labour force figures for demographic groups. Record participation by seniors Workforce participation rates (those in jobs

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Oil slides on failed meeting; Tourism routes in demand

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Weekly petrol prices; New vehicle sales; Air traffic data Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 2.5 cents

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Winners & losers on population growth

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Migration; Regional population Fastest population growth: In 2014/15, Camden in south-west Sydney recorded the fastest population growth rates for local government areas, up by over 5,000 people or 7.6 per

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Lowest Easter petrol prices in 11 years

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Weekly petrol price Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.4 cents per litre to 112.3 cents per

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Employment consolidates after stellar gains

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Labour force Employment rose by 300 in February after falling by 7,400 in January (previously reported as a 7,900 fall in jobs). Full-time jobs rose by 15,900 while part-time jobs

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Usage of credit card limits at 14-year low

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Credit & Debit cards; Weekly petrol price Petrol: Last week the key Singapore gasoline price recorded the biggest percentage increase in a year, up by US$6.60 or 13.6 per cent

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Chinese food prices lift; Wealth up again

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Chinese inflation data; Revised jobs data; Modellers’ database Chinese inflation: Chinese consumer prices rose by 1.6 per cent in February to be up 2.3 per cent over the year (forecast

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Fastest economic growth in two years

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National accounts Faster growth: The Australian economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the December quarter after an upwardly-revised 1.1 per cent increase in the September quarter (previously up 0.9

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