Australian Economic Statistics
Australian Economic Statistics
| Rates | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Rate Target | 3.75 | May 2, 2012 | -50.00 bps | |||
| Yield Curve | May 17, 2012 | |||||
| LIBOR Yield Curve | May 10, 2012 | |||||
| Overnight Indexed Swaps Yield Curve | May 17, 2012 | |||||
| Employment | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment (Change) | 15.5 | Apr 2012 | -58.78 % | |||
| Labour Force | 11,501.0 | Apr 2012 | +0.13 % | |||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | Apr 2012 | -0.30 | |||
| GDP | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to GDP | 6.1 | Jan 2013 | -- | |||
| Gross Domestic Product (Change) | -0.60 | Q4 2011 | ||||
| Business | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade (Change) | 0.9 | Mar 2012 | ||||
| Retail Trade Quarterly (Change) | 0.8 | Q4 2008 | ||||
| Indices | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index (Annual Change) | 1.6 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Consumer Price Index (Quarterly Change) | 0.1 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Core Consumer Price Index (Annual Change) | 2.0 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Core Consumer Price Index (Quarterly Change) | 0.4 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Producer Price Index (Annual Change) | 1.4 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Producer Price Index (Quarterly Change) | -0.3 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Trade Weighted Index | 74.6 | May 17, 2012 | +0.40 % | |||
| Trimmed Mean Consumer Price Index (Annual Change) | 2.2 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Trimmed Mean Consumer Price Index (Quarterly Change) | 0.3 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| Wage Price Index (Change) | 0.9 | Q1 2012 | ||||
| International | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account | -8,374.0 | Q4 2011 | -43.78 % | |||
| Trade Balance | -1,587 | Mar 2012 | -110.48 % | |||
| Stocks | Date | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia All Ordinaries Index | 4,208.50 | May 17, 2012 | -0.15 % | |||
Australia is a leading supplier of natural resource products. The country is self-sufficient in almost all foodstuffs and is a major exporter of wool, meat, dairy products, and wheat. Mining products form another key export sector. An increasing focus on services and high-tech industries has helped Australia diversify and modernize its economy. The Australian dollar is one of the seven major currencies involved in forex transactions, and accounts for approximately 5% of worldwide foreign exchange transactions. Its popularity is due to the fact that there is little government intervention in the currency market, and a general view that Australia has a stable economy and government. Due to the high dependence of the Australian economy on commodity exports, the Australian dollar is considered a resource currency that tends to reflect changes in mineral or agriculture prices.