DATA VIEW: Australian Economy Puts Brakes On In 3Q -2-
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter, hurt by a sluggish export sector with some offset coming from still buoyant domestic demand.
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BEIJING - Growth in China's economy slowed slightly in the third quarter, a sign that tightening measures were taking effect, the government said yesterday. Economists said the peak of the latest boom may have passed.
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New figures reveal a slowdown in the UK economy in the third quarter, attributed to declining industrial production.
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Australian Treasurer Peter Costello has said the economy showed solid growth in the third quarter but severe drought had hampered strong exports and was likely to eat into future gains.
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A sharp and surprising downturn in Britain&#39;s economy made the City predict yesterday that interest rates have peaked, and signs emerged that the higher cost of borrowing is putting the brakes on the housing market and the manufacturing sector.
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CANBERRA : Booming tax revenue has given Australia a bumper budget surplus but the economic growth forecast has eased by half a percentage point to a still strong three percent, Treasurer Peter Costello said.
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Most markets in Asia were down between 2 and 3 percent today, their biggest drops since the sell-off two weeks ago.
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The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.
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The Australian sharemarket closed lower today, dragged down by weakness in resources and media stocks. The benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was 14.
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The double whammy of a worsening housing slump and a credit crunch is punching the economy in its gut. That's likely to mean a period of slower activity in the months ahead.
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Australia's economy loses jobs for the third month out of four - news which could spell trouble for the country's strong growth.
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Australia's economy grew by 2.8% in the final three months of 2006, despite a severe drought.
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Australia&#39;s S&amp;P/ASX 200 Index fell for a third day. Origin Energy Ltd. declined after New Zealand&#39;s Contact Energy Ltd.
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The countryâs trade deficit narrowed in January as coal and manufacturing exports rose, signaling that growth may pick up in the Asia-Pacific regionâs fifth-largest economy. The trade shortfall narrowed to 876 million Australian dollars ($677 million) from 1.38 billion Australian dollars in December, the Bureau of Statistics reported. Exports rose 2 percent and imports dropped 1 percent. Total exports climbed to 18.12 billion Australian dollars in January. Farm exports like meat, sugar, wheat and wool declined 1 percent. Shipments of nonrural goods, which include minerals, increased 3 percent. Total imports fell to 18.99 billion Australian dollars from December. Imports of intermediate goods, which include fuel, decreased 1 percent.
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Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak after the coalition government was swept back to power.
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The economy is still caught between slowing growth and stubborn inflation pressures, new government reports showed Tuesday.
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Australia&#39;s economic growth eased in the third quarter to its weakest pace since late 2000 as sluggish exports dragged on the economy, raising doubts about the need for tighter monetary policy.