Unleaded petrol sales slump to 13-year lows

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Petrol Sales; RBA Speech; Imports Petrol sales in the September quarter were the lowest for any September quarter in five years, as consumers and businesses focussed on cutting costs. Unleaded

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Jobless rate steady but young workers left behind

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Labour force Employment rose by 24,000 people in January, slightly above forecasts centred on gains of around 15,000 (range from -11,000 to +35,000 jobs). The December result was revised lower

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning January 30 2011

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The big picture With the first Reserve Bank Board meeting for 2011 scheduled for next Tuesday, it’s opportune to do a stock take of our current economic fortunes. First there

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Young workers miss out in job stakes

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Latest economic news There were fewer young Australians with jobs at the end of 2010 than a year earlier. Employment for those aged between 15-19 years actually fell by 6,100

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Employment slows: A case of lies, damned lies and statistics?

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Labour force Employment rose by just 2,300 people in December, well below forecasts centred on job gains of around 25,000 (range from +10,000 to +40,000 jobs). The November result was

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AMP appointments to boost Group Risk

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AMP Financial Services has boosted its Group Risk team with three key appointments in Wealth Protection Products. Victoria Simpson has been appointed as Group Risk Product Strategy Manager, Jenny Vaitsas

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Record slowdown in spending as job ads slump

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Retail trade; Job Advertisements; Weekly Petrol Price Retail spending rose by just 0.3 per cent in November after the 0.8 per cent slide in October. However Nonfood retailing rose by

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Almost 250,000 families hit by unemployment

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Labour market statistics New figures raise questions about how tight the job market really is. As at June 2010 there were almost a quarter of a million families (244,900) where

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Encouraging pickup in car sales

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Car sales In December, 86,587 vehicles were sold, down by 2.4 per cent compared with a year ago. In seasonally adjusted terms CommSec estimates that sales rose by 1.5 per

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Employment soars; productivity now in focus

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Labour force Employment rose by 54,600 in November, well above forecasts centred on job gains of around 20,000 (range from +5,000 to +35,000 jobs). The October result was revised up

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