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Western Australian Economic Summary2006 No.3TITANIUM BEARING ORESLevel In:% Change Over:Jun-06 May-06 Jun-05 Month YearIlmenite $108.35 $133.50 $89.98 -18.8% 20.4%Upgraded ilmenite $545.79 $672.48 $536.00 -18.8% 1.8%Rutile $902.07 $932.34 $859.94 -3.2% 4.9%Source: Department of Treasury and FinanceWOOLAWC Eastern IndicatorLevel In:% Change Over:Dec-06 Nov-06 Dec-05 Month YearWool $8.25 $8.37 $6.48 -1.4% 27.3%Source: DatastreamWHEATUS Indicator PricesLevel In:% Change Over:Dec-06 Nov-06 Dec-05 Month YearNo.2 Hard (Kansas) $5.71 $5.52 $4.50 3.5% 27.1%No.2 Soft Red (Chicago) $4.90 $4.68 $3.22 4.7% 52.3%Source: DatastreamFinancial and Share MarketsOFFICIAL INTEREST RATESMonetary Policy Targets, National Definitions01-Dec-06 08-Nov-06 14-Jul-06Australia 6.25% 6.25% 5.75%USA 5.25% 5.25% 5.25%Euro area 3.25% 3.25% 2.75%UK 5.00% 4.75% 4.50%Japan 0.40% 0.40% 0.40%New Zealand 7.25% 7.25% 7.25%Source: Central Banks (via Datastream)AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATESTrade Weighted Index, and Key CurrenciesLevel In:% Change Over:Dec-06 Nov-06 Dec-05 Month YearTWI 64.6 64.2 63.6 0.6% 1.6%US $ 0.79 0.78 0.74 2.1% 6.8%Japanese ¥ 91.4 90.7 88.6 0.8% 3.1%European € 0.60 0.61 0.63 -1.7% -5.2%Source: RBA, DatastreamAUSTRALIAN ALL ORDINARIES INDEXWeekly, Index, 29 May 1992 = 100Level In:% Change Over:Dec-06 Nov-06 Sep-06 Month YearAll Ordinaries 5,415 5,431 5,063 -0.3% 7.0%Source: RBA, Datastream98 Department of Treasury and Finance
2006 No.3 Western Australian Economic SummaryS&P 200 INDEXWeekly, Index, 31 March 2000 = 100Level In:% Change Over:Dec-06 Nov-06 Sep-06 Month YearS&P 200 5,428 5,454 5,098 -0.5% 6.5%Source: RBA, DatastreamAustralian and Western Australian IndicatorsDemographyCOMPONENTS OF POPULATION GROWTHWestern Australia, 4-Quarter Rolling SumLevel In:% Change Over:Mar-06 Dec-05 Mar-05 Quarter YearNatural increase 15,010 15,217 14,071 -1.4% 6.7%Net overseas migration 20,995 20,263 16,115 3.6% 30.3%Net interstate migration 2,621 1,996 1,577 31.3% 66.2%Total 38,626 37,476 31,763 3.1% 21.6%Source: ABS Cat. 3101.0ANNUAL GROWTH IN POPULATIONWestern Australia and Australia, QuarterlyMar-06 Dec-05 Mar-05Western Australia 1.9% 1.9% 1.6%Australia 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%Source: ABS Cat. 3101.0National and State AccountsREAL GDP GROWTHAustralia, % Change, Seasonally AdjustedJun-06 Mar-06 Jun-05Annual 1.9% 2.9% 2.9%Quarterly 0.3% 0.7% 1.3%Source: ABS Cat. 5206.0REAL ANNUAL GROWTH IN DOMESTIC DEMANDWestern Australia & Australia, Seasonally AdjustedJun-06 Mar-06 Jun-05Western Australia 14.0% 8.6% 6.4%Australia 3.8% 4.6% 4.5%Source: ABS Cat. 5206.0REAL GROWTH IN PRIVATE CONSUMPTIONAnnual, WA & Australia, Seasonally AdjustedJun-06 Mar-06 Jun-05Western Australia 3.9% 4.1% 5.2%Australia 2.6% 2.6% 3.5%Source: ABS Cat. 5206.0Department of Treasury and Finance 99
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