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Investment Markets Data – To 31st July 2008

Economic Indicators 

 
 QuarterYear
Economic growth  
Australian GDP0.6% (Mar 08)3.6% (to Mar 08)
United States GDP (annualised)1.9% (June 08)1.8% (to June 08)
Inflation  
Australian CPI1.5% (June 08)4.5% (June 08)
United States CPI-5.0% (June 08)
Unemployment  
Australian unemployment rate-4.2% (to June 08)
United States unemployment rate-5.7% (to July 08)
 

 

at 31 Julyat 30 June
Official interest rates  
RBA cash rate7.257.25
US Fed funds rate2.002.00
10 year bond yields  
Australian interest rates6.226.45
United States interest rates3.953.97
Exchange rates  
$A/$USD exchange rate0.94060.9597
$A/$EUR exchange rate0.60280.6091
$A/$GBP exchange rate0.47480.4822
$A/$JPY exchange rate101.6593101.7277
 

Investment market performance to 31 July 2008

Asset class
Index
1 mth %3 mths %6 mths %1 yr % pa2 yr % pa3 yr % pa5 yr % pa
Australian CashUBSA bank bill index0.72.03.97.57.06.66.1
Australian fixed interestUBSA composite bond index1.82.23.25.65.14.44.9
International fixed interestLehman global aggregate (hedged)1.20.81.58.06.85.46.7
Australian propertyS&P/ASX 300 A-REIT index-4.9-23.2-24.5-37.9-14.6-4.84.1
International propertyUBS global investors index ($A hedged)1.0-11.1-7.0-15.8-5.4N/aN/a
Australian shareS&P/ASX 300 accum index-4.7-10.4-10.2-16.04.08.714.4
International share (unhedged)MSCI world ex Australia ($A unhedged)-0.3-8.6-10.4-18.9-6.9-0.82.8
International share (hedged)MSCI world ex Australia ($A hedged)-1.3-7.3-4.6-12.32.36.011.1
International smaller companiesS&P / Citigroup World <US$1.5bn cap ($A unhedged net div)0.0-6.1-9.1-25.0-9.2N/aN/a
Global emerging marketsMSCI EM in $A (div reinvested)-1.8-11.6-7.9-12.98.314.318.1

 

 

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