Posts tagged "abs"

Australia has fallen into a recession as household spending plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what SMEs need to know.

Paying bills is front of mind for many SMEs moving into the fourth quarter, with more than a third worried they'll be unable to keep up.

Retail sales plummeted in April despite an explosion in e-commerce spending as COVID-19 lockdowns forced Australians to shop from home.

Total hours worked across the Australian economy fell 9% between early March and early April 2020, but self-employed people have been hit harder.

Almost three-quarters of businesses surveyed by the ABS expect the COVID-19 pandemic will reduce their cashflow over the next two months.

Dashing hopes that Aussie shops may have eked something to write home about last December, ABS figures reveal total turnover fell 0.5% month-on-month.

Australia's highest-paying industries and the size of Australia's gender pay gap have been revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A casual glance at the news in recent months may have left you thinking the average Australian earns almost $85,000 a year. If that sounded insanely high to you, then your instincts were bang on.

Retailers could be set for some breathing room, with data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicating sales are on the rise for the …

The number of “non-employing” businesses in Australia continues to grow, with recent data suggesting the number individuals starting busines…

Government departments have been classifying large consulting firms like Ernst Young and PwC as "SMEs" when they have won government contracts.

Australian clothing retailers could be in for a challenging 2018, with recently released sales estimates from the Australian Bureau of Stati…