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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is trusted by 92 percent of Australians, a report released during World Statistics Day has revealed.

The Australian dollar has broken US98c, trading at US$0.9845 after the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed strong employment numbers for the month of September this morning.

Australia’s unemployment rate for September has remained at 5.1 percent, however almost 50,000 more people gained employment during the month according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Australia’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.1 percent (seasonally adjusted) in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced today.

The Reserve Bank of Australia at it’s September board meeting today has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.5 percent.

According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today about one in six workers started work with a new employer/business during the year to February 2010.

Wayne Swan claims Labor is responsible for the 3.3 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product in the National Accounts data released by the ABS today.

The Australian economy grew by 1.2 percent in the June quarter, with growth through the year to June at 3.3 percent in figures released today by the ABS, placing pressure on the RBA to increase interest rates before the end of the year.

The Australian Retailers Association said the ABS July Retail Trade figures released yesterday showing a 0.7 percent growth in July retail trade was “not good enough”.

Retail trade continued to improve in July, with ABS Retail Trade figures up 0.7 percent in July, seasonally adjusted in addition to Australia’s Current Account Deficit shrinking on the back of an increase in exports.