The continued buoyancy of the labor market has sustained consumer confidence and limited the fallout from the softening housing market. This, in turn, ensures that the Reserve Bank has retained a tightening bias for interest rates.
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This is a very positive number and it augurs well for economic growth. It's a bright spot.
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