Not exact matches
A surge in Australia's terms of trade has mitigated the effect of these developments on the trade deficit, which is estimated to have been around 3 1/4
per cent of GDP in the December quarter 2004, wider than at mid year but broadly
similar to the outturns of the past year and a half (
Graph 32).
Yields on inflation - linked bonds have moved in a
similar pattern and are now around 3.4
per cent (
Graph 52).
The latest Consensus forecasts are for GDP growth in the G7 group of countries of 1 1/2
per cent in 2003,
similar to that achieved last year, rising to 2 1/2
per cent in 2004 (
Graph 1).
The one - year - ahead forecast had also been scaled back but, at around 11
per cent, is
similar to what it has been in the past (
Graph 52).
The result for the month of June, a fall of 0.8
per cent, incorporates a substantial decline in spending in department stores; this may partly reflect recent changes to the timing of mid-year sales, as there was a
similar fall recorded the previous June, followed by a strong bounce - back the next month (
Graph 13).
The volume of retail trade increased by 2.6
per cent in the quarter, following
similar growth in the September quarter (
Graph 26).
The net effect of recent developments is that Australian share prices have fallen by 3
per cent since the previous Statement,
similar to the net falls in the S&P 500 and MSCI World indices over the same period (
Graph 45).
DWT of Feb Mar 07 vs Feb Mar 08 were very
similar, in fact 08 Was warmer by 1 K by radiosonde DWT's as
per graph on my website.
The SS plots would have a
similar peak value of 0.1, if the units were Watts
per m ^ 2 / Sr / cm ^ -1, rather than milliWatts; but the units are entirely different for the Physics Today
graph.