| Date | Time | Country | Event | F'Cast | Prev |
| Sun. May 20 | Day 2 | ALL | G8 Meetings | ||
| Mon. May 21 | 8:45am | N.Z. | Visitor Arrivals m/m | 2.3% | |
| Mon. May 21 | 1:00pm | N.Z. | Credit Card Spending y/y | 5.2% | |
| Tue. May 22 | 1:00pm | N.Z. | Inflation Expectations q/q | 2.5% | |
| Wed. May 23 | 10:00am | Aust. | CB Leading Index m/m | 0.0% | |
| Wed. May 23 | 10:30am | Aust. | MI Leading Index m/m | 0.2% | |
| Thu. May 24 | 8:45am | N.Z. | Trade Balance | 134M | |
| Thu. May 24 | 12:00pm | N.Z. | Annual Budget Release |
Recent Headlines
Labour Force: Employment decreased 15,400 persons to 11,444,000 in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 21.6 million hours to 1,616.6 million hours in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment increased 16,400 persons to 632,200 in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012 )
Labour Force: Unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.2% in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Participation rate decreased 0.1 pts to 65.2% in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Labour force underutilisation rate at 12.5% in February 2012 (from November 2011) (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Economy grows by 0.4% (seasonally adjusted) in the December quarter 2011
Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012)
Population: Australia's estimated resident population reached 22,620,600 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Western Australia continues to have highest population growth rate at 2.4% (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Australia increased by 320,800 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
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Labour Force: Employment decreased 15,400 persons to 11,444,000 in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 21.6 million hours to 1,616.6 million hours in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Unemployment increased 16,400 persons to 632,200 in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012 )
Labour Force: Unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 5.2% in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Participation rate decreased 0.1 pts to 65.2% in February 2012 (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Labour Force: Labour force underutilisation rate at 12.5% in February 2012 (from November 2011) (seasonally adjusted) (released 8 March 2012)
Economy grows by 0.4% (seasonally adjusted) in the December quarter 2011
Consumer Price Index: No change in CPI in the December quarter 2011; rises 3.1% through the year (released 25 January 2012)
Population: Australia's estimated resident population reached 22,620,600 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Western Australia continues to have highest population growth rate at 2.4% (released 19 December 2011)
Population: Australia increased by 320,800 persons at 30 June 2011 (released 19 December 2011)
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| Sep Q 11-Dec Q 11 | Dec Q 10-Dec Q 11 | |
| Weighted avg. of eight capital cities | % change | % change |
| All groups CPI | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Clothing and footwear | -0.5 | 2.6 |
| Housing | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Furnishings, household equipment and services | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Health | -1.2 | 3.6 |
| Transport | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Communication | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Recreation and culture | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Education | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Insurance and financial services | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| CPI analytical series | ||
| All groups CPI, seasonally adjusted | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Trimmed mean | 0.6 | 2.6 |
