$8.09 trillion
… was the total net worth of households at the end of March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It was made up of predominantly property ($5.45 trillion) and financial assets such as shares ($4.13 trillion) less debt.
23,625,600
… was Australia's population in the December quarter, an annual growth rate of 1.2 per cent.
$773.7 billion
… was the record value of shares held by foreigners, 44.9 per cent of the market, as at the end of March.
2 per cent
… was the rise in job vacancies in the three months to May, the third quarterly rise and an increase of 6.3 per cent over the year.
112.3
…was the value of Westpac MNI's China sentiment indicator in June, a 1.1 per cent rise over the month.
1.41 million
… was the record number of tourists either coming to Australia on holidays or Australians going abroad in March.
