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The latest statistics and figures on Australia's performance across key economic and financial related indicators.

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Data Alert: IMF confirms Australia’s relative economic strength 15 Oct 2013
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook forecasts the global economy to expand 2.9 per cent year on year in 2013 and 3.6 per cent in 2014. The IMF revised its July estimates dow ...
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Data Alert: Australia’s Business Investment in R&D posts steady growth 2 Oct 2013
Australia’s human resources devoted to business research and development (R&D) rose 15 per cent to 65,000 in 2011-12, according to the latest Research and Experimental Development, Businesses report b ...
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Data Alert: Australia’s strong inbound visitor arrivals 12 Sep 2013
A record 6.3 million short-term visitors arrived in Australia in the year ended June 2013, according to the latest data from the Australia Bureau of Statistics. This was a rise of almost 5 per cent an ...
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Data Alert: Australia posts sustained lift in labour productivity 27 Aug 2013
Australia’s labour productivity growth is expected to continue to outperform the Group of Seven (G7) richest nations and many other mature economies into 2013, according to the latest Total Economy Da ...
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Data Alert: Australia’s business efficiency stands out among major economies 24 Jul 2013
Australia has one of the world’s strongest, most efficient regulatory environments and is among the most business-friendly economies, according to two key global competitiveness reports.
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Data Alert: The Australian economy continues to expand at a solid pace 27 Jun 2013
The latest Australian National Accounts highlight the resilience of the Australian economy in the face of uncertain conditions abroad and significant economic domestic transitions.
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Australia tops OECD Better Life Index 5 Jun 2013
Australia has topped the OECD’s quality of life index for a third straight year, according to the 2013 survey.
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Data Alert: Foreign investment in Australia up 8.6pc in 2012 22 May 2013
Australia recorded A$550 billion in inward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in 2012, an increase of 8.6 per cent in the year.
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Data Alert: IMF reaffirms resilient economic outlook for Australia 3 May 2013
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reaffirmed the resilience of the Australian economy in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO). In its WEO April 2013, the IMF has forecast Australia’s real g ...
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Data Alert: Renminbi and Australian dollar start direct trading 16 Apr 2013
On 9 April 2013, Australia and China announced an agreement to directly convert each other’s currencies. The move has made Australia only the third country after the US and Japan to have such a curren ...

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