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	<title>Crikey &#187; ABS</title>
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		<title>Something for everyone in new employment data</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/something-for-everyone-in-new-employment-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/19/something-for-everyone-in-new-employment-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour force data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participation rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest unemployment data are a decidedly mixed bag. The real concern is the participation rate.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Another day, another set of disastrous building figures</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/another-day-another-set-of-disastrous-building-figures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/another-day-another-set-of-disastrous-building-figures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dwelling commencements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing supply]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Housing commencements are now in freefall, with long-term consequences for our housing supply.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/another-day-another-set-of-disastrous-building-figures/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unemployment up slightly &#8212; all eyes on Victoria</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/unemployment-up-slightly-all-eyes-on-victoria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/unemployment-up-slightly-all-eyes-on-victoria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baillieu government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment increased slightly in November, but the main impact was in Victoria and Queensland.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/unemployment-up-slightly-all-eyes-on-victoria/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>GDP: accept it &#8212; the economy is booming</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/gdp-accept-it-the-economy-is-booming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/gdp-accept-it-the-economy-is-booming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining boom]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's GDP numbers confirm that the AUstralian economy is in robust health. Without Europe, there'd have been no interest rate cuts, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/gdp-accept-it-the-economy-is-booming/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Retail and building data stick to the two-speed trend</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=262664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A slew of economic data confirms existing trends in the economy -- and it's not all bad outside the mining sector.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/01/retail-and-building-data-stick-to-the-two-speed-trend/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Wage pressures subsiding at an intriguing stage of the economic debate</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/16/wage-pressures-subsiding-at-an-intriguing-stage-of-the-economic-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/16/wage-pressures-subsiding-at-an-intriguing-stage-of-the-economic-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monetary policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wage price index]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=259493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wage pressures appear to have abated, but it doesn't necessarily mean there'll be more cuts to interest rates.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/16/wage-pressures-subsiding-at-an-intriguing-stage-of-the-economic-debate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Consumers open wallets wider, so why do we need to cut rates?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/13/consumers-open-wallets-wider-so-why-do-we-need-to-cut-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/13/consumers-open-wallets-wider-so-why-do-we-need-to-cut-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs figures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment figures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=252578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can anyone explain why the Reserve Bank needs to cut interest rates, as quite a few economists, media writers and industry leaders say it will, either next month, or December? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/13/consumers-open-wallets-wider-so-why-do-we-need-to-cut-rates/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>New ABS measure shows lower inflation</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/09/14/new-abs-measure-shows-lower-inflation/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/09/14/new-abs-measure-shows-lower-inflation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian bureau of statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=247055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A revised method of calculating changes to inflation made by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the inflationary measures that most influence the Reserve Bank are lower than previously calculated, writes <b>Richard Farmer</b>.
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/09/14/new-abs-measure-shows-lower-inflation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey says: two very different angles</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/08/crikey-says-two-very-different-angles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/08/crikey-says-two-very-different-angles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[household expenditure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Australian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two newspapers interpret the same economic news, the ABS household expenditure survey ...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/08/crikey-says-two-very-different-angles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>No, the sky&#8217;s not falling &#8212; the economy is in rude health</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/07/no-the-skys-not-falling-the-economy-is-in-rude-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/07/no-the-skys-not-falling-the-economy-is-in-rude-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gross domestic product]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank of australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[terms of trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian economy isn't dying, it isn't in need of a rate cut to halt a slide towards a recession, it isn't suffering from a lack of spending or demand: in fact it's in rude health.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/07/no-the-skys-not-falling-the-economy-is-in-rude-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gloom? Consumers are saving, but they are spending too</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/06/gloom-consumers-are-saving-but-they-are-spending-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/06/gloom-consumers-are-saving-but-they-are-spending-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glenn Stevens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail spending]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the country's leading economists and business analysts can't see a boom for the gloom that they are preaching and writing about.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/06/gloom-consumers-are-saving-but-they-are-spending-too/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Three population bubbles will cause demand, not supply, to skyrocket</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/three-population-bubbles-will-cause-demand-not-supply-to-skyrocket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/three-population-bubbles-will-cause-demand-not-supply-to-skyrocket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[population rise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential trends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=242656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a serious myth doing the rounds that the retirement of Australia’s baby boomers will trigger a massive new wave of housing supply that will swamp incoming demand and depress prices, writes <b>Christopher Joye</b>, of Property Observer]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/23/three-population-bubbles-will-cause-demand-not-supply-to-skyrocket/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>ABS reveals where the money is</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/12/abs-reveals-where-the-money-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/12/abs-reveals-where-the-money-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political snippets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wage inflation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wages and salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayne Swan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=240687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning released a study showing where Australia's highest paid wage and salary earners live.