Reserve Bank of Australia



| Released for: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Growth, Output and Activity
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| GDP q/q |
0.0% (P) |
0.0% (R) |
0.0% (F) |
-0.2% (P) |
-0.2% (R) |
-0.2% (F) |
-0.1%(p) |
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| – 2011 |
0.8% (P) |
0.8% (R) |
0.8% (F) |
0.2% (P) |
0.2% (R) |
0.2% (F) |
0.2% (P) |
0.2% (R) |
0.1% (F) |
-0.3% (P) |
-0.3% (R) |
-0.3% (F) |
| Indust. Prod. |
0.0% |
0.8% |
-0.1% |
-1.1% |
0.9% |
-0.6% |
0.6% |
0.9% |
-2.5% |
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| – 2011 |
0.2% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
-0.8% |
1.1% |
1.4% |
-2.0% |
-0.3% |
0.0% |
-1.1% |
| Manufact. PMI |
48.8 |
49.0 |
47.7 |
45.9 |
45.1 |
45.1 |
44.0 |
45.1 |
46.1
|
45.4 |
46.2(flash) |
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| – 2011 |
57.3 |
59.0 |
57.5 |
58.0 |
54.6 |
52.0 |
50.4 |
49.0 |
48.5 |
47.1 |
46.4 |
46.9 |
| Services PMI |
50.4 |
48.8 |
49.2 |
46.9 |
46.7 |
47.1 |
47.9 |
47.2 |
46.1 |
46.0 |
45.7(flash) |
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| – 2011 |
57.2 |
56.9 |
57.2 |
56.7 |
56.0 |
53.7 |
51.6 |
51.5 |
48.8 |
46.4 |
47.5 |
48.8 |
| Demand |
| Released for: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Retail Sales |
1.1% |
-0.2% |
0.3% |
-1.4% |
0.8% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
-0.2% |
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|
| – 2011 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
-0.9% |
0.7% |
-1.3% |
0.7% |
0.2% |
-0.3% |
-0.6% |
0.1% |
-0.4% |
-0.5% |
| Indust. Orders |
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| – 2011 |
1.2% |
0.5% |
-1.5% |
-0.1% |
3.6% |
-1.2% |
-1.6% |
1.4% |
-7.8% |
1.5% |
-1.1% |
1.9% |
| Bus. Clim. Ind. |
1.45 |
1.46 |
1.43 |
1.28 |
0.98 |
0.95 |
0.44 |
0.06 |
-0.06 |
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| ZEW Econim. Sentiment |
-32.5 |
-8.1 |
11.0 |
13.1 |
-2.4 |
-20.1 |
-22.3 |
-21.2 |
-3.8 |
-1.4 |
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|
| – 2011 |
25.4 |
29.5 |
31.0 |
19.7 |
13.6 |
-5.9 |
-7.0 |
-40.0 |
-44.6 |
-51.2 |
-59.1 |
-54.1 |
| Priv. Loans y/y |
1.0% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
-0.1% |
-0.2% |
-0.4% |
-0.6% |
-0.9% |
-0.7% |
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|
| – 2011 |
1.9% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
2.7% |
1.7% |
| Employment and Confidence |
| Released for: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Unempl. Rate |
10.7% |
10.8% |
11.0% |
11.0% |
11.2% |
11.3% |
11.4% |
11.5% |
11.6% |
11.7% |
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|
| – 2011 |
10.0% |
9.9% |
9.9% |
9.9% |
9.9% |
10.0% |
10.0% |
10.1% |
10.2% |
10.3% |
10.4% |
10.6% |
| Employment Change q/q |
-0.3% |
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0.0% |
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- 2011
|
0.1% |
|
|
0.2% |
|
|
-0.2% |
|
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-0.3% |
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| Cons. Conf. |
-20 |
-19 |
-20 |
-19 |
-20 |
-22 |
-25 |
-26 |
-26 |
-27 |
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|
| – 2011 |
-11 |
-10 |
-11 |
-12 |
-10 |
-11 |
-17 |
-19 |
-20 |
-20 |
-21 |
-21 |
| Sentix Inv. Confidence |
-21.1 |
-11.1 |
-8.2 |
-14.7 |
-24.5 |
-28.9 |
-29.6 |
-30.3 |
-23.2 |
-22.2 |
-18.8 |
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| – 2011 |
10.6 |
16.7 |
17.1 |
14.2 |
10.9 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
-13.5 |
-15.4 |
-18.5 |
-21.2 |
-24.0 |
| Trade and Current Account |
| Released for: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Trade Balance |
5.3B |
4.0B |
3.7B |
4.5B |
6.8B |
9.3B |
7.2B |
8.9B |
11.3B |
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| – 2011 |
-3.1B |
-2.1B |
-2.2B |
-2.5B |
-0.8B |
-2.5B |
-2.5B |
-1.2B |
2.2B |
0.5B |
6.1B |
7.4B |
| Current Acct. |
3.7B |
-1.2B |
10.3B |
5.5B |
10.3B |
14.3B |
8.1B |
10.9B |
0.8B |
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|
| – 2011 |
-5.6B |
-6.5B |
-3.0B |
-5.4B |
-5.6B |
-7.1B |
-6.8B |
-5.9B |
2.2B |
-6.6B |
-0.9B |
3.4B |
| Inflation |
| Released for: |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| ECB Rate |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
0.75% |
0.75% |
0.75% |
0.75% |
0.75% |
|
| – 2011 |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.0% |
1.25% |
1.25% |
1.25% |
1.50% |
1.50% |
1.50% |
1.50% |
1.25% |
1.0% |
| CPI y/y |
2.6% |
2.7% |
2.7% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
2.2%(flash) |
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| – 2011 |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.7% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
2.7% |
| PPI m/m |
0.8% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.1% |
-0.5% |
-0.5% |
0.3% |
0.9% |
0.2% |
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|
| – 2011 |
1.3% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.9% |
-0.2% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
-0.2% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
-0.2% |
| M3 Money Supply y/y |
2.5% |
2.8% |
3.1% |
2.5% |
3.1% |
3.2% |
3.6% |
2.8% |
2.6% |
3.9% |
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|
| – 2011 |
1.5% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
2.5% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
2.7% |
3.0% |
2.6% |
2.0% |
1.5% |
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