ANZ job advertisements data for December, +1.8% m/m

  • prior was +0.7%
  • +11.4% y/y which is the best in over 2.5 years

Comments from ANZ:

  • Labor market can be described as soft
  • RBA will remain on hold, but …
  • An increasing scope for interest rate to fall in H1 of 2015

Also, released at the same time:

Credit card balances for November: $A50.5bn

  • prior $A24.4bn

Credit card purchases for November: $A22.7bn

  • prior $49.6bn