{"id":14919,"date":"2017-03-03T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14919"},"modified":"2017-03-03T18:06:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T23:06:40","slug":"australia-is-on-a-different-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/03\/australia-is-on-a-different-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia is on a different path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Motor vehicle sales are strong, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcai.com.au\/news\/index\/index\/year\/all\/month\/all\/article\/478\">Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Motor vehicle sales across Australia got off to a solid start in January, with the month&#8217;s sales nudging ahead of the same period last year and showing a rise in activity among private purchasers.<\/p>\n<p>Total sales for January, including passenger cars, SUVs, light and heavy commercial vehicles totalled 84,910 for the month, 0.6 percent up on the same month in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Within the segments, light commercials fell 3.9 per cent, passenger car sales declined slightly (down 0.8 per cent), while SUVs continued their consistent growth pattern with a gain of 3.2 per cent&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But retail sales growth is slowing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Australia Retail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2017\/aus-retail-yoy.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Retail\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While housing is slowing after a surge in high-density units over the last five years.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Australia Housing\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2017\/aus-housing.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Housing\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Resources exports have been performing well but a <a href=\"https:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/2017\/03\/03\/asx-200-slows-as-resources-fall\/\">slow-down in Chinese housing sales<\/a> could act as a hand-brake on future growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor vehicle sales are strong, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries: Motor vehicle sales across Australia got off to a solid start in January, with the month&#8217;s sales nudging ahead of the same period last year and showing a rise in activity among private purchasers. 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