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Data Wrap – 28 July
Consumer Price Index
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed that inflation remained subdued in the June quarter. The 8-capitals Consumer Price Index rose by just 0.2 per cent in the June quarter 2017, following a 0.5 per cent rise in the March quarter. Through the year to the June quarter the […]
Data Wrap – 21 July 2017
Labour Force
Yesterday, ABS released the latest labour force estimates for June 2017. South Australia’s trend jobless rate, while still the highest in the nation, has declined from 7.8 per cent in June 2015 (67,900 persons) to 7.0 per cent in June 2017 (61,300). The participation rate has been stable at 62.4 per cent over the […]
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South Australia Data Wrap – 14 July
In this week’s data wrap we take a look at a couple of the more notable data releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and review the latest outcomes for South Australia from the latest international visitor survey.
Building activity
The ABS released updated estimates of building activity for the March quarter 2017. These data show […]
South Australian Data Wrap
Several data releases this week provided further insight into recent developments in the South Australian economy during May. They paint a generally positive picture of recent economic developments for the state but it has to be remembered that month to month movements for partial economic indicators can be quite volatile so need to be interpreted […]
National economy slows, while South Australia records solid final demand growth
As widely expected by markets, the national economy slowed in the first three months of the 2017. National Accounts data released today indicate that Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 0.3 per cent in real seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter 207, following a 1.1 per cent rise in the December quarter.
GDP growth […]
Retail Sales April 2017
South Australian retail sales showed continued strength in April, following a solid result in the March quarter. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the value of retail sales in seasonally adjusted terms rose by 1.1 per cent in April 2017. In comparison, national retail sales rose by 1.0 per cent. The latest monthly national […]
Building Approvals April 2017
South Australian building approvals – a forward indicator of building activity – have cooled over recent months, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. The trend estimate of the value of total building approved in South Australia fell by 3.6 per cent in April and has fallen for three months. In […]
South Australian construction activity improves in March quarter 2017
Activity levels in the South Australian construction sector showed some improvement in the first quarter of 2017. Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today indicates that the value of construction work done, measured in trend terms, rose by 2.2 per cent in the March quarter of 2017. However, construction activity remains below its level reached […]
Local Government Price Index March 2017
The SA Centre for Economic Studies produces a Local Government Price Index (LGPI) on behalf of the Local Government Association of South Australia. The purpose of the LGPI is to provide a measure of price movements faced by Local Government in South Australia given their unique mix of goods and services purchases.
Latest results released today indicate […]
Labour Force April 2017
Labour market conditions in South Australia continued to deteriorate in April 2017. Latest estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that total employment in trend terms fell by 0.1 per cent (572 persons) in April, while total unemployment rose by 2.1 per cent (1,278 persons). South Australia’s trend unemployment rate consequently rose from 6.9 per cent in […]