Housing boom; Confidence slides; China rebound

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Consumer confidence; New car sales; Dwelling starts; Chinese economic data; Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence fell by 3.3 per cent in July to 92.2. The confidence

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Lending eases from 7-year highs

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Lending finance; Credit & Debit cards; China trade Total new loans (personal, business, housing & lease) fell by 2.6 per cent in May after rising by 3.6 per cent lift

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NSW drives the lift in job gains

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Labour force; Chinese inflation Jobs growth: Employment rose by 7,300 in June after rising by a revised 39,900 in May (previously estimated at a 42,100 rise in jobs). Full-time jobs rose

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Chartpack: Year 2014/15 in Perspective

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Financial Year in Charts & Tables The attached Chartpack showcases the past financial year in charts & tables. The Reserve Bank is expected to stay on the interest rate sidelines

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Record number travelling; Valuable homes

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Consumer confidence; ABS Home prices; Tourism data Tourism flows: Tourist arrivals rose by 2.4 per cent in March while departures also rose by 2.4 per cent. There were a record

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Biggest lift in petrol prices in 24½ years

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Weekly Petrol Prices Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 3.7 cents per litre to 142.1 cents per litre

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Lending at a seven-year high; Tourists flock to Greece

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Lending finance; Credit & Debit Cards; Tourism Arrivals Lending: Total new loans (personal, business, housing & lease) rose 3.6 cent in April to a seven-year high of $75.7 billion. New

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Rebalancing of Chinese economy on track

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Chinese economic data Chinese retail sales rose at a 10.1 per cent annual rate in May. The result was in line with forecasts (+10.1 per cent). Production: Industrial production rose

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Sliding $A hurts confidence; RBA focus shifts to infrastructure

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Consumer confidence; Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence fell from a 16-month high, down by 6.9 per cent in June to 95.3. The confidence index is up

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Perfect storm hits trade accounts; Flat retail

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Retail Trade; International Trade Flat retail trade: Sales were flat in April after ten prior months of gains. Annual spending growth eased from 4.4 per cent to 4.1 per cent,

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