Total credit provided to the private sector in Australia was up 0.2 percent in July 2009, the Reserve Bank of Australia said on Monday, exactly in line with expectations following an increase of 0.1 percent in June.
August 31, 2009
Australia Q2 Inventories -3.4% On Quarter
Inventories in Australia were down a seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. That was a much sharper decline that the 1.1 percent fall analysts had been expecting following the 1.2 percent decline in the first quarter.
Australia New Home Sales +0.1% On Month In July
The number of new homes sold in Australia was up 0.1 percent in July compared to the previous month, the Housing Industry Association said on Monday, following a 0.5 percent monthly increase in June.
Australia Inflation Expectation +1.7% On Year In August
An index measuring consumer inflation expectations in Australia climbed 1.7 percent on year in August, the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge revealed on Monday - easing from 1.9 percent in July while remaining below the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target range of 2 to 3 percent.
Japan Retail -2.5% On Year In July
Retail sales in Japan were down 2.5 percent on year in July, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday, beating forecasts for a 3.5 percent decline after the revised 2.9 percent contraction in June.
Japan Industrial Output +1.9% On Month In July
Industrial production in Japan was up 1.9 percent in July compared to the previous month, the ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday, beating forecasts for a 1.4 percent increase after the 2.3 percent gain in June.
Japan Manufacturing PMI 53.6 In August
An index measuring manufacturing activity in Japan came in with a seasonally adjusted score of 53.6 in August, the Nomura/JMMA Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index revealed on Monday, up from 50.4 in July.
UK Home Prices -6.7% On Year In August
The average asking price of a new home in England and Wales was down 6.7 percent on year in August, property data company Hometrack said on Monday, marking the slowest rate of decline in 11 months. Prices were down an annual 7.7 percent in July.
Japan Industrial Production Due On Monday
Japan is scheduled to release preliminary industrial production numbers for July on Monday, headlining a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic news. Japan also is set to announce July numbers for retail sales, loans and discounts, labor cash earnings, housing starts and construction orders.
Suburbanization: The impact on energy use, CO2 emissions (source: Eurekalert.org)
(National Academy of Sciences) A new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, ”Driving and the Built Environment: the Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use and CO2 Emissions,” examines how suburbanizati… (source: Eurekalert.org) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com