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ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics. The central statistical authority for the Australian Government.
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Insights into Low Wage Growth in Australia
16 Mar 2017
Bulletin
– March 2017
Recent low wage growth in Australia appears to be only partly explained by spare capacity in the labour market, the decline in inflation outcomes and the decline in the terms of trade from its 2011 peak. In this article, we present some tentative
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/mar/2.html
The Private Equity Market in Australia
10 Jun 2002
Bulletin
– June 2002
According to the ABS, at June 2001 there were around 150 private equity funds active in Australia that invested in over 800 companies. ... According to the ABS, in 80 per cent of cases individual private equity funds have less than 40 per cent equity in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/jun/1.html
Labour-Productivity Growth and Relative Wages: 1978–1994 | Conference – 1995
31 Dec 1978
Conferences
At least for data on total employment, the Labour Force Survey is preferred by the ABS. ... Since September 1983, the ABS have used the SEE to extrapolate output in this sector.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/1995/lowe.html
Forecasting Business Investment Using the Capital Expenditure Survey
10 Sep 2012
Bulletin
– September 2012
See ABS Cat No 5625.0 ‘Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia’. ... For more detail on how mining investment is recorded in ABS publications, see ABS (2012).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/sep/1.html
Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 2002
Bulletin
– November 2002
b) Contribution to GDP growth. Source: ABS. The outlook for the Australian economy remains quite favourable, although growth will be reduced by the impact of the drought on the farm sector.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/nov/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 Nov 1999
Bulletin
– November 1999
Established house prices, as measured by the ABS, rose by 2.3 per cent in the June quarter, and by nearly 6 per cent over the year. ... Over 1999/2000, the ABS treatment of some Olympic-related expenditure is expected to boost the level of public
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/nov/1.html
Insights from the Australian Tourism Industry
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
Conditions in the tourism industry mirror many of the broader economic trends observed in the rest of the economy because tourism expenditure is discretionary and, like all trade-oriented industries, the tourism industry is exposed to developments
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/3.html
Productivity: The Lost Decade | Conference – 2011
16 Aug 2011
Conferences
to 2009/10 (or 1.4 per cent per annum using the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) ‘quality-adjusted’ estimates for hours worked), compared with 2.1 per cent per annum ... training, and health care & social assistance) for which the ABS has
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/eslake.html
Reserve Bank of Australia Index of Commodity Prices
10 Apr 1993
Bulletin
– April 1993
Until recently, this was consistent with the implicit price deflator for exports published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ... Recently, the ABS rebased constant price series and associated price deflators to a 1989/90 base.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/apr/4.html
Foreign Currency Exposure and Hedging in Australia
19 Dec 2013
Bulletin
– December 2013
The 2013 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Foreign Currency Exposure survey confirms that Australian entities' financial asset and liability positions remain well hedged against a depreciation of the Australian dollar, either through the use of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2013/dec/6.html