ECONOMIC INDICATORS – AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence virtually unchanged at 113.4

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Oct-15

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia rose by 0.1 per cent to 113.4 in the week ended 25 October 2015, following a fall of two per cent in the previous week. This is somewhat surprising given further announcements of increases in variable mortgage interest rates. However, looking at the detail, consumers’ perceptions of their current finances deteriorated, suggesting that the prospect of higher mortgage repayments have hit households’ hip pocket nerve. The sub-index "finances compared to a year ago" was down 4.2 per cent, after a fall of 0.5 per cent in the previous week.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, PROPERTY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence – Westpac Interest Rate Rise Chips Away Confidence

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 20-Oct-15

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia fell by two per cent to 113.3 in the week ended 18 October 2015, following a bounce of 5.1 per cent in the previous week. Westpac’s decision to increase its mortgage interest rates, combined with news flow around slowing momentum in the property market, is likely to have contributed to the fall in confidence. The decline in confidence was broad-based. Of note, consumers’ views towards whether now is a "good time to buy a major household item" fell by 3.1 per cent. This sub-index is now 7.9 per cent below its long-run average.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, PROPERTY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Gender pay gap only 5pc for comparable work roles

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Original article by Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 12 : 14-Oct-15

Hay Group’s analysis of salary data suggests that female workers are generally paid just paid five per cent less than male colleagues in similar roles. This compares with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s estimate that the gender pay gap is around 25 per cent on average, although its data is based on the salaries of people in executive roles rather than those in comparable roles. Trevor Warden of Hay Group says having more women in senior positions will help address the pay gap.

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HAY GROUP, AUSTRALIA. WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY

ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Climbs Higher to 115.6

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 13-Oct-15

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia rose by 5.1 per cent to 115.6 in the week ended 11 October 2015, more than reversing the falls of the previous two weeks. This is the second highest reading in more than a year, and leaves consumer confidence 2.6 per cent above its long-run average. The rise in consumer confidence was broad-based. The sub-index "economic conditions in the next five years" rose by 10 per cent, while "personal finances in the next 12 months" was up 6.6 per cent.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence faces uphill battle – now at 110.0

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 6-Oct-15

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia fell by 0.5 per cent to 110.0 in the week ended 4 October 2015. This takes the cumulative fall over the last fortnight to 3.9 per cent, which retraces almost half of the record bounce in response to the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister. Results across the sub-indices were mixed. Confidence in the economic outlook over the next five years fell by 5.6 per cent and remains well below average. In addition, views on household finances compared with a year ago declined 3.6 per cent to the lowest level since mid-June.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Australian September real unemployment 8.3% – lowest since May 2012

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Oct-15

A Roy Morgan Research survey on Australia’s labour market has found that the real unemployment rate was 8.3 per cent in September 2015, compared with 9.9 per cent 12 months earlier. The number of people in the workforce now totals 12,764,000 (up 540,000 since September 2014), while the number of people who are underemployed has fallen by 79,000 in the last 12 months to 936,000 (7.3 per cent of the workforce). The official unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in August 2015. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says that while it appears that Australia’s employment market is heading in the right direction, it is obviously early days for the new Turnbull Government and the momentum of recent months must be built upon rather than squandered by policy timidity.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, 7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD, UNITED PETROLEUM PTY LTD, BAKER’S DELIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED, DOMINO’S PIZZA ENTERPRISES LIMITED – ASX DMP, SUBWAY SANDWICHES PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION

Apartment glut sees increase of sales at less than purchase price

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 8 : 30-Sep-15

A report from CoreLogic RP Data shows that the number of apartments in Australia’s capital cities that sold below their purchase price rose in the June 2015 quarter. The proportion of loss-making apartments was highest in the Melbourne CBD, accounting for about 20 per cent of all sales. However, Perth and Darwin recorded the biggest percentage increase in apartments selling at a loss.

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CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RP DATA LIMITED, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence falls 3.9pts to 110.6 after Turnbull ‘bounce’

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 29-Sep-15

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence rating for Australia fell by 3.4 per cent to 110.6 in the week ended 27 September 2015. This partially retraces the record 8.7 per cent bounce in the previous week in response to the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister. The decline in confidence was broad-based across the subindices. In particular, confidence in the economy over the next 12 months fell by 7.5 per cent, while confidence in the economy over the next five years fell by 1.5 per cent. The levels of both subindices are below their long-run average.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

New Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives immediate Consumer Confidence boost in all States and a wide range of demographics

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Original article by Michele Levine, Gary Morgan, Julian McCrann, Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 28-Sep-15

ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence jumped by a one-week record 9.2 points to 114.5 in the week ended 20 September 2015, after Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister. The increase to consumer confidence was broad-based, with consumer confidence increasing strongly for both genders, across all age groups and all States and capital cities. Sentiment regarding the Australian economy over the next 12 months increased the most strongly with 31 per cent (up 10 per cent) of Australians expecting "good times" for the Australian economy over the next 12 months. Over the next few weeks and months several Roy Morgan indicators will provide the clearest measure of whether Turnbull has what it takes to introduce the required reforms to boost the Australian economy and provide the confidence to businesses and consumers to get the economy growing on a sustainable path.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Sydney clearance rates soft ahead of spring sale

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Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 23-Sep-15

The upcoming "Super Saturday" on 26 September 2015 will be a key test of the residential auction clearance rate in Sydney in Melbourne. Kim Quick of Herron Todd White says the fall in clearance rates can be partially attributed to the higher number of properties going under the hammer compared with the same time in 2014. Figures from Corelogic RP Data show that auction numbers have risen substantially year-on-year during September in both cities.

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HERRON TODD WHITE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RP DATA LIMITED, DOMAIN.COM.AU