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20 per cent
By · 11 Sep 2013
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11 Sep 2013
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20 per cent

... is how far the price of gold has risen since June. Consumers in Asia, and investors spooked by events in Syria, are driving stronger demand - just as miners scale back production.

39

... is the reading for the Australian Industry Group's services index for August. Anything below 50 represents a contraction.

$32.05 billion

... is Australia's trade surplus with China in the 12 months to July. China accounts for a record 32.9 per cent of exports. Australian reliance on China is greater than when Japanese industrialisation peaked.

24 per cent

... is the proportion of first-time property investors who say they will allow tenants with pets to live in their investment property.

$8.8 billion

... is the size of Australia's exchange-traded funds market. These are securities that track or mirror market indexes and prices.
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