Economic Indicators | Economic Growth | Quarter | Year | | Australian GDP | 0.9% (June 07) | 4.3% (to June 07) | | U.S. GDP (annualised) | 4.0% (June 07) | 1.9% (to June 07) | | Inflation | | Australian CPI | 1.2% (June 07) | 2.1% (June 07) | | U.S. CPI | --- | 2.4% (July 07) | | Unemployment | | Australian Unemployment Rate | --- | 4.3% (June 07) | | U.S. Unemployment Rate | --- | 4.6% (July 07) | | Official Interest Rates | at 31st August 07 | at 31st July 07 | | RBA cash rate | 6.50 | 6.25 | | US Federal Funds Rate | 5.25 | 5.25 | | Bank of Japan | 0.50 | 0.50 | | European Central Bank | 4.00 | 4.00 | | Bank of England | 5.75 | 5.75 | | 10 Year Bond Rates | | Australian Interest Rates - 10 year bond yield | 5.92 | 6.03 | | U.S. Interest Rates - 10 year bond yield | 4.53 | 4.74 | | Exchange Rates | | $A/$USD Exchange Rate | 0.8136 | 0. 0.8568 | | $A/$EUR Exchange Rate | 0.5968 | 0.6289 | | $A/$GBP Exchange Rate | 0.4033 | 0.4216 | | $A/$JPY Exchange Rate | 94.3026 | 102.0149 |
INVESTMENT MARKETS DATA: Investment market performance to 31st August 2007 
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19th-September-2007 |