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$1359 million
… was the trade deficit in July, the second successive monthly fall.
0.5 per cent
… was the seasonally adjusted growth in GDP in the June quarter, down from 1.1 per cent in the previous quarter. This was a rise of 3.1 per cent over the year.
780,300
… was how many tourists from China visited Australia in July, up 11.7 per cent on a year ago.
5.9 per cent
… was the annual growth in retail sales in July, which CommSec says is well above the decade's average of 4.3 per cent.
49.4
… points was the level of the Australian Industry Group's services sector index in August showing a slight contraction.
