Best retail sales in six years

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Retail Trade; ANZ Job Ads; Weekly Petrol Prices; Inflation Gauge Retail trade rose by a larger-than-expected 0.6 per cent in June after a revised 0.3 per cent fall in May (previously

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State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report 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;

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How & where we spent in 2013

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Consumer spending perspective Retail trade in 2013: Over 2013 as a whole, Australians spent $264.2 billion at retail outlets. Spending was up 3.2 per cent over 2012 – the strongest calendar-year

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CBA Economics: Rising retail trade momentum is positive for household spending growth

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Retail Trade – December 2013 Retail trade rose by 0.5% in December to be 5.7% higher over the year. Retail prices are picking up, rising by 1.1% over QIV.  It

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Solid spending but inflation contained

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Retail trade; Inflation gauge; Job ads Retail spending up: Retail trade rose by 0.8 per cent in September, well above market forecasts. Adjusting for inflation, retail trade rose by 0.7 per

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Up, up, up, up: Australian economy lifts

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Home Prices; Manufacturing gauge; Retail trade; New home sales Home prices up: The RP Data – Rismark Home Value index of capital city home prices rose by 1.6 per cent

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Still no joy for retailers; Record foreign debt

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Retail Trade; Balance of Payments; Government Finance Retail trade rose by just 0.1 per cent in July after a flat result in June. Annual spending growth rose from 1.1 per cent

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State of the States – July 2013

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State & territory economic performance report 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

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CBA Economics: Retail trade subdued in May

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Retail trade grew by 0.1% in May to stand at a lacklustre 2.3% higher through the year. Spending was strongest at department stores and on clothing and footwear. Subdued retail

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Aussies spend again, but for how long?

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Retail spending rose by 1.0 per cent in June after lifting by 0.8 per cent in May. In the June quarter retail trade rose by 1.4 per cent in real

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