Record building work; positive consumers

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Consumer sentiment; Building activity Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment index rose by 1.0 per cent to a reading of 101.5 in October. The sentiment index is

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Aussie consumers drive solid economic growth

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National accounts Record expansion: The record economic expansion is now in its 28th year. The Australian economy grew by 0.9 per cent in the June quarter after growing 1.1 per cent in

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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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Inflation falls to the lowest level in 17 years

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Consumer price index Low inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, in line with

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Confidence OK: Good time to spend?

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Consumer confidence Consumer confidence: The ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 2.2 per cent to 113.2 in the week to May 29. But the reading on whether it was

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Industry winners: Internet, agriculture lead the gains

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Australian Industry 2014/15 Industry data: The ABS has released performance data for Australian industry sectors in the last financial year. Leading the gains in income growth in 2014/15 was “Commission-based

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Petrol price updrift; Air passenger numbers lift

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Weekly petrol prices; Air traffic data Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 3.9 cents per litre to

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Weekly market update – week ending 7 May, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets had a messy week as the return of growth worries weighed on European, Japanese and US shares. Despite falls

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Aussies update wardrobes; Record trade deficit

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International trade; Retail sales Retail trade lifts: Sales rose by 0.4 per cent in March after a revised 0.1 per cent lift in February. In real (inflation-adjusted) terms, retail trade

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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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