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/12/abs-reveals-where-the-money-is/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nearly standing still on unemployment</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/08/12/nearly-standing-still-on-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/08/12/nearly-standing-still-on-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic recovery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=240711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A year ago the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that in July 2010 there were just under 587,000 unemployed. Yesterday came the news that in July 2011 there were 576,000 officially looking for jobs. The economic recovery has stalled, writes <b>Richard Farmer</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/08/12/nearly-standing-still-on-unemployment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>As RBA mulls interest rates, housing decline is accelerating</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/as-rba-mulls-interest-rates-housing-decline-is-accelerating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/as-rba-mulls-interest-rates-housing-decline-is-accelerating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reserve bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=238938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another rate rise might accelerate a decline in construction activity that shows no sign of slowing down.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/02/as-rba-mulls-interest-rates-housing-decline-is-accelerating/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Employment grows, and not just in the mining states</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/07/employment-grows-and-not-just-in-the-mining-states/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/07/employment-grows-and-not-just-in-the-mining-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[participation rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Australia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=233973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The "patchwork economy" isn't much in evidence in today's employment data.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/07/employment-grows-and-not-just-in-the-mining-states/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>On ya ABS: keep the trends a-comin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/05/12/going-with-the-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/05/12/going-with-the-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 22:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ABS goes to great trouble to provide  trend figures for major statistical series, and the value of this exercise was again highlighted with the release of the figures for employment and unemployment in April, writes <b>Richard Farmer</b>. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Job numbers take a sharp tumble</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/12/job-numbers-take-a-sharp-tumple/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/12/job-numbers-take-a-sharp-tumple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 03:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABS unemployment data]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=222837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what will the "Rate Rise Looms" mob do with the April labour force data, which showed there was a sharp fall in job numbers created last month?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Health and the hollowing-out of the economy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/21/health-and-the-hollowing-out-of-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/21/health-and-the-hollowing-out-of-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workforce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The real "hollowing out" of the Australian economy is likely to come from the health sector, which is our biggest employer and one of our fastest growing.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inconvenient labour data for the deregulationistas</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/inconvenient-labour-data-for-the-deregulationistas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/inconvenient-labour-data-for-the-deregulationistas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS unemployment data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industrial disputes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=209456</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[February unemployment data shows more solid growth in the economy, and the forecast rise in industrial disputes hasn't materialised.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/03/10/inconvenient-labour-data-for-the-deregulationistas/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Data fit for flaccid economy &#8212; wages, construction figures flat or falling</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/23/data-fit-for-flaccid-economy-wages-construction-figures-flat-or-falling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/23/data-fit-for-flaccid-economy-wages-construction-figures-flat-or-falling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor price index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labour market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=205741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wages and construction data out today don't exactly suggest a vibrant economy or the need for a new round of IR reform.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/23/data-fit-for-flaccid-economy-wages-construction-figures-flat-or-falling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do banks actually pay economists to make comments like this?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/02/07/do-banks-actually-pay-economists-to-make-comments-like-this/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/02/07/do-banks-actually-pay-economists-to-make-comments-like-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland floods]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=201753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The newsagency AAP has reported the ABS retail sales figures for December as rising “only timidly” adding that “economists say” the Christmas trading period was impacted by the Queensland floods, writes <b>Richard Farmer</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/02/07/do-banks-actually-pay-economists-to-make-comments-like-this/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ABS reports suggest that retail is doing it tough</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/07/abs-reports-suggest-that-retail-is-doing-it-tough/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/07/abs-reports-suggest-that-retail-is-doing-it-tough/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail spending]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=201587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The damage to the retailing sector from the sluggish spending in the closing months of 2010 was underlined in a trio of reports this morning.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/07/abs-reports-suggest-that-retail-is-doing-it-tough/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Job figures show that more are confident in the workforce</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/job-figures-show-that-more-are-confident-in-the-workforce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/job-figures-show-that-more-are-confident-in-the-workforce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment growth rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobless data]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=192050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something is not adding up in Australia, or Australians are exhibiting behavourial patterns never seen before.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/09/job-figures-show-that-more-are-confident-in-the-workforce/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Despite 106,000 new jobs, the economy slows</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/01/despite-106000-new-jobs-the-economy-slows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/01/despite-106000-new-jobs-the-economy-slows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gdp forecasts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retailing business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=190030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can an economy that created just over 106,000 new jobs in the three months to September, slow to a dirge-like stutter?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/01/despite-106000-new-jobs-the-economy-slows/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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