Private capital expenditure in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday - coming in at A$27.579 billion. more...
Australia's resource exports are expected to make a significant contribution to output growth, offsetting the drag on growth from the falling mining investment, policymakers of the Reserve Bank of Australia said at the board meeting held on February 7. more...
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The unemployment rate in New Zealand came in at a seasonally adjusted 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday - exceeding expectations for 6.1 percent, which would have been unchanged from the three months prior. more...
Consumer prices in New Zealand advanced 0.4 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2016, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. more...