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CATs – Credit Authorisation Terminals
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The Labour Market during and after the Terms of Trade Boom
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
During the terms of trade boom, strong growth in output prices meant that the real cost of labour declined from the average firm's perspective and demand for labour increased. At the same time, the appreciation of the exchange rate helped contain
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/1.html
Trends in Relative Consumer Prices
10 Jul 2009
Bulletin
– July 2009
Nominal unit labour costs are estimated using total labour costs divided by real GDP (both series are sourced from the ABS National Accounts, Cat No 5206.0). ... partly based on project home price data from the ABS House Price Indexes release, Cat No 6416
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/jul/1.html
Developments in the Mining Sector
10 Jul 2000
Bulletin
– July 2000
34.1. 27.3. Notes: (a) Sources: ABARE, ABS Cat No 5302.0 and 8415.0.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2000/jul/1.html
Household Wealth in Australia: Evidence from the 2014 HILDA Survey
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
This article uses data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey to assess how the distribution of wealth changed for Australian households between 2010 and 2014. Average household wealth increased modestly over that
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/1.html
Inflation and the Cost of Living
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article looks at increases in the cost of living for Australian households over the past decade. Inflation as measured by changes in the consumer price index (CPI) overstates ‘true’ increases in the cost of living due to a number of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/4.html
Oil Market Developments and Macroeconomic Implications
10 Oct 2004
Bulletin
– October 2004
Imports. Petroleum. 6.6. 10.0. Gas. 2.8. 0.2. Coal. 11.0. 0.0. Source: ABS Cat No 5368.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2004/oct/1.html
Realisation Ratios in the Capital Expenditure Survey
19 Dec 2013
Bulletin
– December 2013
The Australian Bureau of Statistics capital expenditure survey is one of the inputs into the Reserve Bank's forecasts for private business investment. This article considers several methods for interpreting the expectations data from this survey and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/dec/1.html
Unemployment and Spare Capacity in the Labour Market
18 Sep 2014
Bulletin
– September 2014
The unemployment rate provides an important gauge of spare capacity in the labour market and the economy more generally. However, other factors also affect unemployment, which complicates its interpretation when informing monetary policy.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/sep/2.html
Assessing China's Merchandise Trade Data Using Mirror Statistics
17 Dec 2015
Bulletin
– December 2015
Given their timeliness, Chinese trade data have the potential to provide a useful early read on conditions in the Australian and global traded sectors. However, the reliability of China's merchandise trade data has come under scrutiny in recent
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/dec/3.html
Measuring ‘Underlying’ Inflation
10 Aug 1994
Bulletin
– August 1994
Sources: ABS Cat. Nos 5206.0, 6401.0; Commonwealth Treasury. The ‘underlying’ rate of inflation – rather than the conventional CPI – is the primary focus for monetary policy purposes; it is this
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1994/aug/1.html