Milk Price War in Australia

The term “Milk Price War” has been mentioned many times since the two main supermarkets began to discount their Milk prices.

Even the Australian Parliament got involved … this was one newspaper headline in February 2011

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Average Wages in May in each Australian State

Seasonally Adjusted Male Full Time average weekly Total earnings, for each State in Australia, for May in each of the last three years.

State May-2011 Annual Rise May-2010 Annual Rise May-2009 NSW $1,468.60 3.48% $1,419.20 5.38% $1,346.70 VIC $1,407.20 2.69% $1,370.40 5.67% $1,296.90 QLD $1,456.70 4.81% $1,389.90 6.03% $1,310.80 SA
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Mean Average Household Income in Australia 2009-10

According to the ABS, the mean average gross household income per week, for 2009-10 was $1,688.

However, this can be analysed a bit more closely, into Five Quintiles, each with 20% of total households, using Table 8 of the ABS Household Expenditure Survey 2009-10, based on the Mean household net … Read the rest

Average Wages in February in each Australian State

Seasonally Adjusted Male Full Time average weekly Total earnings, for each State in Australia, for the last three Februaries.

State Feb-2011 Annual Rise Feb-2010 Annual Rise Feb-2009 NSW $1,450.10 3.00% $1,407.80 6.47% $1,322.20 VIC $1,385.10 1.88% $1,359.60 6.84% $1,272.60 QLD $1,455.90 5.12% $1,385.00 6.43% $1,301.30 SA $1,305.40 4.34% $1,251.10 4.02%
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Average Retail Prices of Selected Items, Eight Capital Cities

Average Retail Prices of Selected Items, Eight Capital Cities
(cat. no. 6403.0.55.001)

For some years the above monthly statistical analysis has provided a comparison of a few products for sale in the main Australian capital cites.

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Average Wages by Occupation in Australia 2010

Average Annual cash earnings and weekly hours paid for, for full-time non-managerial Adult employees in Australia.

Annual Income Weekly Hours Occupation Male Female
$151,003 42.4 253 Medical practitioners $180,929 $103,714 $111,732 41.4 231 Air and marine transport professionals $111,644 $114,452 $105,508 37.9 222 Financial brokers and dealers, and investment advisers
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Average Wages by Occupation in Australian Capital Territory 2010

Average Annual cash earnings and weekly hours paid for, for full-time non-managerial Adult employees in Australia.

Annual Income Weekly Hours Occupation Male Female
$112,720 36.8 263 ICT network and support professionals $121,373 $87,620 $108,654 37.9 611 Insurance agents and sales representatives $107,188 $110,022 $104,504 37.2 222 Financial brokers and dealers,
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Average Wages by Occupation in New South Wales 2010

Average Annual cash earnings and weekly hours paid for, for full-time non-managerial Adult employees in Australia.

Annual Income Weekly Hours Occupation Male Female
$150,946 42.4 253 Medical practitioners $190,419 $102,965 $126,833 39.1 231 Air and marine transport professionals $126,469 $- $115,970 37.6 222 Financial brokers and dealers, and investment advisers
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Average Wages by Occupation in Northern Territory 2010

Average Annual cash earnings and weekly hours paid for, for full-time non-managerial Adult employees in Australia.

Annual Income Weekly Hours Occupation Male Female
$115,471 37.8 233 Engineering professionals $118,149 $- $102,788 45.9 323 Mechanical engineering trades workers $102,788 $- $101,312 43.2 312 Building and engineering technicians $103,558 $- $99,414 48.1
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