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Monthly Archives: August 2017
South Australian Data Wrap – 25 August
This week has been a quiet week for Australian Bureau of Statistics data releases in respect of the South Australian economy.
There was good news for the state economy with the announcement that OZ Minerals’ Board had approved the $916 million development of its Carrapateena copper gold mine. The mine is located 160km north of Port […]
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South Australian Data Wrap – 18 August
Labour market conditions continue to improve
Results from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) released by the ABS yesterday indicate that labour market conditions in South Australia continued to improve in July. The total number of persons employed measured in trend terms rose by 1,091 persons (0.1 per cent) in July, while the number of unemployed persons […]
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Federal Relations Tax Reform Workshop
On August 28-29 the School of Economics at the University of Adelaide is hosting a workshop on “Federal Relations and Tax Reform” at the National Wine Centre. The workshop will focus on the operation of fiscal equalization systems and broader questions of taxation within federal systems, and taxation reform of especially interest to States and […]
South Australian business conditions have improved considerably in 2017
The National Australia Bank’s latest Australian Markets Weekly notes that business conditions in Australia as measured by its monthly business survey have improved considerably over the past 6 to 8 months. This improvement has been driven primarily by the South Australian, Queensland and Western Australian economies. All three of these states were previously negatively impacted […]
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South Australian Data Wrap – 14 August
Housing finance commitments continue to decline
ABS data on housing finance commitments released last Wednesday point to a further slowdown in housing lending activity in South Australia. The number of housing finance commitments for owner occupation in trend terms for South Australia fell by 1.1 per cent in June, and has fallen for 12 consecutive months […]
South Australian Data Wrap – 7 August
In this week’s Data Wrap we briefly review the key data releases from last week that have particular relevance from a South Australian economic perspective. These partial indicators of economic activity point to ongoing solid demand growth in South Australia, while results from the latest winegrape crush survey indicate that South Australian winegrowers had a […]
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