Economic Updates
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Market WATCh Weekly 29 May 2020
May 29, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Market WATCh Weekly 22 May 2020
May 22, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Market WATCh Weekly 15 May 2020
May 15, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Labour Force April 2020
May 14, 2020 Labour market experienced an unprecedented deterioration in conditions in April.
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Wage Price Index Q1 2020
May 13, 2020 Wages grew in line with expectations in Q1 2020.
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Market WATCh Weekly 8 May 2020
May 8, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Trade Balance March 2020
May 7, 2020 The Australian trade balance surged to an all-time high in March.
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Retail Trade March 2020
May 6, 2020 Retail sales surged in March amid panic buying.
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Housing Finance March 2020
May 6, 2020 The value of new loan commitments for housing (excluding refinancing) rose by 0.2% in seasonally adjusted terms in March.
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Building Approvals March 2020
May 4, 2020 Dwelling approvals fell less than expected in March.
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AUD Monthly April 2020
May 1, 2020 The Aussie dollar gained over the course of April
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Market WATCh Weekly 1 May 2020
May 1, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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CPI Q1 2020
April 29, 2020 Inflation fell in Q1, yet slightly less than expected.
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Market WATCh Weekly 24 April 2020
April 24, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Market WATCh Weekly 17 April 2020
April 17, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Labour Force March 2020
April 16, 2020 Employment posted a surprise increase in March.
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Market WATCh Weekly 9 April 2020
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Housing Finance February 2020
April 8, 2020 New home loans declined in February.
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Trade Balance February 2020
April 7, 2020 External trade in services affected by COVID-19 in February.
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Market WATCh Weekly 3 April 2020
April 3, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Retail Sales February 2020
April 3, 2020 Retail sales rose stronger than expected due to COVID-related buying
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AUD Monthly 2020
April 1, 2020 Monthly update of movements in the Aussie dollar
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Building Approvals February 2020
April 1, 2020 The number of dwelling approvals bounced back sharply in February 2020.
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Market WATCh Weekly 27 March 2020
March 27, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Market WATCh Weekly 20 March 2020
March 20, 2020 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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RBA COVID-19 Decision
March 19, 2020 The RBA goes unconventional in response to COVID-19.
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Labour Force February 2020
March 19, 2020 Employment growth remained relatively strong ahead of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Housing Finance January 2020
March 11, 2020 Mortgage lending remained strong in January.
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Retail Sales January 2020
March 6, 2020 Retail sales slipped for the second month in a row in January, falling 0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms
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Trade Balance January 2020
March 5, 2020 The narrowing in the external trade surplus continued in January.
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GDP Q4 2019
March 4, 2020 GDP growth came out slightly stronger than expected in Q4, the underlying figures remained concerning.
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AUD Monthly February 2020
March 4, 2020 The Aussie dollar continued to make new post-GFC lows in February.
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RBA Monetary Policy Change March 2020
March 3, 2020 The RBA cuts the cash rate as expected by the market participants.
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Building Approvals January 2020
March 3, 2020 The number of dwelling approvals posted a marked fall of 15.3% in January 2020.
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Current Account Balance
March 3, 2020 The surplus narrowed to $1.0 billion from a revised $6.5B in Q4 .
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Labour Force January 2020
February 20, 2020 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.2ppts to 5.3%.
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Wage Price Index Q4 2019
February 19, 2020 Wages growth remained slow in Q4 2019.
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Housing Finance December 2019
February 11, 2020 December housing finance report way stronger than expected.
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Retail Sales December 2019
February 6, 2020 Retail sales declined more than expected on a reversal of the strong November figures.
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Trade Balance December 2019
February 6, 2020 The seasonally adjusted Australian external trade surplus narrowed slightly to AUD5,223M in December 2019 from AUD5,518M in November
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AUD Monthly January 2020
February 3, 2020 The Aussie dollar opened 2020 at a five-month high but closed January at its lowest levels since the GFC.
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Building Approvals December 2019
February 3, 2020 Dwelling approvals set back by less than expected in December.
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CPI 4th Quarter 2019
January 29, 2020 The headline CPI rose slightly stronger than expected, driven to a large extent by one-off factors.
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Labour Force December 2019
January 23, 2020 Employment growth surprised to the upside for the second month in a row, yet was again driven by part-time job creation.
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Housing Finance November 2019
January 16, 2020 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) rose 1.8% in seasonally adjusted terms in November.
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Trade Balance November 2019
January 9, 2020 The seasonally adjusted Australian external trade surplus posted a surprising rebound in November 2019.
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AUD Monthly December 2019
January 6, 2020 The Aussie dollar climbed almost 4% against the greenback, reaching its highest levels in five months.
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Retail Sales October 2019
December 5, 2019 Retail sales were unchanged in seasonally adjusted terms in October following a 0.2% increase in September.
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GDP Q3 2019
December 4, 2019 Real GDP rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in Q3 following a 0.6% increase in Q2 (revised from +0.5%). Annual growth increased to 1.7% YoY, from 1.6% in Q2.
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Current Account Q3 2019
December 3, 2019 The Australian current account surplus increased to a seasonally adjusted $7.9 billion in Q3 from a surplus of $4.7 billion in Q2.
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AUD Monthly November 2019
December 2, 2019 Monthly update on the Aussie dollar
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Wage Price Index Q3 2019
November 13, 2019 Wages growth remained sluggish in Q3.
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Housing Finance September 2019
November 8, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) rose 1.3% in seasonally adjusted terms in September, following a 4.2% increase in August.
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Trade Balance September 2019
November 7, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus climbed $563M to $7,180M, from an upwardly revised surplus of $6,617M in August.
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Retail Sales September 2019
November 4, 2019 Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in September, following a 0.4% increase in August.
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